The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of the FU Berlin, HU Berlin, TU Berlin and Charité with the aim of creating a joint research environment in Berlin. All workshops and events of the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and free of charge.
Participation
Doctoral researchers (all disciplines) of the Berlin University Alliance.
Before booking a workshop, please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration to receive a certificate. Please check our terms and conditions.
Objectives and Content
From Chaos to Clarity: Writing a Monthly Plan that Fosters Focus and Facilities Progress towards the Doctorate
- How to write a monthly plan that secures that you never lose focus
- How to break down your monthly goals into manageable actions steps
- How to celebrate success and reflect on the past month to improve your planning skills
Achieving Your Goals a Day at a Time: Effective Weekly and Daily Planning
- Participants will be introduced to two methods of weekly planning
- They will choose one and write a weekly plan
- They will also learn how to make their weekly planning more realistic by including buffer time
Overcoming Obstacles, Sharing Success: Exchanging Experiences on Implementation Monthly, Weekly and Daily Planning During Your Doctorate
- Participants are invited to evaluate of the implemented strategies and tools from the two former workhsops
- They share successes but also obstacles
- Adequate solutions to those obstacles are discussed
Please note
For updates and announcements register to our DRS Newsletter.
Also check out workshops at the BUA partner institutions that are available for you free of charge: Graduate Studies Support Program.
For workshops held online, participation is allowed under the following conditions: a working camera that is turned on and a microphone to allow active participation in discussions and group work. Headphones must also be used to protect other participants from office eavesdroppers. Regardless of on-site or online workshops, we would like to refer to the rules at Freie Universität Berlin, which can be found in the Code of Conduct.
Further information
Doctoral programs calculate credits based on the number of work units earned through workshop participation. Each work unit represents 45 minutes of workshop time, and 8 work units equal 0.5 credit points. For mini workshops (less than 8 work units), credits are calculated proportionally based on the work units. Please note: To be eligible for credit transfer, you must accumulate enough work units from short workshops. For example, attending two 3-hour workshops results in 8 work units (2 workshops x 4 work units each), which equals 0.5 credits.