Promoting the new generation of scientists

Promotion of young scientists

KIT and the faculty would like to support doctoral studies as comprehensively as possible. In addition to (very) good supervision by the doctoral supervisor, many KIT facilities can contribute to this.


  • KHYS - Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists
    Information about support measures, foyer talks, PhD days, symposia and much more
  • Further education program for young scientists of the personnel development department
    Workshops, seminars and lectures to enhance interdisciplinary competence
  • BW certificate in cooperation with the Center for Higher Education Didactics (HDZ)
    Extensive training measures and the motto "Teaching and Learning
  • any events/lectures of the existing teaching program can be attended in order to deepen individual knowledge
  • workshops organized by the chairs
  • scientific lecture series of the institutes (announced on the homepage of the faculty)
  • fireside chats for contact with IT companies
  • Convention and KHYS network
    The Convention is an official body of scientific and academic employees
    KHYS network is the network of the Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists for PhD students and postdocs of KIT.
  • Mittelbau representation of the faculty council
  • Childcare
  • ...

Application for acceptance

The application for acceptance as a doctoral student can be submitted in writing to the KIT Faculty of Economics if the admission requirements for the doctorate are fulfilled. In principle, enrollment for the purpose of doctoral studies is not required at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, but is possible under certain conditions.

Further details on the requirements, the application procedure and the doctoral process can be found in the applicable doctoral regulations.

A guide to the doctorate from the application for acceptance to the doctoral procedure is offered on the pages of the Mittelbauvertretung des Fakultätsrates and the Doktorandenkonvent.