‘Promotion inklusive’ (inclusive doctorate) project
As part of the project "PROMI – Promotion inklusive", a total of 45 university graduates with a disability were given the opportunity to complete a doctorate. Between 2013 and 2015, 15 additional half-time positions were created each year for academic staff at 15 partner universities throughout Germany. The doctoral positions are 3-year employment relationships subject to social security contributions. The advantage: the doctoral candidates were financially secure and there was a legal entitlement to necessary professional rehabilitation services.
Prof Dr Mathilde Niehaus and Prof Dr Thomas Kaul from the University of Cologne were responsible for managing the project as well as the scientific monitoring and evaluation. Cooperation partners were the Employer Service for Severely Disabled Academics of the ZAV of the Federal Employment Agency and the Business Forum, which acts as a bridge to industry. The project was funded by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
Further project information can be found on the homepage promi.uni-koeln.de (German only)
The project has been completed.
Dr Christoph Wendel
- Dr Christoph Wendel
Mr Wendel was appointed on 1 March 2014. The working title of his dissertation was: Explanation and modelling of the high-energy spectra of extragalactic gamma radiation sources using numerical simulations. - Supervisor: Prof. Dr Karl Mannheim, Chair for Astronomy
Dr Bernhard Schneider
- Dr Bernhard Schneider M.sc. He completed his doctorate on Prof Tautz's HOBOS project.
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr Axel Winkelmann Chair of Management and Information Systems
Dr Christian Seyferth-Zapf
- Dr Christian Seyferth-Zapf completed his doctorate in the field of media education.
- Supervisor: Prof.'in Dr Silke Grafe, Chair of School Pedagogy
