Joint Research Academy in Biomedical Engineering and Science of Hearing and Sensory Systems

This is a structured doctoral research environment within the Hearing4all excellence context, focused on biomedical engineering and the science of hearing and sensory systems. It is linked to the University of Oldenburg's doctoral training structures and cross-site hearing research collaboration.

Academic requirements

A Master's degree (or equivalent) in physics, biology, neuroscience, psychology, biomedical engineering, computer science or an equivalent subject is required.

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

Accepted bachelor fields

For OLTECH doctoral membership, applicants need a doctoral project at the University of Oldenburg approved by the relevant doctoral committee and supervised by at least one professor from Schools V, VI, or the Department of Computing Science. The hearing-research alliance page places the Joint Research Academy within the Hearing4all biomedical engineering and sensory-systems research context.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

435.80 EUR per semester for PhD candidates in summer semester 2026, if enrolled at the University of Oldenburg.

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: 435.80 EUR per semester for PhD candidates in summer semester 2026, if enrolled at the University of Oldenburg.

The academy supports early-career researchers in hearing and sensory-systems research and is designed to prepare doctoral researchers for scientific careers in this interdisciplinary field.

• 1

  Stem Cell Medicine

  Ruhr-Universität Bochum

  Bochum · Master of Science · English

• 2

  Biomechanical Engineering (BiME)

  Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

  Magdeburg · Master of Science · English

• 3

  Computational Neuroscience

  University of Tübingen

  Tübingen · Master of Science · English

• 4

  Medical Microtechnology

  Technische Hochschule Lübeck

  Lübeck · Master of Science · English

• 5

  Genome Based Systems Biology

  Bielefeld University

  Bielefeld · Master of Science · German English