Reminder

Tuition fees deadline for the Winter Semester 2022-2023 is 5th of September

Further information via the official link:

https://www.tugraz.at/studium/studieren-an-der-tu-graz/studieninteressierte/finanzielles/studienbeitrag-und-studierendenbeitrag/

Before going into our summer break our PhD Union Team met for the yearly PhD Union seminar.

We finished small tasks that somehow always get overlooked throughout the year. We thoroughly discussed how we want to shape our future work. And of course we also had ample time of food and fun in between as well as afterwards in the evening. 😄

We, the PhD Union, wish you a wonderful summer and are looking forward to seeing you again in Autumn! 🤗

𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐟𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

In a motivating environment, students have a whole evening together with other fellow students until late at night, to write all the papers they have been procrastinating on, to study for exams, or to finish reports that are about to be handed in.

There are also breakout sessions on selected topics such as efficient research, overcoming writer's block or literature management. Moreover, a writing and research consultation for individual questions throughout the night is planned.

A cold buffet will also be available, so the necessary food and drinks to dive full of energy into the work is provided.

When? 7 June, 5:30 pm

Where? HS II, Rechbauerstraße 12

Register via: tugraz.at/go/LNAA (target group: university (project) assistants).

As the places in the rooms are limited, they will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Contact person: martin.krieglnoSpam@tugraz.at

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 🌍

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝟒 – 𝟖 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐, 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐧, 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚 🇦🇹

✅ 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨: The summer school is organized by the Data Science Hub Leoben at the Montanuniversität Leoben and TU Austria. The goal is to introduce machine learning and its application in engineering and physical sciences. Designed for PhD, Master, and advanced Bachelor students for an intensive five days of lectures, workshops and networking.

✅ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Montanuniversität Leoben will host the summer school from Monday, July 4th to Friday, July 8th, 2022. Expected arrival is Sunday, July 3th, 2022.

✅ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: If you are interested in participating in the summer school, please send your application to dshl@unileoben.ac.at. Please note that the number of participants is limited. Application deadline: Saturday, May 14th, 2022

📝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠:

• Complete CV

• Motivation Letter: Please tell us why you want to participate and which related expertise and experience you have.

Please mention any programming skills or other experiences with machine learning and related approaches.

We expect fluent English and an academic background in engineering or physical sciences.

✅ 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: : May 31th, 2022 Detailed information is available in the attached Summer School Schedule documents (both in German and English languages).

✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬: Participation fee: €100 The participation fee includes: • all course material and lecture notes • coffee breaks • social events

✅ Travel- and accommodation costs need to be covered by the students individually. Accommodation costs for the week will be around €200. Please bring your own Laptop for the workshops.

✅ 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞: You will get a certificate of participation, also stating the number of hours worked. No ECTS points will be granted.

✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬: Organizers: Prof. Dr. Peter Auer, auernoSpam@unileoben.ac.at Administration: Andrea Eichelberger, dshlnoSpam@unileoben.ac.at

Sincerely, your PhD Union

InComm Training 2022 | Creating an inclusive community by supervising students in their PhD.

Helping to create a better place for the current and future generation of educators of the doctoral programs together with the TU Graz, TU Graz International, TU Graz HR Development Department colleagues and EU partner Universities representatives during the InComm Training 2022 event.

Excellent workshops, dedicated to the major and important improvements in the University Environment, Inclusive International Classroom Creation, Inclusive Community Creation by supervising student in their PhDs.

Many thanks to the colleagues for the flawless organization, excellent planning and great support to make University a better place both for educators and PhD Students.

- Technische Universität Darmstadt

- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

- UPC

- KTH Royal Institute of Technology

- Instituto Superior Técnico

Dear fellow PhDs,

The Bibliothek und Archiv der TU Graz is organizing an interesting event relevant to the TU Graz Doctoral Students.
Offizial Event Link 

Date: 05.04.2022

Time: 10:00-11:00

Type of event: online

All PhD Students are invited to join.

If you have any questions, please, feel free to contact both PhD Union members and colleagues from the Bibliothek und Archiv der TU Graz.

Sincerely,

your PhD Union

Dear fellow PhDs,

BaGru Physik & PhD Union would like to invite you to visit the Thermal Spa Resort Loipersdorf.

This year it will take place on April 1st.

For this purpose a bus is organized to take all participants to the thermal spa Loipersdorf and back to the Neue Technik.

Departure from Graz: 17:00, Stremayrgasse 16 (in front of the copy store of the TU Graz "Neue Technik")

Return journey to Graz: approx. 01:15 from the thermal spa Loipersdorf to the Neue Technik.

Participation costs per person (Therme and bus): 22€ for all who want to join.

Registration via eventsnoSpam@physikgraz.at from Monday, 21.03.2022, 19:00.

Please, do not forget your valid student ID (update date if necessary)!

We are looking forward to a relaxed evening with you!

Sincerely, Your PhD-Union & BaGru Physics

Dear fellow PhDs,

Do you want to visit and get to know TOP companies from technology, industry and research directly at their locations?

The IAESTE Graz Company Shuttle makes it possible this year!

This year two companies will be visited:

- Mercedes-Benz G GmbH

- AEE Institute for Sustainable Technologies.

What can you expect?

- Get to know a TOP company on site

- Direct contact to recruiting

- Free breakfast

- Raffle among all participants

The registration is still open until 13.03. on the IASTE homepage:

https://www.iaeste.at/studierende/firmenshuttle/.

https://fb.me/e/4tXOOJH2k@

Sincerely, your PhD Union

Dear fellow PhDs,

We would like to inform you that the Dr. Franz Josef Mayer-Gunthof Foundation of the Federation of Austrian Industries celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

On this occasion three excellence scholarships will be awarded. The foundation has an economic as well as a scientific orientation and addresses the corresponding students.
The deadline for submission is August 31, 2022.

Scholarship Info: https://www.iv.at/Die-IV/RS/Preise-und-Stipendien/iv-stipendium/IV-Stipendium.html
General Information about current scholarships: www.iv.at

Contact person: MMag. Marion Poglitsch (marion.poglitschnoSpam@iv.at)

“Code & Concept for Green Tech”

25^th and 26^th of March 2022 online

Þ Want to get together with a bunch of creative and talented people and create digital solutions for international technology leaders in the field of green tech and have a lot of fun?

Þ Are you tired of lockdowns and longing for social interaction and (at least) an online party?

Come and join us at Green Tech Jam 2022! We are looking for brain powered enthusiasts with a green heart and a passion for contributing to a sustainable, worth living future!

We prepared 6 challenges for the smartest of you – are YOU going to hack the Green Tech Jam 2022? The winning teams are awarded 5.000€! Use your know-how and skills to shape a sustainable future!

Your advantages at a glance:

Þ Prize money of €5.000,- will be divided between the best solutions

Þ Test your skills on real use cases from industry partners

Þ Dine and party online (25€ Lieferando voucher for every participant)

Þ Face-to-face networking with industry partners at GTC innovators club in Graz (19.04.2022)

Þ Meet your future employer

Þ Work in interdisciplinary teams with talented people

Register here for free: https://www.greentech.at/green-tech-jam/

Challenges at Green Tech Jam 2022 are provided by

• Andritz AG
• Energie Steiermark AG
• VTU Group GmbH
• Holding Graz – Kommunale Dienstleistungen GmbH
• Climate and Energy Fund
• Müllex

Check out the event website for more information on the challenges.

TU Graz Library is presenting an online information event with the title “The FWF Open Access Policy and Open Access Funding Options” on 26 January 2022.

https://fb.me/e/27E7Sy6xG

Katharina Rieck, MA MA, Open Science Manager at the FWF, will present the development and current requirements of the FWF Open Access Policy and discuss funding opportunities for open access publications.

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) is Austria's central funding organization for basic research and supports the ongoing development of Austrian science and basic research at a high international level. In this event you will learn: - what the FWF Open Access Policy means for approved projects, - how to obtain funding for scientific articles through the FWF's “Refereed Publications” program, and - which funding opportunities the FWF offers for open access books. Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to ask questions to the lecturer.

The information event will take place online on January 26, 2022 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. Join the event on:

https://tugraz.webex.com/tugraz-de/j.php?MTID=m9c24cf722e0d97814078c8d13eb8cefc

The event language is English. Members of all Styrian universities are invited.

No registration required.

On December 13th the TU Graz Library is presenting an online workshop on how to search effectively in the database Compendex with Christian Vier from Elsevier.

Compendex is an extensive bibliographic database in the field of engineering and technology. The database lists over 29 million articles and abstracts from over 6,000 journals, congress reports and technical reports across 190 engineering disciplines.

During this session, you will learn:

• how to find relevant publications for your research,
• how to optimize your search queries to get more precise results and
• how to use filter and facets for better results.

After the presentation, there will be time for discussion.

The workshop “Compendex: Effective searches for your success” will be held online on December 13th 2021, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Join the workshop on bit.ly/3cNKq6r

For preregistration, please send an email to service.bibliothek@tugraz.at. This is optional and only necessary if you like to receive the slides afterwards per email.

Have you been thinking about going abroad as part of your studies for some time now? Do you keep asking yourself the following questions: Where? When? For how long? What opportunities are there at all?
During the International Days 2021 from Tuesday, 19 October to Thursday, 21 October at Graz University of Technology, there will be various opportunities to get information, ask open questions and network with students who are currently doing a semester abroad or are doing their exchange at Graz University of Technology. 

What is it like doing a PhD? How can one stay motivated and focussed even when everything seems to go wrong? How many publications do I have to write and how can I be paid for my work? These and many other pressing questions were answered during “Meeting Point Dissertation” on September the 29th, which was attended by 140 PhDs – in person and virtually. We were blown away by the great discussion we had and the amount of relevant information which was packed into each presentation! We thank all the speakers, especially former PhDs Christian Knoll and Gundelinde Wiegel for sharing their life experience with us and for patiently answering a ton of questions! Another big thank you goes out to the Human Resource Development Department for organising this smooth event with our support!