My Supervisor and Me - Shaping the Doctoral Supervision Process Together
A workshop offered by the Bonn Graduate Center
Difficulties with your supervisor? This workshop provides you with approaches,
communication options and scope for action to constructively shape your supervisory
relationship during your doctoral studies.
Online Workshop
Thursday, March 12, 2026
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Friday, March 13, 2026
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Trainer
Stefanie Henauer
Language
English
Location
Online
Target Group
Doctoral students
Track(s)
Research
Certificate
8 units are applicable within the Doctorate plus certificate
Description
You will learn about the applicable framework conditions and the complex expectations of the various parties involved in the supervisory process and deal actively and purposefully with (typical) challenges in the supervisory relationship. This will strengthen your self-efficacy and enable you to develop individual options for action to create a constructive supervisory dynamic.
Content
- Formal and customary conditions for doctoral supervision (e.g. doctoral regulations, doctoral agreements, guidelines for good scientific practice)
- Informal conditions: dealing with expectations, demands and needs your own and those of your supervisors
- Clarification of roles: What are the tasks and responsibilities of doctoral candidates, and what are those of their supervisors?
- Supervision styles: how do my supervisor and I work well together?
- Factors contributing to the success or failure of a doctoral thesis
- Actively shaping the supervisory relationship: goal-oriented and sustainable communication and action strategies
- Making effective use of supervision meetings: preparation – implementation – follow-up
- First aid for challenges in the supervisory relationship
Creditable for the Micro Credential 'Resilience & Well-being'
Micro Credentials for doctoral students offer the opportunity to systematically add key future skills to your professional expertise. You can apply for a Micro Credential if you successfully complete at least four workshops from one area of expertise.
Contact
Bonn Graduate Center
Address
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47
53115 Bonn
More Workshops?
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