Integrated Graduate School (MGK)

• Subject Area: Construction Material Sciences, Chemistry, Building Physics ; Applied Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics ; Geotechnics, Hydraulic Engineering ; Structural Engineering, Building Informatics and Construction Operation
• Term: from 2014 to 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 77309832

The Integrated Graduate School (MGK) of the project provides a structured curriculum for the doctoral candidates, which contains method-oriented competences, tunnelling specific qualifica-tions and soft skills. This leads to additional comprehensive qualifications of the doctoral candi-dates for scientific and professional careers beyond the scientific work in the research projects. The graduate school is closely linked to the activities of the RUB Research School. The scholarship program of the MGK offers a flexible integration of excellent doctoral candidates and students from inland and abroad into the project.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 837: Interaction Modelling in Mechanised Tunnelling
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professor Dr.-Ing. Steffen Freitag; Professor Dr. Günther Meschke, since 1/2022