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Abstract
In 1999, the International Research Training Group ‘GRK532’ was founded as a pilot project for cross‐border European postgraduate education along the German/French/Luxembourg borders. The project consists of an interdisciplinary research programme on synthesis, isolation and characterization of new materials accompanied by an ambitious continuous and consecutive education programme between research groups from chemistry, pharmacy, physics, biochemistry, materials science and analytical chemistry. The education programme aims at qualifying doctoral students in international, interdisciplinary and soft skills during their thesis work. Key elements of the education programme are lectures, hands‐on workshops, scientific presentations and discussions in English. Alumni receive a certificate of successful participation, which is signed by the German and French speakers and the president of the Deutsch–Französische Hochschule/Université Franco–Allemande [Franco–German University].
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements: GRK532 gratefully acknowledges the generous financial support by: DFG (DFG, Citation2009a) and the SaarlandFootnote 35 in the programme “IRT/Graduiertenkollegs”; the French Ministry for Education for “allocations de recherche”; DFH/UFA for mobility and infrastructure support; CNRS for “postes rouges”; Centre de Recherche Publique Henri Tudor, Esch‐sur‐Alzette for substantial support; the doctoral students for their contributions; the head of laboratories for their input (GRK532, Citation2009); and the universities and Écoles Doctorales for administrative support.
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1 French National Ministry for Education. http://www.education.gouv.fr.
2 But see the current debate on allocation of the doctorate title by research institutions (Grigat, Citation2008).
3 Bologna follow‐up conferences: Prague (2001), Berlin (2003), Bergen (2005), London (2007), Leuven (2009).
5 Max Planck Gesellschaft (MPG; Max Planck Research Schools), Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Internationales Promotionsprogram, several Länder (like Northrhine‐Westphalia and Bavaria).
6 For example, Max Planck (Max Planck Society. http://www.mpg.de), Helmholtz (Helmholtz Society. http://www.helmholtz.de), Fraunhofer (Fraunhofer Society. http://www.fraunhofer.de) societies, Leibniz Institutes (Wissenschaftsgesellschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Leibniz Society. http://www.wgl.de).
7 For example, research, defence and agriculture.
8 National Scientific Research Centre. http://www.cnrs.fr.
9 National Research Agency. http://www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr.
10 Recently, Fraunhofer and Carnot Societies have signed a contract of co‐operation (see press release 039/2008, 29 February 2008 by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Berlin. http://www.bmbf.de/-media/press/pm_20080229-039.pdf.)
13 German–Italian University Centre (http://ait.tridentum.com/) was founded in 2000; French–Italian University (http://www.universite-franco-italienne.org/) was founded in 1998, both have two seats (sources retrieved 28 January 2009).
14 In 2007 more than 140 courses at more than 100 partner universities with 4,500 subscribed students.
15 Internationales Graduiertenkolleg/Réseau Européen de Formation des Doctorants
16 Since 01.01.2009 part of Université de Strasbourg.
22 For example, single‐source precursors for Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) and sol‐gel processes; organometallic cluster chemistry; photoelectron spectroscopy; adhesive forces on surfaces; advanced mass spectrometry; identification and quantification of proteins; Cytochromes P450 and their applications; selected aspects in drug discovery; and solid phase synthesis of peptides.
23 For example, peptide synthesis; expression of fluorescing genes; sol‐gel synthesis of hybrid aluminium oxide material; NMR spectral interpretation; following the MS workflow with integration of data base queries; kinetic cell respiration; analysing surfaces with AFM.
24 Vögtle/Bonn, Rademann/Göttingen, Ourisson/Strasbourg, Corriu/Montpellier, Chen/Zurich, Menu/Paris, Drillon/Strasbourg, Glieder/Graz, Terryn/Brussels, Krüger/Luxemburg, Pireaux/Namur(B).
25 GENOPIA/Saarbrücken, Wacker/Burghausen, Solvias/Basel, Dillinger Hütte/Dillingen, Nano‐X/Saarbrücken, Amer‐Sil/Kehlen(Lux).
26 Jonquiere/Nancy, Limmert/Exeter, Pattacini/Parma, Schnepf/Karlsruhe, Rothenberger/Karlsruhe
27 Homburg/Germany, La Petite Pierre/France, Achern/Germany, Amnéville/France, Tholey/Germany, Orscholz/Germany, Bischoffsheim/France, Pétange/Luxembourg.
28 Chivers, University of Calgary/CAN; Gnanou, Université Bordeaux 1/F; Jutzi, University of Bielefeld/D; B. Krebs, University of Münster/D; Majoral, Universté Paul Sabatier, Toulouse/F, Schnöckel, Universtiy of Karlsruhe/D; Spatz, University of Heidelberg/D.
29 Bianchini, ICCOM/CNR, Florence/I; Déléris, Chimie Nucléaire Analytique & Bio‐environnementale CNA, Bordeaux/F; Kervennal, Elf Atochem, Arkema Group, Pierre‐Bénite/F; Majoral, Universté Paul Sabatier, Toulouse/F; Schubert, Technical University of Vienna/A; von Klitzing, MPI for Solid State Research, Stuttgart/D; Wieghardt, MPI for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Mülheim/D.
30 GradUS‐Graduiertenprogramm der Universitat des Saarlandes [Graduate program of the Saarland University]. http://www.uni-saarland.de/de/forschung/gradus.
31 The Université de la Grande Région is a collaboration of universities from the Saarland, Rhineland‐Palatinate (Germany), Lorrain, Alsace (France), Wallonie (Belgium) and Luxembourg (Luxembourg). See http://www.uni-gr.eu
32 For more information visit http://www.dff-ffa.org.
33 See http://www.grossregion.net.
35 Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft [Ministry for Economy and Science of the Saarland]. http://www.saarland.de/ministerium_wirtschaft_arbeit.htm.