GPP Certificate

Certificate requirements

To obtain the GPP Certificate, you must earn a total of at least 10 credit points, which are distributed as follows

  • Unit A ‘Scientific Work’: 5 credit points
  • Unit B ‘Management Skills’: 3 credit points
  • Unit ‘Career Planning and Career Entry’: 2 credit points

The following courses are mandatory for the certificate:

  • A 3-2 Academic Writing in English or A 3-1 Schreibwerkstatt für Promovierende
  • A 4-2 Presenting in English or A 4-1 Gekonnt präsentieren
  • B 1-2 Project Management or B 1-1 Projektmanagement

There are no other content requirements: You can choose the courses that meet your individual training needs from the current course offerings. You can find an overview of the performance requirements and a table for entering the courses you have attended here [in German].

GPP certificate delivery:

When you have completed all the requirements to obtain the certificate, please send us an e-mail. Please include your academic degree and mailing address so that we can send the certificate to you. In addition, it would help us and speed up the certification process if you could send us an overview of the courses you have taken.

Obtaining a Certificate of Attendance:

If you do not wish to receive a certificate, or if you are pressed for time, we are happy to issue certificates of attendance for individual modules. Just send us an e-mail with the course(s) you have attended and provide your mailing address.