PhD graduates are required to

• join the seminar series / journal clubs of their working group (2 or 3 ECTS, please talk to your supervisor)
• join the VDSEE seminar series (2 ECTS)
• do the public presentation (FÖP) within the first six months of their PhD and no later than one year after they started.
• sign the doctoral thesis agreement and the "Code of Good Practice" subsequent to their public presentation.
• submit a progress & TAC report annually.
• In agreement with ones supervisor(s), one can select lectures, seminars, etc. to fulfill the ECTS requirements from the course directory:
  
  • 55 - Ecology and Evolution Directorate of Doctoral Studies or
  • Directorate of Studies 30 - Biology
  We encourage all VDSEE PhD graduates to obtain at least 30 ECTS in total.
  According to the curricula, students have to obtain at least:
  • 30 ECTS in Biology and in Molecular Biology
  • 12 ECTS in Environmental Sciences
  • 24 ECTS in Earth Sciences
  Students may obtain ECTS - according to the doctoral thesis agreement - for
  
  • oral or poster presentations at conferences. Please forward a proof of attendance and book of abstracts to docschool.vdsee@univie.ac.at.
  • transferrable skills: courses/workshops offered by the Center for Doctoral Studies, such as Research Data Management & Good Scientific Practic; Writing, presenting and communicating in Englis; Analyzing Data, or Current research information system u:cris for PHD students (2022W)