What makes ASC different?

• Within a special mentoring program each student can choose their supervising ASC-professor. Mentors provide help in setting up an individualized study plan tailored to the students’ interests and career goals. Throughout the duration of study, the mentoring professors will work closely with their students, providing academic guidelines and career path suggestions.
• All ASC students are offered a research assistant position. This is a great way of gaining hands-on research experience while getting paid.
• The study programme includes two or three research projects, one of them being the six-month master thesis. The programme is very flexible. For the major and minor (optional) research projects, students can arrange their own schedule by attending related seminars and lectures freely.
• In addition to scientific topics the curriculum includes three special events: A kick-off seminar right before the winter semester, a winter school between the first and second semester, and a summer school before the third semester. The one-week winter school offers trainings on soft-skills, such as project and people management and business development. A two-week summer school prepares the students for the research-based training by working on scientific projects in a team.
• Publication of research results and participation in conference presentations are strongly encouraged.

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