Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz campus

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PhD Max Planck Graduate Center (MPGC) with JGU at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary structured doctoral programme established jointly by the Max Planck Institutes for Chemistry and for Polymer Research and JGU, spanning chemistry, physics, biology, geosciences, materials science and medicine. Graduates receive the degree Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) from JGU in formal partnership with the Max Planck Society.

Faculty: Faculties of Medicine, Physics/Mathematics/Computer Science, Chemistry/Pharmacy/Geosciences and Biology, with the Max Planck Institutes for Chemistry and for Polymer Research  |  Study mode: full-time; structured doctoral programme  |  Location: Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

What you will study

Joint supervision, interdisciplinary Focus Groups and a coordinated curriculum across the participating institutions.

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