Data Protection

Purpose of Data Processing

The graduate academy Graduiertenakademie Grad^TUBS is a central department for cross-disciplinary further education and interfaculty programmes for the scientific and professional development of doctoral researchers. With the Graduiertenakademie Grad^TUBS, the University of Braunschweig aims to provide its scientists with comprehensive and individual support during their doctoral studies.

All PhD students of TU Braunschweig and HBK, who have their main doctoral supervisor at TU Braunschweig or HBK and who do their PhD according to the PhD regulations of one of the faculties of TU Braunschweig or HBK can register for the Graduiertenakademie Grad^TUBS.

Through their registration, doctoral researchers are allowed to

1. use the interdisciplinary qualification programme of Grad^TUBS free of charge,
2. use the coaching progamme for doctoral researchers free of charge,
3. participate in interdisciplinary exchange and networking events,
4. participate in the development of the interdisciplinary qualification programme,
5. receive certificates of attendance for the training courses attended,
6. register for the newsletter with targeted information on events, announcements and activities of Grad^TUBS
7. consult the Grad^TUBS team regarding the recognition of interdisciplinary achievements in the context of their doctoral studies.

The collection of personal data is necessary in order to use the services of Graduiertenakademie Grad^TUBS .

Method of Data Processing

The data is processed via an online form for PhD researchers.¹ Only Grad^TUBS employees are authorized to access the form. The following data is transmitted to the Stud.IP support of TU Braunschweig, in order to complete the registration for Grad^TUBS and to assign doctoral researchers to the study program "Graduiertenakademie GradTUBS" in Stud.IP: Last name, first name, e-mail, user ID.

Voluntariness/Cancellation/Legal Consequences

The application for the registration at the graduate academy Grad^TUBS along with its associated processing (collection, storage, modification, use) of personal data is voluntary. Consent can be refused and revoked for the future at any time without reason.

In case of a refusal of consent to the data marked with * or revocation of consent, registration with the graduate academy Grad^TUBS is not possible; it will therefore expire with the date of revocation. In the event of revocation, all personal data to which the revocation refers will be deleted in accordance with the data protection regulations.