23. February '24
A group of people in formal attire stand on a terrace with a scenic view of a castle on a hill. They pose next to a promotional banner for the Hochschule Coburg’s “Promotionszentrum Nachhaltige und Intelligente Systeme (NISys).
A group of people in formal attire stand on a terrace with a scenic view of a castle on a hill. They pose next to a promotional banner for the Hochschule Coburg's "Promotionszentrum Nachhaltige und Intelligente Systeme (NISys).
Obtain a doctorate at a university: This is possible at a doctoral center.
The independent doctoral center Analytics4Health has already been launched in Coburg.
Now the joint doctoral center “Sustainable and Intelligent Systems (NISys)” is following.
The universities of Coburg, Würzburg-Schweinfurt and Aschaffenburg are working closely together here.
The kick-off meeting took place in Würzburg.
Representatives from Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Würzburg-Schweinfurt University of Applied Sciences (THWS) and Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences met in Würzburg to kick off the project.
In the meantime, the interim management has also begun its work.
With the doctoral center, the three universities are for the first time offering Master’s graduates the opportunity to complete a doctorate without cooperating with a university.
“We are delighted to now be able to offer the highest academic qualification level at our university.
We are thus intensifying our successful cooperation with Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences and Coburg University of Applied Sciences in various fields of teaching and research at the doctoral center,” emphasizes Prof. Dr. Robert Greber, President of THWS.
Application-oriented research
“By expanding the established cooperation between our three Franconian universities, synergies in the pressing research and future issues of sustainable systems based on intelligent methods and technologies can be used even more than before,” says Prof. Dr. Martin Synold, Vice President for Research and Young Academics at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.
“With the support of the Free State of Bavaria, we expect groundbreaking contributions to the transformation of society as a whole towards the careful use of existing resources.”
Prof. Dr. Klaus Zindler, Vice President Research and Transfer at Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences, adds: “The joint doctoral center for ‘Sustainable and Intelligent Systems’ (NISys) will make a significant contribution to further expanding the cooperation between Würzburg-Schweinfurt University of Applied Sciences, Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences in the field of application-oriented research. It offers doctoral students a scientific environment characterized by high-quality research, consistent application orientation and close supervision, which will appeal to a large number of internal and external graduates.”
Interim management starts
At the kick-off meeting, the decisive groundwork was laid for the early launch of the promotion center. Firstly, the key points for successful cooperation were agreed and secondly, operational processes were coordinated. Until the first general meeting, the doctoral center will be managed by an interim director. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Hartmann from the THWS will take on this role together with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christiane Thielemann from the Technical University of Aschaffenburg and Prof. Dr. Christian Weindl from the Coburg University of Applied Sciences.
At the interdisciplinary doctoral center NISys, young researchers can work on their doctoral topics in one of the three fields of application: Energy and infrastructure systems, mobility, production and materials.
The intended degree is a doctorate in engineering (Dr.-Ing.).
The doctoral students can be based at one of the three participating universities and be supervised there.
They undergo a qualification program in four modules: Inter-university extra-disciplinary qualification, specialist qualification in the fields of application of the doctoral center, networking within and outside the doctoral center, and also internationalization.
Dr. Christian Lengl, Head of the Applied Research Campus at THWS, says: “At THWS, the Doctoral Center will be closely linked to our services for young researchers as a whole under the umbrella of the THWS Graduate Center.”
This could also stimulate interdisciplinary exchange with cooperative doctoral candidates.
Further information on the specific start date of the doctoral center and the requirements for admission of members will be announced on the information page of the doctoral center: www.thws.de/promotionszentrum-nisys
Further information on doctoral studies at Coburg University of Applied Sciences can be found here: Paths to a doctorate :: Coburg University of Applied Sciences (hs-coburg.de)
