Research Training Groups and Graduate Schools

The DFG describes Graduate colleague as "institutions of the universities to promote early-career researchers focussing on the qualification of doctoral students as part of a thematically focused research program and a structured qualification concept".

The TU Clausthal supports scientists in the establishment of graduated and promotional colleges with advisory services and provides a Guidelines for the establishment of internal promotional scollege at the TU Clausthal and cooperative promotional colleges with others Research institutions available.

At the TU Clausthal there are currently the following promotional college:

Doctoral programs funded by foundations

CE College of the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)

CE College of the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)

With its fellowship program, the DBU supports doctoral students in the field of applied environmental research and the development of a network of environmental experts.

Lower Saxony funded programs

Research Training Group CircularLIB
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Research Training Group CircularLIB

Cooperation between the Universities of Braunschweig, Clausthal and Hanover and the Fraunhofer Institute IST in the Battery LabFactory Braunschweig; TUC institutions involved: EST, ICVT, IEPT, IFAD, IOC, ISSE

Cognitively and Empathically Intelligent Collaborating Robots (KEIKO)

Cognitively and Empathically Intelligent Collaborating Robots (KEIKO)

As part of the SPRUNG program with over 1.7 million euros, the Göttingen-Clausthal Simulation Science Center is collaborating on a project.

Sustainable human-AI collaboration (NaMeKI)

Sustainable human-AI collaboration (NaMeKI)

The "Sustainable Human-AI Collaboration" science area jointly applied for by Clausthal University of Technology, Göttingen University, Göttingen University Medical Center and HAWK Göttingen has set itself the goal of making robots fit for use as care assistants.

TUC-funded programs

RESEARCH TRAINING GROUP ON MATERIALS AND PROCESSES
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RESEARCH TRAINING GROUP ON MATERIALS AND PROCESSES
Doctoral College "Digital transformation towards a sustainable society"

Doctoral College "Digital transformation towards a sustainable society"

The doctoral college "Digital Transformation towards a Sustainable Society" is a cooperative institution of Clausthal University of Technology and Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences.

RESEARCH TRAINING GROUP ON SURFACE TECHNOLOGY
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RESEARCH TRAINING GROUP ON SURFACE TECHNOLOGY
HETEROGENEOUS HUMAN-MACHINE TEAMS (HERMES) GRADUATE SCHOOL
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HETEROGENEOUS HUMAN-MACHINE TEAMS (HERMES) GRADUATE SCHOOL
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE CAMPUS FOR FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE CAMPUS FOR FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
SULTAN – EUROPEAN TRAINING NETWORK FOR THE REMEDIATION AND REPROCESSING OF SULFIDIC MINING WASTE SITES
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SULTAN – EUROPEAN TRAINING NETWORK FOR THE REMEDIATION AND REPROCESSING OF SULFIDIC MINING WASTE SITES
DFG RESEARCH TRAINING GROUP 1931 – SOCIALCARS
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DFG RESEARCH TRAINING GROUP 1931 – SOCIALCARS