The Graduate School at Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences is an academic institution that was founded in November 2023 as part of the HIRE research project. All doctoral candidates who pursue their doctorate in cooperation with HFT Stuttgart are automatically part of the Graduate School and benefit from both supervision by the university's professors and a qualification offer tailored specifically to their needs.
Our doctoral candidates pursue their doctorate through the Promotionsverband Baden-Württemberg and are supervised throughout the duration of their doctorate at HFT Stuttgart. In addition to creating optimal conditions for doctorate, the Graduate School aims to train and retain academic staff. It also supports doctoral candidates in their professional development for an academic career, whether as a researcher, teacher or for a "career path" to becoming a professor. It also helps doctoral candidates to find their way into fields of work outside of research, such as business.
