Progress report & Annual status conversation
Doctoral students who have been definitively admitted write an annual progress report on the status and planned progress of their research project, as well as on any significant deviations from the research project described in the doctoral plan.
This is a possible Download template for the progress report (PDF, 131 KB) that can be used for orientation. Please check whether your department uses a specific template or has different requirements. If this is the case, follow the instructions of your department.
Please note:
It is the responsibility of the conversation participants to keep this document until the completion of the doctorate.
The annual status conversation consists of two separate parts:
- Academic progress (basis: progress report)
- Assessment, career and personal development
The first part deals with the doctorate and the research work. The previously written progress report forms the basis for this conversation where all points recorded in the doctoral plan, the next steps and, if necessary, significant changes to the research project are discussed. It is recommended to involve the second advisor in the first part. Other persons may also participate.
The second part is a development discussion that includes mutual feedback and the further development of competences. This part is conducted confidentially between the supervisor of the doctoral thesis and the doctoral candidate.
This is a possible Download template for the annual status conversation (PDF, 463 KB) that can be used for orientation. Please check whether your department uses a specific template or has different requirements. If this is the case, follow the instructions of your department.
In any case both parts - the progress report and the result of the annual status conversation - are sent to the second advisor for information.