Mission of the Graduate School
The KIT Graduate School Cultures of Knowledge (CuKnow) at the KIT Center Humans and Technology (MuT) connects PhD students from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering at KIT and offers a place for inter- and transdisciplinary exchange, learning, and research. Members critically analyze and question "knowledge" in science and society, engaging in dialogue with public stakeholders. MuT is a platform that facilitates interdisciplinary research on human-technology relations in the context of transformation processes.
What does the education and training program look like?
The Graduate School offers excellent doctoral conditions through an extensive education and training program in three areas:
Contact
Spokesperson
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Ott
Chair of Economic Policy
Institute of Economics (ECON)
ingrid.ott∂kit.edu
Co-Spokesperson
Prof. Dr. Darko Jekauc
Head of the Health Education and Sport
Psychology Department (IfSS)
darko.jekauc∂kit.edu
Coordination
M. Sc. Carolin Ibelshäuser
Center Humans and Technology (MuT),
Coordinator KIT Graduate School
„Cultures of Knowledge“
carolin.ibelshaeuser∂kit edu
M. Sc. Anna Keitemeier
anna.keitemeier∂kit.edu
The organizational structure of the Graduate School is divided into a Board of Directors, a Steering Committee and a Coordination.
The Board of Directors forms the board of the organizational level and manages the day-to-day business. Four elected representatives of each disciplinary pillar, Principal Investigators (PIs), represent the specialist program externally.
The Steering Committee is made up of elected doctoral students from the Graduate School. Each disciplinary pillar (technological, societal, institutional and spatial knowledge culture) is represented by a representative. This committee meets every six months and advises the Executive Board. The latter approves the annual program upon request and in cooperation with the PIs and the steering committee. It is also responsible for finances and the admission of new doctoral candidates.
The Coordination takes on organizational tasks (planning events, creating the annual programme, external presentation) and thus supports the Board of Directors and the Steering Committee.