Graduate Academy

The Graduate Academy (Graduiertenakademie) at the University of Kassel is an interdisciplinary umbrella organisation supporting doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers across all faculties in their academic qualification phase. It coordinates the interdisciplinary further qualification of early-career researchers through the Kassel Graduate Programme, offering structured courses in academic preparation, workplace competencies, and career guidance, bridging science, industry, and society.

Minimum GPA

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English requirements

Courses are offered in English (and some in the local language). No specific standardised English test requirement is published for the Graduate Academy umbrella programme.

Accepted bachelor fields

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APS Certificate

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Tuition fee

None. Hesse public university — no tuition fees for doctoral candidates regardless of nationality.

Semester contribution

Approx. 400 EUR per semester (Hesse public university estimate; confirm at enrollment via University of Kassel enrollment office). Identical for EU and non-EU doctoral candidates.

Funding info

Tuition: None. Hesse public university — no tuition fees for doctoral candidates regardless of nationality. Semester contribution: Approx. 400 EUR per semester (Hesse public university estimate; confirm at enrollment via University of Kassel enrollment office). Identical for EU and non-EU doctoral candidates.

The Graduate Academy includes career advisory services and dedicated career programmes for future professionals, supporting doctoral candidates in pursuing academic and non-academic career paths.

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  Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies (BGTS)

  Freie Universität Berlin

  Berlin · PhD · English

• 2

  Pre-Study Fulda

  Fulda University of Applied Sciences

  Fulda · Preparatory Programme · German English

• 3

  Individual Research Master (MSc)

  Leuphana University Lüneburg

  Lüneburg · Master of Science · English

• 4

  History & Philosophy of Science and Logic (HPS+Logic)

  Ruhr-Universität Bochum

  Bochum · Master of Arts · English

• 5

  Wildau Foundation Year – Wildau for You

  Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau

  Wildau · Preparatory Programme · German; English