A Masters or Diploma degree is the pre-requisite to enter the PhD Program.
In case the university degree is not equivalent to one obtained by a German
university, the "Promotionsausschuss" may ask for additional pre-requisites.
Admission to the PhD Program is only possible if one of the participating mathematicians
is willing to supervise the PhD student.
The course languages are English and German. The knowledge of the German language is not
required to enter the Graduate School. We try to help foreign graduate students
to find German language courses during the first two years of their studies.
The PhD thesis can be written in English or German.
The members of the Graduate School are registered as PhD students of the University
Duisburg-Essen. The tuition for one term is less than 200 €, mainly for insurances
(Bachelor and Master students have to pay the regular tuition, i.e. 500 € + 200 €).
PhD students, as all registered students, receive a student ID which allows them to use the
University library, and to have lunch at reduced prices at the Mensa. Free
public transportation in the region and reduced admission for many
public events is also granted to holders of a student ID.
The usual period for the PhD studies is 3 years.
One can start the PhD program the beginning of the summer or winter term,
but exceptions are possible.
The Graduate School does not provide fellowships. However several of the participating
mathematicians have their own research grants, are members of a DFG-graduate college
or can help to find teaching jobs at the university.
I. Algebra and Geometry | ||
| 1. Hélène Esnault | Algebraic Geometry | esnault[no-spam]uni-due.de |
| 2. Rüdiger Göbel | Discrete Algebra and Infinite Combinatorics | R.Goebel[no-spam]uni-due.de |
| 3. Jürgen Herzog (Coordinator) | Commutative Algebra | mat300[no-spam]spi.power.uni-essen.de |
| 4. Wolfgang Lempken | Group- and Representation Theory | lempken[no-spam]exp-math.uni-essen.de |
| 5. Eckart Viehweg | Algebraic Geometry | viehweg[no-spam]uni-due.de |
II. Number Theory and its Applications | ||
| 1. Gebhard Böckle | Arithmetic Geometry, Algebraic Function Fields | boeckle[no-spam]exp-math.uni-essen.de |
| 2. Gerhard Frey | Arithmetic Geometry, Applications to Cryptography | frey[no-spam]exp-math.uni-essen.de |
| 3. Trung van Tran | Cryptography | trung[no-spam]exp-math.uni-essen.de |
| 4. Gabor Wiese | Explicit Arithmetic Geometry | gabor.wiese[no-spam]uni-due.de |
III. Analysis, Statistics and Computational Mathematics | ||
| 1. Laurie Davies | Non-parametric Regression and Image Analysis | laurie.davies[no-spam]uni-due.de |
| 2. Wilhelm Heinrichs | Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations | wheinric[no-spam]ing-math.uni-due.de |
| 4. Axel Klawonn | Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations, Parallel Scientific Computing | axel.klawonn[no-spam]uni-due.de |
| 3. Markus Kunze | Dynamical Systems, Analysis of Partial Differential Equations | mkunze[no-spam]ing-math.uni-due.de |
| 5. Wolfgang Ruess | Non-linear Evolution Equations | w.ruess[no-spam]uni-due.de |
| 6. Norbert Weck | Analysis of Partial Differential Equations | weck[no-spam]uni-due.de |
| 7. Karl-Josef Witsch | Analysis of Partial Differential Equations | kj.witsch[no-spam]uni-due.de |
At present we have 25 PhD students, among them 1 from China, 1 from India, 2 from Iran, 1 from Mexico, 1 from Poland, 1 from Slovakia and 1 from Spain.
A short CV, including your date of birth, and your university degrees.
A short list of courses (graduate level) you have taken, and the title
and subject of your BA, MA and/or Diplom Thesis.
If possible give the name (and e-mail address) of one or two mathematicians
willing to write a short letter of recommendation. Or ask them to send their letter
directly to Jürgen Herzog.
A short description how you plan to finance your studies.
