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Faculty of Mathematics and Natural SciencesDepartment of Geosciences

Training

Check here for an overview of training by other providers.

General procedure:

  • courses are usually filled on a first-come, first-served basis
  • you can find further information regarding each workshop in the list below - often you can download an additional PDF with more details
  • registrations
    • register yourself via gsgs-adminSpamProtectionuni-koeln.de, necessary information: your full name, date and name of the course
    • if you do not receive a confirmation e-mail for your registration, you are not registered > please notify the GSGS staff via gsgs-adminSpamProtectionuni-koeln.de
    • Induction Part D is not organised by the GSGS, please find registration information below > please upload certificate to docfile and also send it to gsgs-adminSpamProtectionuni-koeln.de after participation
      • Please bear in mind that places in the Induction Part D workshops are allocated by lottery procedure, as their places are limited and not exclusive to GSGS members. It cannot be guaranteed that you will get a place immediately when you first register.

Please note any specific registration guidelines indicated in the list below.

Courses without a fixed date or registration deadline

Eventdate(s) and timesremarksregistration status
German as a Foreign Language Courses for international studentsintensive pre-semester courses (20h per week) or semester courses (6h per week)The courses cost 250€ per semester. The GSGS will usually cover two semesters, but you can apply for more. Read more...Register with GSGS through the online form
One day structured writing retreat(one day) will be arranged with interested people register your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and the topic "writing retreat"
Recherchieren lernen - Zielgerichtet zur Doktorarbeit (workshop literature research in German by Anja Becker-Haumann, GeoLibrary)(c. 1/2 day) will be arranged with interested peoplein small groups, part individual training; read more...register your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and the topic "literature research"
Compulsory: Induction Part A: Being a member of the GSGS by Dr. Karin Boessenkool(2.5 hours) will be arranged with interested people register your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and the course code (IndA)
Compulsory: Induction Part B: Good Scientific Practice by Prof. NN and Dr. Karin Boessenkool(4.5 hours) will be arranged with interested people register your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and topic "Induction Part B"
Compulsory: Induction Part C: Cooperation and Self-Management by Dr. Karin Boessenkool(4 hours) will be arranged with interested people register your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and topic "Induction Part C"
Compulsory: Induction Part D: Research Data Management by members of C3RDMPlease note that "Induction Part D" is currently not organised especially for GSGS. Instead, make sure to partake in one of the workshops "RDM - a practice-oriented introduction" in English or "Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM/RDM): Eine praxisbezogene Einführung" in German. Both workshops are provided by the Cologne Competence Center for Research Data Management (C3RDM). register your interest via their website: https://fortbildung.uni-koeln.de/event_programme/index_eng.html
Poster presentations by Dr. Karin Boessenkool(4 hours) date will be arranged with interested peopleBring your own poster to discuss; min. 5, max. 12 participantsregister your interest at any time via email to gsgs-admin(at)uni-koeln.de with your name and the course code (2020_PO)