Upcoming Courses and Events

The courses offered by the iDiv Graduate School cover a wide range of subjects: from biodiversity topics and statistics courses to transferable skills training. You are largely free to choose courses that will benefit you most (iDiv Curriculum Requirements).

All course participants are required to comply with iDiv’s Code of Conduct.

iDiv also offers on-site childcare. Please contact us if you would like to take advantage of this service.


Graduate Academy Courses and Partner Courses

iDiv doctoral researchers have access to the courses of the graduate academies at the universities and our cooperation partners.

  • Please note that each HIGRADE statistics course has two seats reserved for iDiv doctoral researchers.
  • You must be a member to register for courses at the Graduate Academy Leipzig. All iDiv doctoral researchers can register as a member.

Upon course completion, the iDiv graduate school reimburses costs associated with travel and any course fees. Please send us a request before you attend an outside course.

Course TitleDateLocationOffered by
Was kann ich und wie verkaufe ich es? Transfer von akademischen Soft Skills für außerakademische Karrierewege22 May 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Writing Sprints22 May 2026OnlineGraduate academy Leipzig
Schreibretreat für Promovierende22 – 23 May 2026tbaInGrA Halle
Wiedereinstieg Promotion: Wie kann ich wieder ins wissenschaftliche Arbeiten kommen?26 May 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Zeit- und Selbstmanagement für Promovierende: Die eigene Struktur finden und umsetzen27 May 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Your digital Research Assistant: Obsidian for researchers27 May 2026onlineThüringer Kompetenzzentrum Forschungsdatenmanagement
Academic English for Presentations28 May 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Kommunikation in Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft – Zwei verschiedene Welten?29 May 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Ich weiß, was ich kann! Kompetenzen und Potenziale entdecken und kommunizieren29 May 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Führungskompetenzen in Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft1 June 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Mastering Time and Focus for PhDs1 – 2 June 2026HalleInGrA Halle
Selbstfürsorge in der Promotion: Prokrastination und mein Arbeitsrhythmus2 June 2026LeipzigGraduate Academy Leipzig
Finding a Job in Germany – Applying outside Academia2 – 30 June 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Leadership Skills in Academia and Industry3 – 4 June 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Karriere UND Familie – nur wie? Realistische Zukunfts- und Karriereplanung und der bewusste Umgang mit der Zeit5 June 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse mit KI-Unterstützung10 – 11 June 2026HalleInGrA HAlle
Der letzte Schliff. Von der Rohfassung zum abgabefertigen Manuskript8 June 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
How to Write a Competitive DFG-Proposal10 June 2026Face to faceFortbildung Uni Leipzig
Führungskompetenzen in Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft10 – 11 June 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Thesis Defense Training11 June 2026LeipzigGraduate Academy Leipzig
Academic Writing in English: Style and Expression11 – 18 June 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig
Introducing R as a flexible tool for data analysis12 – 19 June 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Wissenschaftskarriere in Deutschland: Auf dem Weg zur Professur12 June 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Future Skills: How to reshape your scientific research as a value for future employers15 June 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Research Data Management – Make your data count!15 – 17 June 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Mastering Small Talk in Academic Contexts18 June 2026Jena Graduate Academy Jena
Navigate Your Career Path: How to Find a Job Outside Academia22 June 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Time Management for Young Researchers – Job, Life, Family23 – 24 June 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
How to write a competitive ERC proposal24 June 2026LeipzigGraduate Academy Leipzig
Datenschutz in Forschungsprojekten24 June 2026onlineThüringer Kompetenzzentrum Forschungsdatenmanagement
Critical Reasoning and Argumentation25 – 26 June 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Writing Sprints26 June 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig
Thesis Defense Training29 June 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Good Research Practice – Protecting Scientific Integrity30 June – 1 July 2026LeipzigGraduate Academy Leipzig
Ethical and effective use of GenAI chatbots in Academic Writing30 June 2026LeipzigGraduate Academy Leipzig
Impactful Storytelling – Communicating Research with Impact (YES Workshop)1 July 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Die schriftliche Bewerbung für den außerakademischen Arbeitsmarkt2 – 3 July 2026tbaInGrA Halle
Disputationstraining2 – 3 July 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Change Management2 July 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Klar auftreten – wirksam kommunizieren: Wissenschaftlerinnen im Spannungsfeld von Macht und Hierarchie6 -7 July 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Von der Wissensproduktion zum Wissenstransfer. Ein Praxis-Workshop mit KI und für Forschende8 July 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Überzeugen im Vorstellungsgespräch10 July 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Die schriftliche Bewerbung für den außeruniversitären Arbeitsmarkt (kompakt)16 July 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Die Top 5 Open Source Alternativen für den Büroalltag29 July 2026OnlineThüringer Kompetenzzentrum Forschungsdatenmanagement
Data Analysis and Visualization with MATLAB31 July 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Stress reduzieren – Burnout vorbeugen17 August 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
BWL kompakt19 – 18 August 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Einführung in die Literaturverwaltungssoftware EndNote21 August 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Das ist doch nicht fair! Mikropolitik und Macht im beruflichen Alltag24 – 25 August 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Finanzplanung unter Einsatz professioneller Software26 August 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Project Management31 August – 1 September 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
How to apply for a scholarship for PhD Funding in Germany4 September 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Besprechungen und Sitzungen moderieren – und zu nachhaltigen Ergebnissen führen9 September 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Training for Interdisciplinary Communication and Collaboration10 – 11 September 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Schreibwoche14 – 18 September 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Change Management23 September 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis und der Umgang mit Konflikten im Forschungsalltag24 – 25 September 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Individual Career Planning29 September 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
BWL Vertiefung29 September 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena

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