PhD at the Institute

PhD at the Institute 

For over twenty years, a growing number of doctoral students have been doing their doctoral projects at our institute. Through individual supervision and regular exchange, we offer a framework for productive and accomplished research work. Twice a year, at the beginning of February and the beginning of July, all doctoral students meet for a colloquium on our cultural campus. A large number of doctoral students have also successfully obtained scholarships or other funding.

Researchers interested in doctoral projects are asked to prepare an initial short exposé (approx. 1 page with research topic, questions and possible methods) and send it to the potential supervising professor (Prof. Dr. Julius Heinicke, Prof. Dr. Birgit Mandel, Prof. Dr. Vanessa Einwand-Weiss).

Possible topics come from the broad field of cultural policy, cultural management, cultural mediation and arts education and are often - but not required - related to current research projects of the institute's professors.

Here you can find the information page on doing a doctorate in Department 2

Here you can find the information sheet on doing a doctorate in Department 2

Here you can find recommendations on how to prepare an exposé for your dissertation

German-French PhD-Track “Transcultural Dynamics: Franco-German Approaches to Cultural Policy and the Mediation of Art Practices”

The Franco-German doctoral program is an integral part of the partnership between the Université Aix-Marseille and the University of Hildesheim. Since 2013, with the support and funding of the Franco-German University (DFH), graduates who want to research the reflection of discourses on cultural mediation / médiation culturelle de l’art and cultural policy with a focus on the Franco-German comparison or with reference to the areas of Europe, the Mediterranean and/or sub-Saharan Africa have been supported.
Interested researchers are asked to contact the management of our UNESCO Chair.

* Research on artistic practices and cultural policy approaches that address social issues
* Impacts and relationships of transculturality
* Forms of transnationality, transdisciplinary artistic practices
* Questions of transcitizenship and forms of globalization

Detailed requests can be directed to Dr. Daniel Gad (kupo-int@uni-hildesheim.de).