PhDnet General Meeting
Annual meeting for PhD representatives
The meeting provides an opportunity to get to know about the PhDnet and have an exchange of ideas between new and experienced PhD representatives from different institutes. Furthermore the program of the General Meeting typically includes reports from the steering group and PhDnet workgroups, and a discussion of common problems faced by doctoral researchers in Max Planck Society. In addition, the meeting is usually attended by representatives from the general administration of Max Planck Society.
Each year the General Meeting is held in a different German city. This year the meeting is planned to take place in Berlin. The meeting will be held from October 13-15, 2025.
The organisation is in full swing, keep an eye out to the website and social media for more information.
Here you may find the registration link (open until September 15): register for the event
Schedule of the event
| Monday 13.10 | |
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11:30 – 12:30 |
Registration |
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12:30 – 13:00 |
Introduction to the General Meeting |
| 13:00 – 13:05 | Video talk by Prof. Dr. Patrick Cramer, MPG President |
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13:05 – 14:00 |
Talk by Prof. Dr. Christan Doeller, MPG Vice President + Q&A |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Welcome talk by Prof. Dr. Martin Vingron, Managing Director |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
Coffee Break and finger food |
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15:00 – 15:50 |
Steering Group presentation and discussions |
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15:50 – 16:20 |
Candidate Call for the new Steering Group |
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16:30 – 17:45 |
Dahlem guided tour: “A 100 Years of Science in the German Oxford” |
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18:00 – 19:00 |
Dinner at the Harnack House |
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19:00 – 20:00 |
Round table: PhD journey in the MPG |
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In parallel (14:00-16:00, R 1.3.73) |
Confidential meetings with Sabine Ziegler and Ilka Schießler-Gäbler |
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Tuesday 14.10 |
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09:00 – 09:10 |
Welcome and Agenda of the Day |
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09:10 – 09:45 |
Christina Beck: Science communication in the MPG |
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09:45 – 10:00 |
Sponsor Talk: Techniker Krankenkasse |
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10:00 – 10:45 |
Dirk Wiedermann: MPG General Works Council |
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10:45 – 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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11:15 – 11:40 |
Kerstin Dübner-Gee (over Zoom): Measures to improve work and |
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11:40 – 12:00 |
Sabine Ziegler, Ilka Schießler-Gäbler: Discussion on TVöD contracts |
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12:00 – 12:15 |
N 2 Advertisement |
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12:15 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 – 15:00 |
Working Group introduction |
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15:00 – 15:45 |
Frauke Logermann (over Zoom): Diversity and equal opportunity in the MPG |
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15:45 – 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00 – 17:00 |
Get to know the Working Groups |
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17:00 – 17:30 |
Get to know the Working Groups (+ Steering Group) |
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18:00 – 19:00 |
Dinner at the MPI |
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19:00 – 20:00 |
Round table: Future of the PhDnet |
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Wednesday 15.10 |
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09:00 – 09:10 |
Welcome and Agenda of the Day |
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09:10 – 09:20 |
Final Steering Group candidate call |
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09:20 – 10:00 |
Elections for the Steering Group |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 – 13:00 |
Section Meetings |
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13:00 – 13:30 |
Debrief |
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13:30 – 14:00 |
Old and new Steering Groups + Working Group coordinators get together |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Old and new Steering Groups get together |