TU München: International Graduate School of Science and Engineering (IGSSE)
IGSSE aims to integrate Natural and Engineering Sciences through (post) graduate education rooted in a strong research foundation. Up to 70 scholarships will be awarded to doctoral students each year in order to achieve this goal.
The education offered by the IGSSE is interdisciplinary and team-oriented and is based on disciplinary scientific excellence. The objective is to lay the groundwork for graduates who wish to pursue careers on an executive level in international trade and research.
IGSSE brings together German and international Research Training Groups and Master’s programs at the TUM. With their expertise in natural and engineering science, medicine, mathematics and computer science, these form the scientific backbone of the IGSSE.
In addition to scientific excellence, IGSSE is also committed to extending multidisciplinary horizons, entrepreneurial spirit and scientific risk propensity. Contents that promote the rapport between academic, cultural and social science aspects of modern technologies are integrated into the academic content as befits a modern technical university.
International cooperation is at the core of the IGSSE. A research assignment abroad is compulsory for everyone pursuing a doctorate. Foreign doctoral students will also be targeted for recruitment to the IGSSE.
Gender mainstreaming, featuring measures adapted to the needs of women and families, plays a key role in the IGSSE concept. The objective is to promote young women pursuing scientific studies and to significantly increase the percentage of female doctoral students.
The IGSSE supports the transfer of fundamental research results for industrial and medical purposes. To this aim, it is receptive to co-operations with industry.
IGSSE is committed to clear and understandable communication of scientific/technical discoveries to the general public, regularly reporting on important developments in its areas of research.
IGSSE is open to the integration of other research training groups and forms the basis for the TUM Graduate School over the intermediate term. To this end, it defines the framework conditions and a code for future TUM promotions.