The constituent meeting of the Board of the Graduate Academy Leipzig took place on 3 May. The Board is responsible for the positioning and development of the Graduate Academy in accordance with its goals and tasks. It is also responsible for the strategic orientation of the Graduate Academy. The board is composed of two representatives of the deans, a spokesperson for the structured doctoral programmes, two doctoral candidates and a postdoc. It is chaired by the Vice-Rector for Talent Development, and the Managing Director of the Graduate Academy attends the meetings as a permanent guest. In the constituent meeting, fundamental strategic and operational issues were on the agenda.
Specifically, it was decided that four deadlines for applications for travel allowances and in the Leibniz Mobility Programme would be introduced with immediate effect:
- 31.03. (for travels between 1 May and 31 August of the same year).
- 30.06. (for travels between 1 August and 31 November of the same year)
- 30.09. (for travels between 1 November and 28 February of the following year)
- 31.12. (for travels between 1 February and 31 May of the following year)
Please take this into account when submitting your application.