Support for Recruiting Excellent Doctoral Researchers 

KHYS offers comprehensive support for doctoral researchers and strengthens KIT’s position in the international competition for top talent. As a central point of contact, KHYS provides guidance and information on all aspects of the doctorate – offering personal consultations and an extensive online platform on the ▶ KHYS website, featuring topics such as ▶ doctoral scholarships and other funding opportunities, as well as information on doing a doctorate as a parent or with a health impairment.

Furthermore, KHYS regularly promotes KIT as an excellent place to pursue a doctorate by participating in the ▶ KIT Career Fair and other national and international recruitment events. 

Events for Prospective Doctoral Researchers at KIT 

Recommend the following KHYS events to students in whom you see potential for doing a doctorate: 

• Presentation "Doing a doctorate at KIT" 
• German-language workshop "Promotion: ja oder nein?" ("Doctorate: yes or no?")

Further information and current dates can be found ▶ here. 

Informational Material and Presentations 

KHYS can provide you with presentation slides and flyers upon request. To support your recruitment activities, you can also invite KHYS staff to give short impulse talks. Please contact us at ▶ info ∂does-not-exist.khys kit edu. 

Prerequisites for the Doctorate 

Prior to issuing a confirmation of supervision, you should carefully assess the candidate’s suitability for pursuing a doctorate (scientific aptitude, independency, language skills, etc.). In this context, the ▶ KHYS Aspirant Grant (Doc) can support you by offering the possibility to invite prospective doctoral researchers from abroad for a one‑month stay at KIT. 

You should also ensure that prospective doctoral researchers fulfil all formal prerequisites for pursuing a doctorate at KIT: 

• Particularly for candidates who obtained their degree abroad, an ▶ equivalence assessment should be carried out in advance. 
• The formal prerequisites for admission are stipulated in the ▶ doctoral regulations of the respective KIT Departments. 
• If you’re unsure whether a candidate meets your KIT Department’s admission criteria (e.g., required final grade, place or field of study), you should consult the Doctoral Admissions Committee.

Additional points: 

• Clarify legal aspects, such as ▶ foreign trade law, early on. 
• If the doctorate is to be funded by a scholarship, carefully review the funding conditions. Some scholarship providers, for example, require repayment if the doctorate is not completed or impose a return‑to‑home obligation on funded researchers. 
• Please be aware that doctoral researchers who plan to finance their doctorate with their own funds may face considerable extra challenges.