德国留学|博士申请篇:慕尼黑工业大学再添11个岗位制博士~
1. Find the dissertation topic 找寻并发现博士论文题目
The first step towards a doctorate is finding your own doctoral topic. You either have your own research idea or you develop one with a scientist at TUM. The creation of an exposé helps you to specify your research project in terms of its goals and sub-steps.
可以提供自己的研究想法,也可以跟慕尼黑工大的教授一起提出研究想法。
2. Contact the supervisor联系教授
The next step is to find a supervisor for your doctoral project. It is advantageous if you were able to establish contact while finding a topic. You can then contact the university professor or an employee directly with your documents (CV, letter of motivation, etc.) and an exposé. You can find a good overview of potential university professors on the faculty website or in the profiles of TUM professors(https://www.professoren.tum.de/) .
所联系教授的研究方向,最好与自己的研究论文方向接近,这样对申请更有利,联系时提供自己的CV、动机信等材料。
3. Secure funding 寻求资金资助
There are no fees for a doctorate at TUM. However, you need to make a living. You can find an overview of all financing options in the Financing section .
慕尼黑工大博士本身是免学费的,但学生需要有提供包括生活费的奖学金或工资。慕尼黑工大博士资助网址https://www.gs.tum.de/bewerberinnen/finanzierung/,包括教授手里的项目资金、慕尼黑工大的博士资助、德国政府层面的资助等等,另外对于咱们中国学生,国家留学基金委的CSC奖学金,一定不要忘记哦~
4. Contact the Graduate Center联系慕尼黑工大的研究中心
Together with your supervisor, you will identify a technically suitable graduate center at TUM and discuss all further (administrative) steps with them.
这点是慕尼黑工大的博士申请与众不同之处,其他大学,一般只要活得教授supervisor首肯,基本上就没问题了,但慕尼黑工大则不然,获得教授同意后,还需要进一步联系研究中心,获得一个研究中心的认可,才算成功。各研究中心的网址列表,请收好https://www.gs.tum.de/promovierende/beratung-und-servicestellen/graduiertenzentren/
5. Conclude a supervision agreement获得博士导师协议
After clarifying the admission option at a suitable graduate center, you conclude a supervision agreement with your supervisor that specifies the key points of the planned doctorate. You can find the supervision agreement on the website of the respective graduate center . You can find out how to conclude a supervision agreement in the section Supervision Agreement and Mentoring .
到这一步,恭喜你,基本上Ok了!关于博士导师协议的具体介绍与样本,请参考网址https://www.gs.tum.de/promovierende/administratives/betreuungsvereinbarung-mentoring/
6. Entry in the doctoral list 完成例行程序的博士线上注册
Entry in the doctoral list takes place across the university via the DocGS online platform(网址https://www.docgs.tum.de/). For the application you need the completed and signed supervision agreement. Detailed instructions can be found on the pages for doctoral students .
7. Enrollment (optional)注册
After you have been entered on the doctoral list, you can enroll at TUM for a maximum of 6 semesters. In contrast to entry in the doctoral list, enrollment for doctoral candidates is voluntary. For more information on the pages for doctoral students .
看到这里,我们惊喜地发现,终于了解了TUM与众不同的博士申请流程,接下来,我们再说说套磁、RP与面试这几个关键环节吧~
1.如何和教授“套辞”
走到这里,恭喜你已经有了意向套辞教授,现在要做的就是尬聊啦!
我们可以想想,当你面对一个陌生人时候,你如何有效的展开和别人的第一场对话呢——找到共同点。
所以陶瓷教授秘诀就在于找到他让你“心动”的点然后以此打开话题,完成自己第一次的greetings。
我的经验是,其实就像网上说的,先在意向导师主页下列出的发表刊物中找一篇自己感兴趣的,然后速读之后抓住自己感兴趣的点,以此在第一篇套辞中跟导师展开讨论。
换位思考,如果你作为导师,两个发来greetings的同学,一个提到你的文章并提出自己看法,一个就是简简单单自我介绍,你会对谁印象更深刻呢?我相信大家都会选择前者。
所以申请博士时候不要害怕,除开一些大牛,剩下都是普通人,我们要做的就是成为比别的普通人更努力点的普通人,快速给导师留下好的印象,提高录取几率,毕竟在有些学校,导师的话语权还是具有至关重要的作用。
2. 研究计划(RP)如何写?
关于RP写什么,我觉得可以跟回复积极的意向导师进行沟通,并不一定说让老师给个题目,而是可以问问老师能写写什么方向。
毕竟套辞成功之后,不能就此把老师晾在那里不在沟通,而是要经常保持一些友好往来,而RP就是一个很好的来往话题,只有通过沟通,你和导师才能更好的了解彼此