Prof. Dr. Eckhard Steffen Ahmet Mehic, wiss. Mit. Promocija doktorskih studija, Mostar, 11-12.03.2010 Paderborn and its University PACE Our Programs Our People Industry Partners City of Paderborn North Rhine-Westphalia >1,200 years of history 150.000 inhabitants culture, sports & leisure industry: global players in computer science, electrical and mechanical engineering and automotive nearby airport University of Paderborn founded 1972 14,000 students 10 % international students technology transfer, cooperation with industry & universities faculties Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Business Computing Faculty of Science Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics Economic area Paderborn… • Companies like Siemens, Wincor Nixdorf, Benteler, Hella and Stute are located in Paderborn • The city's appeal is also shaped by family-owned SME‘s and global players • The Universtiy of Paderborn plays a major role in the well-established Public Private Partnership (PPP) Paderborn and its University PACE Our Programs Our People Industry Partners …..Consequently, the question if and to what extent PhD programs could, and should explicitly cope with the demand side of the labor market remained open and unsettled. (Form Follows Function – Comparing Doctoral Training in Europe and North America; Int. Workshop organized by HRK and UNESCO-CEPES, Frankfurt/Main November 9-11, 2006) NQF – zahtjevani nivo znanja doktoranta u SR Njemackoj Znanje i razumjevanje Sposobnost i primjena znanja Formalni aspekti upisa doktorskog studija 1.Sposobnosti za sirenje znanja: - Sistemsko razumjevanje discipline - Vladanje strucnim znanjem i metodama - Poznavanje strucne literature 2. Sposobnosti za produbljenje znanja: -Uradjena disertacija i u njoj pruzen vlastiti doprinos istrazivanju/znanju - Disertacija mora izdrzati kritiku domacih i medjunarodnih experata 1. Instrumentalne kompetencije: - Koncipirati i izvrsiti stvarni integralni istrazivacki pothvat 2. Sistemske kompetencije: -Samostalno utvrdjivanje naucnih pitanja - Izvrsenje kritickih analiza, razvoj i sinteza novih kompleksnih ideja - Doprinositi drustvenom, naucnom i kulturnom napretku naucnog drustva u akademskom ili neakademskom okruzenju 3. Komunikativne kompetencije: - Diskutirati sa kolegama iz struke spoznaje u svojoj specijalnoj oblasti, prenijeti te spoznaje akademskoj publici i laicima - Sposobnost vodjenja tima Mogucnosti upisa: Diplom (Uni), Master, narocito kvalificirani Bachelor-studij ili narocito kvalificirani diplomski studij na FHM - Dalje uvjete upisa utvrdjuju fakulteti Founded 2001 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Schäfer (Chair) Prof. Dr. Eckhard Steffen (Director of Graduate Studies) Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide Prof. Dr. Hans Kleine Büning Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Dangelmaier Prof. Dr. Michael Dellnitz Prof. Dr. Gregor Engels Prof. Dr. Jürgen Gausemeier Prof. Dr. Uwe Kastens Prof. Dr. Joachim Lückel Prof. Dr. Burkhard Monien Prof. Dr. Reinhold Noé Prof. Dr. Franz Rammig Prof. Dr. Ulrich Rückert Prof. Dr. Leena Suhl Prof. Dr. Andreas Thiede Prof. Dr. Ansgar Trächtler Prof. Dr. Jörg Wallaschek In the meantime…. International Graduate School Dynamic Intelligent Systems International Research Training Group Geometry and Analysis of Symmetries Research Training Group Scientific Computation Applicationoriented Modelling and Development of Algorithms Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn Micro and Nanostructures in Optoelectronics and Photonics + SCALUS Research Areas Database and Information Systems Programming Languages and Compilers Knowledge-based Systems Algorithms and Complexity Algorithms, Architectures, Applications for Parallel and Distributed Systems Design of Parallel Systems Software Engineering computer science Business Computing, esp. Computer Integrated Manufacturing Decision Support – Operations Research Lab economics & business engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Integrated Manufacturing Mechatronics Laboratory Mechatronics and Dynamics Control Engineering and Mechatronics Electrical Engineering & IT Optical Communication and HighFrequency Engineering System and Circuit Technology High-Frequency Electronics Unitary representations, symplectic and non-commutative geometry, non-commutative harmonic mathematics analysis, homological algebra, microlocal analysis, function spaces and C*-algebras information systems physics & chemistry Fundamentals, manufacturing and applications of micro- and nanostructures in optoelectronics and photonics: periodic structures and optical micro resonators We offer a program that is… Challenging We challenge students to complete their PhD in 3 years. We look for intrinsically motivated students who will excel in our academic culture based on research freedom. Interdisciplinary Practical At PACE, mathematicians talk to mechanical engingeers, and physisists collaborate with software engineers. Students also profit from an extensive academic network far beyond Paderborn. We have excellent partnerships with companies such as Daimler and Wincor Nixdorf. Through projects with our industry partners, student research can provide solutions to real world business problems. International Affordable Our students come from all over the world. During our program they can take advantage of soft skill training, intercultural activities, company visits and German language classes. Students receive financial aid in the form of a fellowship, and full reimbursement of travel costs. We even refund the cost of the admission interview. Supportive We understand doctoral students need to focus on research. That is why we do not require our students to teach. We also help structure their 3 years to ensure success. And we take care time-consuming administration. Candidates we accept are… Top of their class Self-motivated Flexible Independent Disciplined International International Recruiting Strategy Website • Content and design geared to potential applicants • Guides reader to the application procedure Brochure • Leads reader back to the internet presence • Low content density • Personal doctoral experience is highlighted Advertising Social Networks • Spread message of PhD programs and scholarships on international sites • Lead potential candidates back to website and application • Stay abreast of best practices in international higher education recruiting • Extra networking and advertising of PhD programs Online application procedure • Online procedure – Online FAQ, question form and standard procedure allows for high volume – Helps track advertising effectivity (where did applicant hear about PACE) • Recruitment procedure as in job interview: – Personal interviews – Pre-selection of candidates by Board Administrative Services • • • • • • Housing search Visa and immigration help German language course Child care Social security and health insurance … Quality Management • • • • Structured student feedback Conflict management and mediation Supervision assessment Intermediate exam Program Structure Presentations Research Conferences Intermediate Exam Lectures 1 2 Supervision Soft skill training Cultural program 3 Softskill Training Intercultural communication Presenting Business comportment Solving management issues Entrepreneurship Leadership Media & PR for academics ITpreneurship: Kooperative Gründungsoffensive Hochschule –Wirtschaft im IT-Cluster Paderborn • ITpreneurship supports start-ups in the IT sector in cooperation with the regional IT industry • ITpreneuship links companies, potential founders of a new business and Paderborn University and creates synergies to strengthen the regional IT-cluster Aims: • Conjoint finding of new business ideas and creation of a „pool of ideas“ • Development of actions to bring together companies and potential founders of a new business • Advancement of the ideas to the formation of a cooperative company The PACE (+) Program Entrepeneurship Skills Training Scientific Career Skills Training Management Skills Training Basic Soft Skill Training: communication, project management, etc. Successful completion of a PACE (+) track leads to an extra certificate along with the PhD. Facts & Figures • more than 15 applications per place to study • more than 80 PhD students with degrees from over 20 countries • 20% female PhD students • > 450 publications • > 90 alumni • duration: < 40 months (average) Further Activities • Joint transferable skill program with other NRW-Graduate Schools (Münster, Essen) • Representing Paderborn University in the Council of Doctoral Education of the European University Association (EUA) Further Activities • Participating in the DOC CAREERS Project I and II of the EUA DOC-CAREERS II will look uniquely at how universities work with their regional partners in doctoral education across Europe. Input for the Tempus-Project ProTec-WBC Paderborn and its University PACE Our Programs Our People Industry Partners Dynamic Intelligent Systems Construction of embedded or mechatronic systems (examples: simple electronic teller machines or complex life critical systems like a modern aircraft or railway system) PhD-projects could be in areas like: • • • • • • • Reconfigurable Hardware and Software Components Resource and Communication Management in Dynamic Networks Organization of large Dynamic Networks Interdisciplinary Design Processes Performance-oriented Modelling and Specification Techniques Intelligent Systems in Production and Logistics Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Selected Example: Collective Illumination of Roads Local autonomous observation of the traffic situation of each traffic member Each vehicle as a participant in a global network Selected Example: Software Engineering – Self-optimizing Systems in Mechanical Engineering Vision: • Products deriving from Mechanical Engineering with inherent partial intelligence • Autonomous and flexible reaction on changing conditions concerning environment and operation • Impulse on innovative products of the automotive industry and railway technology Curriculum 1. Semester hours/week Introduction (Einführungskurs) Dynamic Intelligent Systems 1 2h/1E Lectures 4h Reading Class 2h Total 8h+1h Curriculum 2. Semester hours/week Dynamic Intelligent Systems 2 2h/1E Doktorandenkolloquium 2h Reading Class 2h Soft Skills 4h Total 8h+1h Curriculum 3. Semester hours/week Dynamic Intelligent Systems 3 2h/1E Reading Class 2h Lecture 2h Soft Skills 2h Total 8h+1h Curriculum 4. Semester hours/week Dynamic Intelligent Systems 4 2h/1E Reading Class 2h Soft Skills 2h Total 6h+1h Curriculum 5. Semester hours/week Doktorandenkolloquium 6. Semester Thesis 2h Curriculum - Remarks i) Dynamic Intelligent Systems 1 – 4: • • • • Dynamic Intelligent Systems will be considered from 4 points of view, i.e. from business computing, computer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. Main idea: Different approaches to “Dynamic Intelligent Systems”. creates an IGS-identity Mandatory “Dynamic Intelligent Systems” lectures for all IGS students of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th semester. Curriculum - Remarks ii) Doktorandenkolloqium: Lecturer: Compulsory attendance: IGS students 2nd and 5th semester all IGS Students Paderborn and its University PACE Our Programs Our People Industry Partners Students Natalia Akchurina Emad Monier Ibrahim Joel Greenyer Knowledge based systems System and Circuit Technology Software Engineering Students Semir Osmic Mariana Reyes Perez Dalimir Orfanus Control Engineering and Mechatronics Computer Integrated Manufacturing Design of Distributed Embedded Systems Asmir Vodencarevic Cass April 2010 ~ 40 % of our students are from abroad What our students say “The opportunity for cooperation with industry was the main reason for me to do my PhD in Paderborn. When you’re working for a company, solving a concrete business problem for them, you are not just trying out an idea. Your research has to be viable. It has to lead to the solution of an actual business issue. This is what really made my research interesting.” -- Jens Peter Kempkes Alumni Prof. Dr. Tien Pham Van Technical University of Hanoi Dr.-Ing. Dieter Zetsche CEO Daimler AG Dr. Maria Balazova European Commission Alumni – industry fellowships Catherine Cleophas Lufthansa AG Simon Altemeier Daimler AG Salvatore Parisi Unity AG Our alumni are employed by: BMW, München CLAAS KGaA mbH, Harsewinkel Core Optics GmbH, Nuremberg CTcon GmbH, Düsseldorf, dSpace GmbH, Paderborn, Electronic Arts Inc., Vancouver, Canada European Union, Brussels, Belgium Gerling Gruppe, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., Lippstadt HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhard, Düsseldorf Lufthansa Systems Group GmbH, Berlin McKinsey&Company, Düsseldorf National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan Orga Systems, Paderborn Osram Optosemiconductors, Regensburg Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg SAP, Walldorf sd&m Ag, Offenbach Siemens Research, Princeton, USA Technical University of Hanoi Toyota Motor Europe N.V/S.A, Brussels, Belgium University of Bordeaux 1 University of Duisburg-Essen University of Magdeburg University of Paderborn University of Wroclaw, Poland ZS Associates IntL, Frankfurt International Advisory Board Dr. Michael Brinkmeier, MP North Rhine-Westphalia, Gütersloh, Germany Prof. Dr. Peter Gritzmann, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany Prof. Dr. Leon J. Osterweil, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA Dr. Mathias Pätzold, Secretary General, Wissenschaftliche Kommission des Landes Niedersachsen, Hanover, Germany Prof. Dr. Erik Meineche Schmidt, University of Aarhus, Denmark Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Risch, President of the University of Paderborn (non voting member) Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Schäfer, Chair of PACE (non voting member) Prof. Dr. Erik Woldt, Miele & Cie KG, Gütersloh, Germany Paderborn and its University PACE Our Programs Our People Industry Partners Partners • • • • • • • • • • • • • Daimler AG Dr. Arnold Hueck Stiftung dSpace GmbH Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Freudenberg & Co. KG German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) German Federal State North Rhine-Westphalia German Research Foundation (DFG) Hella KG aA Hueck & Co. Lufthansa AG Siemens AG Unity AG Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH Partners www.uni-paderborn.de/pace