Fachschaft Doktorat () 3 December 2014
Overview Who or what is Fachschaft Doktorat? Doctoral programme Tuition fee Funding and employment Some useful links, literature and information Questions & Answers Party
Members of the Fachschaft Doktorat
Tasks of the Fachschaft Doktorat Representation of doctoral candidates at TU Wien Counselling (opening hours, via e-mail, individual meetings) Providing information (e.g. newsletter, website,...) Organising workshops (e.g. Scientific Writing, Latex,...) Co-designing the curriculum within the curriculum committee 1 Contact to rectorate, senate, professors and works council 2 Writing official statements on drafts of federal laws 3 Organising social events 1 Studienkommission 2 Betriebsrat 3 Stellungnahmen zu Gesetzesentwürfen
Fachschaft Doktorat Programme Representation = Fachschaft Doktorat University Representation HTU = Hochschülerinnen- und Hochschülerschaft an der TU Wien (Union of Students at the TU Wien) National Representation ÖH = Österreichische Hochschülerinnen- und Hochschülerschaft (Austrian Students Union)
Doctoral Programme The Doctoral Programme is based on the curriculum 1. Scope and duration: in total 180 ECTS; is aimed at a duration 2 of three years. Programme: includes the completion of courses within the curricular part 3, the writing of the thesis, the assessment and the defence of the thesis (Rigorosum). Curricular part: courses for a total of 18 ECTS-points 1 http://www.tuwien.ac.at/fileadmin/t/studabt/downloads/studienplaene/ Oktober_2013/Studienplan_Doktoratsstudium_Fassung_01-10-2013.pdf 2 Regelstudiendauer 3 Curricularer Anteil
Suggested Timeline
Thesis Agreement Safety measure for yourself: Announcement of a doctoral thesis 1 Thesis agreement 2 Application for approval of the courses for the doctoral programme 3 1 Meldung der Dissertation 2 Dissertationsvereinbarung 3 Ansuchen um Genehmigung der wissenschaftlichen Vertiefung
Tuition Fees Tuition Fee: either 363.36 EUR or 726.72 EUR, depends on your citizenship; students union fee: 18.50 EUR; payment is a prerequisite of your registration for the continuation of your studies. Citizens of EU/EEA and Switzerland, recognised refugees and some more: 363.36 EUR after 8 semester Citizens of the following countries do not have to pay tuition fee at all: Afghanistan, Equadorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Madagascar, Maldives, Nepal, Niger, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen,... (list not complete). Citizens of all other countries: 726.72 EUR Remission of the tuition fee Extended admission period
Funding and Employment Employment at the Vienna University of Technology University assistant 1 Project assistant 2 Within a doctoral school 3 Federal aid for students 4 Grants 5 1 UniversitätsassistentIn 2 ProjektassistentIn 3 Doktoratskolleg 4 www.stipendium.at 5 www.grants.at/
Link List Fachschaft Doktorat: www.fsdr.at Activation of the student e-mail account: https://www.zid.tuwien.ac.at/student/account/pin.php Websites of the Deanery Centers 1 : https://tiss.tuwien.ac.at/ (Organisation > Faculties) Department for Studies and Examinations 2 : http://www.tuwien.ac.at/dle/studienabteilung/ 1 Dekanatszentren 2 Studien- und Prüfungsabteilung
Useful Literature Phillips, E. M. and Pugh, D. S. (2010): How to Get A PhD. A Handbook for Students and their Supervisors. 5th Ed. Open University Press, New York
Contact and Participation E-mail: fsdr@fsdr.at Office: Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna (Geniegebäude, ground floor, BZ EG 19) Every second Tuesday Jour Fixe (office of the Fachschaft Doktorat) or Stammtisch or social event Next social event: 9 December 6 p.m., drinking Punsch and Glühwein at the Christmas Market Karlsplatz Next Jour Fixe: 13 January 6 p.m. Every second Tuesday office hours (office of the Fachschaft Doktorat) Next office hours: 13 January 5.30 p.m. Further information about all events, news and much more: www.fsdr.at
Questions & Answers Any questions?