Blog of the International Graduate Academy

4. May 2020

Summer semester remains digital

Written by Thomas Michael

Please find below an English summary of the announcement by the Rector of our university on May 4, 2020.

courses in the summer semester will be largely conducted digitally and only in exceptional cases attendance courses, examinations and aptitude tests will take place

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30. Apr 2020

Restart! MLU-mentoring for women in science – digital and international

Written by Thomas Michael

You are a doctoral candidate or postdoctoral researcher at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and you are aiming for a scientific career at university or other academic institutions? Big goals can best be achieved together.

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30. Apr 2020

Entrepreneurship service starts digital consulting program

Written by Thomas Michael

The Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (TEO) at MLU starts a digital consulting program. All start-up projects can be supported in the summer semester 2020. The offer basically comprises two online formats: the virtual start-up advice via video conference and the expert dialogue.

Further information (in German)

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27. Apr 2020

Video and audio conferences at MLU

Written by Thomas Michael

Staff members of MLU can use the following video conference systems:

Please check the overview by the LLZ and detailed introduction to MLUconf. Both are in German.

Please switch off your VPN connection to improve quality of transmission.

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24. Apr 2020

Transdisziplinäre Ringvorlesung: Die Corona-Krise aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln

Written by Thomas Michael

Aus gegebenen Anlass wird in diesem Sommersemester eine transdisziplinäre Ringvorlesung zur Corona-Krise angeboten.

Alle Vorträge werden vollständig online angeboten. Bitte registrieren Sie sich im Stud.IP unter Ringvorlesung zur Corona-Krise. Wir bedanken uns schon jetzt bei den Referierenden für ihre Bereitschaft und interessanten Themen. Die Veranstaltung wurde initiiert und organsiert durch Tobias Weirowski.

Weitere Informationen

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23. Apr 2020

Webinar: How to write a successful MSC-IF proposal (May 6, 2020)

Written by Thomas Michael

The National Contact Point for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (NCP MSC) will conduct a webinar on how to prepare a successful application for an Individual Fellowship (IF) on Wednesday, 6 May 2020 from 2-4 pm.

Target group

It is explicitly directed at international researchers who recently moved to Germany and are not yet fluent in German, as well as at researchers who are working abroad and are planning to submit an IF application together with a German host institution.

Further information and registration

Please register until May 4, 2020. The webinar will be held in English.

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21. Apr 2020

Upcoming webinars for PhD students and postdocs by Young Entrepreneurs in Science

Written by Thomas Michael

28.04. Webinar: From PhD to Sciencepreneur
Explore your entrepreneurial strengths and meet our role models, who share challenges and opportunities of becoming an entrepreneur or intrapreneur.

06.05. Webinar: Prototype your PhD
Practice Design Thinking and discover the potential of your own research to yield a product by building your first prototype.

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8. Apr 2020

[TRR227] Update: Time and career management for scientists (webinar no vacant slot| May 7 & 28)

Written by Thomas Michael

Update: All slots of the online webinar of the iRTG of SFB/TRR 227 “Ultrafast Spin Dynamics” are filled. The webinar is equivalent to two workshop days, spread over three weeks. This course includes two live webinar sessions on May 7^th and 28^th.

In this course you will learn…
The basic principles of time-management

What do I want to achieve this year professionally and personally?
Your 168 hours: How much do you actually work? How much of this is towards your goals?
For what to spend time?
How to (not) schedule your calendar?
E-mails, meetings and phone calls
Science-life balance
Time-management during Home-Office

Further information at the website of the iRTG “Ultrafast Spin Dynamics”

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7. Apr 2020

How to deal with social distancing

Written by Thomas Michael

Structure your day with respect to your tasks and duties. Also include and structure activities of your family members, if any. Include breaks as well.
Stay active, do some sports activities and go outside from time to time.
Stay in touch with colleagues, family and friends electronically (telephone, Skype, FaceTime, etc.)
Rely on trustable sources of information:
- Robert Koch Institute
- Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA, in German)
- Information on dealing with the novel coronavirus at MLU
- Contacts and information by the city of Halle (Saale)
- Recents news by the city of Halle (Saale) (in German only)
- Multilingual information on the Corona virus by the Federal Government Commissioner for Integration
Home office and home schooling (focus, establish rituals e.g. ring the bell at the start and end of each lesson, structure your kids day as well, try online tools (e.g ANTON)