NISys – Promotion Center “Sustainable and Intelligent Systems”

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NISys doctoral center - a joint initiative of three Bavarian universities

The “Sustainable and Intelligent Systems” doctoral center is a joint initiative of Coburg University of Applied Sciences (HSCO), Würzburg-Schweinfurt University of Applied Sciences (THWS) and Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences (TH AB). The focus on the engineering application fields of energy and infrastructure systems, mobility as well as production and materials addresses key topics of the future and offers numerous points of contact for cooperation with industrial companies.

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Together in an interdisciplinary team, they conduct practical and application-oriented research into future issues and viable solutions for a coexistence worth living in.

Thematic focus of NISys

At the NISys doctoral center, you can research the most pressing issues facing our society in the future: How does the transformation towards a careful use of existing energy and raw material resources take shape, for example through the establishment of sustainable processes and value chains in all areas of social life and industry? These include the all-important energy, building and transportation sectors as well as the area of industrial production. The core idea of the center is to use a methodological apparatus of intelligent methods and technologies in a targeted manner to achieve sustainable innovations in the three fields of application that are so important for our society: energy and infrastructure systems, mobility and production and materials. At the doctoral center, you can complete a doctorate with a focus on engineering.

Research areas

A broad methodological apparatus of cross-sectional technologies forms the foundation for sustainable innovations in the doctoral center. Doctoral projects can be carried out in the doctoral center that are integrated into one of the center’s three fields of application:

  • Energy and infrastructure systems
  • Mobility
  • Production and materials

Procedure

Advantages of a doctorate at NISys

Doctoral candidates can expect a scientific environment characterized by high-quality research and close supervision at the doctoral center. Over 35 dedicated researchers from the participating universities contribute their extensive experience in supervising doctoral procedures. A qualification concept consisting of four modules also enriches the interdisciplinary training of our doctoral students. All doctoral candidates are required to take part in the qualification program. The core of the program is its flexible design with only a few fixed mandatory elements and a broad selection of optional elements.

Module 1: Extracurricular qualification

  • Good scientific practice
  • Technology assessment, scientific ethics, key qualifications, career development, etc.

Module 2: Professional qualification

  • Teaching tasks, progress report, feedback discussions
  • Publications, supervision of theses, participation in lectures, Master’s modules, etc.

Module 3: Networking

  • Doctoral seminar/retreat, external conference
  • Organization of events, networking with industry, etc.

Module 4: Internationalization

  • Conferences, research stays, promotion of intercultural competence, language course

Fields of application and cross-sectional technologies of the NISys doctoral center

Fields of application and cross-sectional technologies of the PhD Center Sustainable and Intelligent Systems

Application

Apply with the required documents according to the doctoral degree regulations § 6 (1) and as listed in the application form: