Soft Skills Summer 2018

The Soft Skills Summer is an initiative by the CRC 1242 and the team for Equal Opportunities of the Faculty of Physics at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

In cooperation with Golin Wissenschaftsmanagement, we offered three workshops in 2018. It was possible to attend one, two or all workshops.

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Friday, July 27, 2018 Project Management in Academia



​New, time limited and complex – starting a project is difficult. A good management is the way to handle this. A work environment without project work is almost unimaginable nowadays. The workshop presents planing tools and helps you to structure a big project like your thesis.

Topics of the workshop:

  • Basics of project management
  • Setting objectives
  • Strategies for dealing with difficulties
  • Stakeholder

For more details and the program, click here.

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Friday, August 24, 2018 Academic Writing

Often writing is the most difficult part of research work. Problems with the structure, complicated formulations and an unclear argumentation are typical. However, for the success of academics it is essential that the content is successfully conveyed to the relevant target groups – from the subject community to the public.

Topics of the workshop:

  • Text types
  • Topic selection, structure, argumentation
  • Research strategies
  • Utilising creative bursts – avoiding blocks

For more details and the program, click here.

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Friday, September 14, 2018 Communication and Presentation in the Academic Context

Small talk or academic subject presentation, the ability to present oneself adequately and to communicate one’s concerns effectively is a deciding factor of career related success in academia.

Topics of the workshop:

  • Basics of project management
  • Setting objectives
  • Strategies for dealing with difficulties
  • Stakeholder

For more details and the program, click here.