News
>>> New PhD curriculum. <<< The Senate has decided to implement a new PhD curriculum starting from Wintersemester 2025. Here you can find our recognition regulations (in german). If you have any questions, please email graduiertenzentrum@mdw.ac.at. If you notice any discrepancies regarding recognition, please contact doktorat@mdw.ac.at (Studies Center).
>>> Welcome Event for PhDs, Thursday, 08 October 2026. <<< A welcome event for new PhD students will be held again this year. Please register by emailing graduiertenzentrum@mdw.ac.at. The programme will follow shortly.
Congratulations!
Here you can find awards, scholarships and prizes for doctoral students of the scientific doctoral programme. Congratulations!
>>> Achievements of doctoral students at the mdw
Dates
>>> Workshops and events for doctoral students
>>> On 07 October 2026 at 10 am the Disputation of Alessio Lampis will be held via Zoom. The title of his thesis is "An Experimental Study of Bowed-String Instrument Playability Considering the Effect of String Type". To attend, please register via mail to stdw@mdw.ac.at.
>>> On 19 October 2026 at 1 pm the Disputation of Gabrielle Prud'homme will be held at the Senatssitzungssaal, Anton-von-Webern Platz 1. The title of her thesis is "Musical Remembrance in Allied-Occupied Austria Commemoration, Power, and Politics, 1945–1949". To attend, please register via mail to stdw@mdw.ac.at.
>>> On 29 October 2026 at 3 pm the Disputation of Marija Podnar will be held at the Senatssitzungssaal, Anton-von-Webern Platz 1. The title of her thesis is "Asymmetric playing postures of instrumentalists
- Health issues, prevention, and physiotherapy". To attend, please register via mail to stdw@mdw.ac.at.
Deadlines for funding, calls & scholarships
Information on funding and scholarships at the mdw can be found under Funding & Scholarships and on the Research Funding homepage. All current funding for PhD students is also bundled and sent out in the Graduate Centre newsletter.