Network for the promotion of young scientists!

The TU-Nachwuchsring is the central interdisciplinary institution for the support of young scientists at the RPTU, campus Kaiserslautern and offers all young scientists at the Campus Kaiserslautern (PhD students, postdocs, junior group leaders, junior professors and tenure-track professors) extensive support for the development of their careers. 

In keeping with German tradition, research-based technical and scientific education is at the core of our activity.

A cluster of prestigious federal research institutes located in the vicinity is intensively affiliated to the university. Among the renowned institutes of the Science & Innovation Alliance Kaiserslautern  our students can find three Fraunhofer-Institutes, the Max-Planck-Institute, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, and the Institute for Compositie Materials, all of which are situated either directly on or near campus.

The aspect of orientation to applied research is emphasized by an established cooperation with international and German industries. These joint ventures with well-known partners help the university to establish additional, modern infrastructure and to create the optimal starting conditions for junior researchers to achieve top performances.

For more information please visit the SIAK Website.

The following websites inform PhD students, doctorates & scientific staff of RPTU about science-related training opportunities & possibilities tonetwork with other PhD students:

German Education Server
Doktorandenforum - Tips & tricks for your PhD
EURODOC - European Council of doctoral candidates and young researchers
IUW - Inter-university education
Post-doctoral training at the Max Planck Institute 
THESIS - Interdisciplinary Network for PhD students and postdocs e.V.
ZWM - Center for Science & Research Management Speyer