Numbers and statistics: Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School
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average dissertation duration: 3.7 years(beginning of scholarship – handing in the finished dissertation)
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average age at the beginning of doctoral studies: 29
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71 % finished their dissertation within three years
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41 % of the doctoral candidates are men, 59 % women
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34 % are international doctoral candidates
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17 % of doctoral candidates have parental responsibilities
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65 % of doctoral candidates are German citizens, 34 % are international doctoral candidates(visiting doctoral candidates excluded)
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8 visiting doctoral candidates per semester(external funding)
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43% of visiting doctoral candidates are from the UK, 26% from the U.S., 16% from Europe, 15% from Asia
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10 associated postdocs per semester (external funding) help enrich life at the Graduate School
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40% of the associated postdocs are from the U.S, 16% from Germany, 15% from the UK, 15% from the Middle East, 9% from Europe, 5% from Asia
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2 visiting professors per semesterwith an average visit of two months discuss the doctoral candidates’ projects
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52% of visiting professors are from universities in the U.S., 15% from Europe, 12% from the UK, 12% from Asia, 9% from Germany
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60% of doctoral candidates spend one semester abroad
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42% of doctoral candidates spend two weeks on a research visitin lieu of a semester abroad or an additional two weeks, mostly abroad (84%)
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on average, each Ph.D. student participates in two conferences or summer schools, and gives one talk
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the Graduate School’s doctoral candidates and postdocs organize around 25 events per yearon average (guest lectures, workshops, conferences) with recognition of the curriculum
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55% of graduates get research assistant positionsat German universities following their dissertation
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16% of graduates work outside of academia (teaching in schools, journalism, consulting, etc.)
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13% of graduates work in science management
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4 externally funded research projects are working /worked under the roof of the Graduate School
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1.6 million EUR third-party funding of the Graduate School (on top of self-financing)