Certificate on Good supervision

The MIN Faculty at Universität Hamburg is supporting both doctoral researchers and their supervisors on their academic journey, which has become increasingly demanding. Here you find offers for potential supervisors up to experiences senior supervisors.

The Certified Supervisor Training at the MIN Faculty provides supervisors and co-supervisors of doctoral researchers with strategies for effective supervision and for tackling various challenges that may arise. The training consists of eight modules, each of which can be attended individually. To obtain the "Certified Supervisor" certificate, at least five out of eight modules, including module 8, have to be completed.

Target Audience:        Supervisors and Co-Supervisors (primarily within the MIN faculty)         

Format:                          eight individual modules (three hours each) 

Module 1: About regulation and support for writing a thesis at the MIN faculty
May 29, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Grindelberg 5, room 008

Module 2: Communication in doctoral supervision (incl. diversity and intercultural aspects)
June 5, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Grindelberg 5, room 008

Module 3: Effective supervision meetings: stucture, clarity, progress
July 3, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Grindelberg 5, room 008

Module 4: Guiding Doctoral Researcher on Motivation, Self-Organization, and Handling Blockage
to be announced

Module 5: Navigating Conflict Prevention and Difficult Conversations with Doctoral Researchers
to be announced

Module 6: Good Scientific Practice for supervisors: What shouldn’t you do?
to be announced

Module 7: Supervision Agreements that Work: Expectations and Roles
to be announced

Module 8: Peer Supervision – change perspective and lift your supervision to the next level!
to be announced                                          

What you gain from participating:

• Practical skills for effective one-on-one supervision
• Preventing conflicts by aligning expectations and clarifying roles
• Tools for structuring meetings, providing constructive feedback, and handling challenges
• Approaches to foster motivation, self-organization, and a productive research environment
• Knowledge of good scientific practice and ethical supervision
  

Participants will receive a certificate “Certified Supervisor” upon completion of at least five modules, including module 8. A certificate of attendance is issued for each individual module.

Next Level: Workshop for experienced supervisors

Are you a busy research supervisor looking for strategies on how to make your supervision even more efficient and fruitful? And would you like to get inspiration from other experienced supervisors? Then you will find this advanced workshop very relevant. The setting is a ½ day afternoon workshop. The teaching form is highly interactive and facilitated by two internationally leading educational developers within the field of PhD supervision. This is a chance to take your supervision to the next level!

Target Audience: Experienced supervisors who have supervised at least five PhD candidates as the main supervisor. Alternatively, you may have co-supervised many PhD candidates or gained other relevant experience.

Date: June 05, 2026, 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Stiftung Wasserkunst Elbinsel Kaltehofe. After the workshop, you are invited to join for a dinner or snacks with the other participants.

Please register by filling the registration form below, via Indico or by sending an Email to mingz"AT"uni-hamburg.de. Please contact the MIN Graduate Center at the above mentioned adress if you have any questions. We are planning to offer the workshop series in regular intervals. If you are unable to join this time, we’ll reserve a spot for you in one of the future installments.

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