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I am working here at the physiological institute

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within the PhD program

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"veterinary research and animal biology".

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I particularly like the fact that the studies are very diversified.

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Animal care, lab work, literature research and writing.

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What do the graduates say?

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How did the Graduate School (HGNI) come about?

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The HGNI history at the TiHo actually started many years ago

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with a qualification option for doctoral candidates.

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This so-called postgraduate study course,

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which was offered for many different disciplines in veterinary medicine,

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was virtually the precursor for the first PhD program.

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The HGNI is an umbrella organization

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for the purpose of summarizing the three PhD programs.

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In this regard, the TiHo has very positively performed as a pioneer,

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since with this program,

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which was set up in 1998,

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we have been one of the first universities in Germany to offer this training course.

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So that we now have three different training courses.

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What is the PhD degree?

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Contrary to the common doctor´s degree,

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in our case,

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a very structured education is offered.

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In order to start a scientific career as well as

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a prerequisite for a job as university professor.

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You have your project in which you are working,

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and in addition,

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you attend several other courses within this PhD program

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in which you participate.

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There are statistics courses,

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language courses,

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training courses on scientific writing and operating.

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Becoming acquainted with a lot of intel,

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many different topics,

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many different laboratory methods

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which makes one extremely versatile.

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What do the graduates say?

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What are the benefits of a PhD degree compared to a doctor´s degree?

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It´s certainly an advantage that the degree PhD

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is an internationally accepted academic degree.

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A second point is

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that the entire education during the doctoral studies

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is much more comprehensive than in the context of

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the usual, classical dissertation.

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What are the requirements for applicants?

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The most important requirement is curiosity,

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enjoying research,

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finding solutions for many unresolved issues.

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Formal requirements,

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which are a successfully completed university degree in veterinary medicine,

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human medicine or science.

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You should have the courage to submit your application.

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There is no need for the most outstanding report,

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you don´t have to speak perfect English in the first place.

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Many are deterred and think "I won’t make it, I'm not good enough",

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yet that is not the case.

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You grow within the challenge,

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you grow into it,

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you are well mentored

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and you can really learn a whole lot.

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What do the courses look like?

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At regular intervals,

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you have to present yourself as well as your data.

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This means that, at an early stage,

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you get in touch with the usual forms of scientific communication and discussion.

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Thus, you early get to know about all the practices

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and habits that are an inseparable feature of science.

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What do the graduates say?

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Do you have any advice for applicants and present students?

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There are always emotional phases.

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Candidates are usually enthusiastic about their supervisor

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and the project at the beginning,

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followed by so-called depressive phases.

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Standing up once more than having fallen -

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and you will easily pass your PhD thesis.

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Are there any plans for the future?

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I am not really sure,

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that is because I am incredibly enjoying many different things.

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I could well imagine having a postdoc position somewhere,

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after having finished my PhD,

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and then also working on a project of my own, maybe.