Research School "Digital Health"

The HPI Research School Digital Health focuses on digital approaches to prevention, diagnostics, therapy, and health protection at both individual and population levels. It is designed for doctoral researchers working at the intersection of computer science, medicine, and health systems.

Academic requirements

Supervision agreement; Report of intent to pursue doctoral studies; Copies of university transcripts; Curriculum vitae in tabular form

Minimum GPA

None stated.

English requirements

The official HPI research-school pages do not require a specific language certificate, but they state that applicants should have a decent level of English to conduct research and communicate with supervisors, fellow researchers, and project partners.

Accepted bachelor fields

Applicants need a relevant master's degree, for example in Computer Science, Health Informatics, Biomedical Engineering, Information Systems, or a comparable field suited to digital-health research.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

354.80 EUR per semester if enrolled as a doctoral candidate at the University of Potsdam (current Summer Semester 2026 semester fee).

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: 354.80 EUR per semester if enrolled as a doctoral candidate at the University of Potsdam (current Summer Semester 2026 semester fee).

The programme prepares doctoral researchers for research and leadership roles in digital health, health informatics, biomedical data systems, and related academic or applied R&D settings.

• 1

  Applied IT Security

  Ruhr-Universität Bochum

  Bochum · Master of Science · English

• 2

  Computer Science (CTS)

  Ulm University of Applied Sciences

  Ulm · Bachelor of Science · English

• 3

  Computer Science

  Bingen University of Applied Sciences

  Bingen am Rhein · Master of Science · English

• 4

  Computer Science

  Paderborn University

  Paderborn · Master of Science · English

• 5

  Embedded Systems (MSc)

  Saarland University

  Saarbrücken · Master of Science · English