Within the programme, students focus on their individually proposed PhD projects under the supervision of one of the participating departments (see above). Additionally, students attend seminars, courses, colloquiums, subject-related and/or interdisciplinary lectures and symposia according to their interests. Within this programme, students may also choose to improve key competences such as presentation skills, teaching techniques or project management competences, which are essential for a leading position in research institutions or companies. However, the emphasis of the PhD programme in Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology lies on preparing the PhD dissertation. The scientific work will be supervised by internationally recognised professors and scientists.
It depends on the dissertation and the countries with which the PhD student collaborates (in the event of such a collaboration). During the PhD programme, many students present their studies at international conferences.