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We are pleased to announce that the new regulations of the Graduate Centre came into force on 13th of August 2024, bringing the restructuring of the Graduate Centre to a close. The new structure enables a more efficient way of working in day-to-day business while maintaining the co-determination rights of the target groups in strategic and content-related issues.

Over the next few months, the Graduate Centre Council will continue to work on realigning the content of the Graduate Centre. New members for the Graduate Centre Council are currently being sought and elected in the faculties and by the doctoral student representatives. Half of the six new council members have already been found - there are still vacancies in the group of university lecturers (1 place for Faculty I) and the group of doctoral candidates (2 places). If you are interested, please contact your faculty or the doctoral student representatives directly. We look forward to your participation!

Information for those who have applied to become a member of the Graduate Centre in the past: With the new regulations, the construct of membership in the Graduate Centre no longer applies. In future, the Graduate Centre's services will be aimed primarily at researchers in the qualification phases. In addition, depending on availability, all members and affiliates of the University of Vechta can use the services of the Graduate Centre.

A dissertation is not a major master's thesis - in addition to content factors, there are a variety of aspects that make the writing process more difficult:

• Schedules have to be made again and again and often justified to supervisors...
• Financing is difficult: the day job eats up time and in the case of qualification positions the teaching obligation calls for...
• Publications and lectures cost time and nerves...
• “Lows” (which are quite typical, by the way) have to be overcome…
• Motivation has to be maintained for a very long time...
• “Besides” you are in the rush hour of life and perhaps you would like to take care of something else other than this dissertation...

If you're lucky, you can approach supervisors not only for technical discussions, but also if there are difficulties in the writing process or on a personal level.

If you would like support and exchange outside of the supervision relationship, the writing support for doctoral students and the exchange group are the right place for you.

We offer you a safe space to reflect on your work, your writing strategies, your approach and your plans. Simply contact us for the next appointment. We look forward to seeing you!