The GraFA will advise you on all issues relating to your doctorate, such as starting a doctoral project, letter of intent, funding, structured doctorate study programme/replacement rigorosum, change of supervisor, etc.

Please contact Mrs. Langer (Doctoral office) or Dr. Theresa Wand.

Katrin Langer will advise you on all questions relating to the doctoral procedure (submission of thesis, opening of procedure, etc.) (Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon and by prior arrangement).

Dr Kristina Wopat will advise you in the event of a crisis during your doctorate. Please contact her for an individual appointment.

We offer young researchers individual career coaching sessions that enables them to

• determine their individual professional development,
• reflect on professional role requirements in day-to-day research or
• plan the next step in their career.

In addition to promoting academic careers, coaching also supports doctoral students in professional decision-making processes and transition scenarios in business, industry or society/politics.

The coaching offers you a protected environment in which you and the coach can look at your issues together from different perspectives, discuss alternative solutions and analyse their opportunities and side effects.

Please contact Dr Theresa Wand for a personal appointment.

Support for Refugee Scientists

To support refugee scientists who are new to our university, we have developed an English-language brochure titled "Welcome to TUBAF – Guide for Refugee Scientists". It offers a clear overview of the most important steps after arriving in Germany – including administrative procedures, available support services, and guidance on finding employment.

Contact:

Prof. Myo Min
Prüferstr. 2, Zimmer 2.409
+49 3731 39-3347
Myo [dot] Min1 [at] grafa [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Myo[dot]Min1[at]grafa[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)

Do you have to teach and want to know how to do it quickly? Ask us!
As a lecturer, you are often faced with the problem that you have to prepare a course at short notice, but don't actually know how to prepare it quickly and well. Or you have attended a university didactics training course and are not sure how to transfer what you have learnt into actual teaching practice. We work with you to develop quick and ready-to-use solutions to these and many other questions relating to teaching. Talk to us, we look forward to hearing from you.

Freya Geishecker can also advise you on the university didactics certificate programme. Please contact hd [at] tu-freiberg [dot] de (hd[at]tu-freiberg[dot]de).

Good science communication is becoming increasingly important in research, society and the media. People want to understand what researchers are doing – and present that information in a way that is understandable, exciting and relevant.

As part of the WISNA programme, we are offering individual science communication coaching sessions over the next few months.

During these sessions, you will learn:

• how to present your research topic in an understandable and exciting way to different target groups;
• which formats suit you best;
• how traditional media work and how you can use them to your advantage;
• how to meaningfully integrate science communication into funding applications;
• what science communication opportunities are available to you at TUBAF.

In addition, we can collaborate with our colleagues from Department 5 – University Communications – to develop your research topic for press and public relations purposes.

We tailor this individual support process to your personal interests and priorities. The recommendation is for three to four meetings over a period of three months. However, a one-off appointment is also possible. Coaching is free of charge.

Due to the limited funding period, we can unfortunately only offer coaching until April 2026, so take advantage of this opportunity and get in touch as soon as possible.