IZN International Graduate Program Practical Courses

Each doctoral student is required to complete four practical courses. 

These may be courses that are technically new and helpful for your own and your lab's research (tech import), or they may cover topics that are outside of your project's immediate requirements but scientifically of potential future interest (beyond one’s own nose).

Practical courses typically involve 2-3 days of theoretical AND practical training in specific techniques. Practical courses may either be chosen from the list of courses offered by IZN Investigators (see below), or may be individually arranged with experts on specific techniques of potential interest. In addition, practical courses may also be chosen from satellite courses around scientific conferences or summer schools. In order to confirm that the course you want to attend is accepted within our curriculum please contact the IZN-IGP office in advance.

For all courses you have attended, please provide the IZN-IGP administrator with a certificate including the theoretical and practical course program and the dates.

We also encourage attendance at soft skills courses (e.g., “Good scientific practice”, “Writing scientific papers” etc., offered by the Graduate Academy or “6Rs in neuroscience research: How to register, be robust and report” offered by Dr. Marcus Meinhardt from the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim). However, these courses as well as lecture-only courses do NOT count as practical courses.