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·   Unique features

 

What makes HBRS unique?   The 10 most important points:

 

  • Programs and Internationality: Hannover Medical School is the only “medical faculty” in Germany which hosts such a large number of structured doctoral programs under the roof of one graduate school: three PhD programs, one Research Training Group (DFG Graduiertenkollegs), one ITN, two associated Master programs and StrucMed, a unique program for undergraduate medical students to perform a Dr.med. thesis. Currently, HBRS students come from more than 40 different countries!
  • Degrees: Hannover Medical School is the only free standing medical university in Germany. And it is the only “medical faculty/university” in Germany which is able to award PhD and Dr.rer.nat. (for life scientists only) degrees.
    A fast-track Master in the two HBRS-associated Master programs is possible.
  • Tradition: HBRS is one of the oldest graduate schools in Germany, being founded already in 2003. Our PhD program “Molecular Medicine” is the first international PhD program in biomedicine/ life sciences in Germany (founded in 2000; accreditated by ZEvA in 2003), the second PhD program “Infection Biology” started also in 2003.
  • Experience: HBRS is often seen as a model for many graduate schools (“best practise”) and the most developed graduate school being supported in the German Excellence Initiative (BMBF, from 2006). We have long-standing experience in organizing structured doctoral programs!
  • Support: HBRS offers a unique package of support: orientation weeks; social (cultural events, excursions); counselling; housing; financing: travel to Hannover for interviews and beginning of study, stipends, short-time stays abroad; families: extra support for children (Kindergeld), babysitter, Wilhelm Hirte crip/ kindergarden. HBRS is highly family-oriented! 
  • Selection: We were the first PhD programs in Germany to conduct personal interviews on site in India (China), in strong cooperation with the DAAD and DFG.
  • Partners: HBRS is not only the roof of structured doctoral programs at Hannover Medical School, but interacts with a number of partner institutes: the Leibniz University Hannover, the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, the Helmholtz Institute for Infection Research Braunschweig, the TwinCore in Hannover, the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine Hannover, the Institute for Animal Breeding Mariensee etc. HBRS also fosters cooperations with industry partners.
  • Integration: All programs in HBRS are interlinked and integrated into the two research foci “Infection and Immunology” and “Transplantation/ Tissue Engineering/ Stem Cell Biology” of Hannover Medical School, and collaborative research centres like Excellence Cluster REBIRTH, SFBs (DFG), BMBF Centres or Networks of Competence, Clinical Research Groups (DFG).
  • Perspectives: So far, the overall impact factors of all finalists were about an average cumulated value of 10 impact factor points for each student (mostly first-author papers)! Career perspectives are excellent.
  • Alumni: We have already established a huge Alumni network, stay in touch with people and publish an annual HBRS Alumni newsletter.