#23 Newsletter Graduate Center
Welcome to the winter semester! We hope you all had a relaxing summer. As many of you know, a new curriculum will be in place starting in October. In case there are any remaining questions regarding this, the Graduate Center is offering an information session. This event will take place via Zoom on Monday, 20 October 2025 at 2:30 pm. You will receive the event link after registration at graduiertenzentrum@mdw.ac.at
☞ Invitation: Welcome Event for new doctoral students
To provide initial information and orientation, the Graduate Center warmly invites all doctoral students new to the mdw (and the ones, who couldn't make it last year) to our Welcome Event on Thursday, 9 October 2025 in the afternoon. As part of the onboarding process, there will be a dedicated Onboarding Workshop for PhD students from 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM on the same day. You can find the detailed programme here. We are very much looking forward to this event and to meeting all new doctoral candidates! Please save the date and register via graduiertenzentrum@mdw.ac.at
☞ Doc-Buddy-Programme
The mdw's Doc-Buddy-Programme is designed to help new doctoral students settle in at the mdw and to welcome them during the first weeks at their new university. Consisting of experienced and new doctoral students, the Doc-Buddy group provides orientation and guidance at the mdw, as well as valuable networking opportunities in the first semester. If you are interested, please register by 30 September by emailing graduiertenzentrum@mdw.ac.at.
☞ Unlock Your Mental Wealth – A Workshop for Researchers
In the demanding environment of academia, understanding one’s emotional patterns and mental resources is essential for building resilience, sustaining well-being, and fostering long-term success. In cooperation with the Human Resources Development - Center for Further Education, the unit Research Support, and the General Health Promotion of mdw, the Graduate Center offers a two-day workshop on October 21, 2025, 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM and November 4, 2025, 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM held by Dipl.-Psych. Saskia Lackner, who is a psychologist, trainer, and coach. The workshop is designed to support researchers in strengthening their mental wealth through enhanced emotional awareness and self-knowledge. More information and registration here.
☞ Introduction to University Teaching – A Higher Education Didactics Program
This program is aimed at beginners in university teaching. It is divided into three parts, each with a different focus, but all of which are interconnected. In Part 1 of the workshop, that will take place on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM, the focus is on one's own role as an instructor:
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Individual ideas of teaching and learning
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Various facets of the instructor role
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The individual design of the role
The course (in German) is tailored to the concerns and needs of the participants, using available resources and existing expertise for mutual support and advice. A key component is addressing the individual experiences and challenges in teaching, which will be discussed in the group and worked on together.
The other two parts are:
The three parts can be attended independently of each other. Please register via Center for Further Education.
☞ mdw Doctoral Scholarship
The mdw Doctoral Scholarship facilitates the production of outstanding dissertations at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Its aim is to support early-stage researchers’ doctoral studies and lend visibility to their achievements in the context of the mdw’s PhD and artistic research programmes. Applications should be sent to stipendium@mdw.ac.at until 15 October 2025.
We hope you find these offers interesting and take advantage of them. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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