Credit Points
As TreeDì doctoral researcher, you need to complete 16 credit points (CP) following the TreeDì curriculum.
PAC meetings
TreeDì doctoral researchers are co-supervised and mentored by a PhD Advisory Committee (PAC).
Research stay
Research visit of ≥ 6 months to the respective partner institution in China/Germany.
Certificate
Upon completion of your PhD, you will receive a TreeDì certificate that lists all courses and activities you participated in.
Courses and Events 2025/2026
| Date | Course/Event | Lecturer | Location | CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 March 2025 | PhD defense of Pablo Castro Sánchez-Bermejo (P2G) “Patterns of intraspecific and intraindividual trait variation in trees along experimental diversity gradients“ | MLU, Halle, Germany | ||
| 1 April 2025 | Breaking Bias – Reducing unconscious bias; shape cultural change in science | Dr. Isabell Fraas and Andrea Bähr | iDiv, Leipzig, Germany | 0.5 |
| 2 April 2025 | Infographics Workshop | Pablo Castro Sánchez-Bermejo | iDiv, Leipzig, Germany | 0.5 |
| 13 May 2025 | Good Scientific Practice | Dr. Nicole Sachmerda-Schulz | iDiv, Leipzig, Germany | 0.5 |
| 14 May 2025 | Intercultural Training | Dr. Tina Paul | iDiv, Leipzig, Germany | 0.5 |
| 22 May 2025 | PhD defense of Tama Ray (P1G) “The role of stand structural complexity and canopy space occupation for shaping biodiversity-productivity relationships: insights from tree diversity experiments“ | Tharandt, Germany | ||
| 30 June 2025 | PhD defense of Hafeez Ul Haq (P7G) “Effects of tree mycorrhizal types and their mixtures as well as tree diversity on soil microbial communities“ | MLU, Halle, Germany | ||
| 7 – 20 August 2025 | TreeDì Summer School (3rd cohort) including PI lectures, 3-4 courses on various topics and excursion | TreeDì PIs, Mercator fellows,invited speakers | UCAS, Beijing,China | tba |
| 1-5 September 2025 | GfÖ Conference https://www.gfoe-conference.de/ | Würzburg, Germany | ||
| 24 September 2025 | Get-together of the Research School Network Halle. Workshop topic: “Building your career strategy in academia & beyond” | Anne Schreiter | MLU, Halle, Germany | 0.25 |
| 30 September – 2 October 2025 | Annual iDiv Conference | MLU Halle, Germany | ||
| 13-17 October 2025 | TreeDì-Multitroph Conference | iDiv, Leipzig, Germany | 1 | |
| 28 November 2025 | PhD defense of Michael Köhler (P5G) “The fungal phyllosphere microbiome of interacting tree species in a temperate biodiversity experiment” | MLU, Halle, Germany | ||
| 14 -17 April 2026 | Scientific Writing Retreat | Göttingen, Germany | 1.5 | |
| 8-9 September 2026 | Annual iDiv Conference | FSU Jena, Jena, Germany | ||
| 13-17 September 2026 | Nordic Oikos 2026 Conference | Odense, Denmark | ||
Courses offered by affiliated programmes
