Welcome
A warm welcome!
Dear doctoral students and candidates, dear visitors of our website:
Since the student elections in the winter semester of 2010/11 there exists a student council for doctoral students (SCDS or in German “Fachgruppenvertretung (FGV) Promotion”). Based on the “articles of the student body of the University of Lueneburg”, the student council for doctoral students represents the interests of doctoral students of all faculties towards the university administration and leadership. We are glad that you are interested in our work.
As part of the student body of the Leuphana University Lueneburg, we would like to dedicate our work to the following topics:
Securement of teaching offer: we campaign for a teaching offer as designed for the doctoral program that is high in quality, appropriate in quantity, and feasible to study. We aim to accomplish this by maintaining regular and vivid communication and information exchange with the graduate school at Leuphana. We would like to get your feedback on the guidelines for gaining a doctoral degree („Promotionsordnungen“) and their feasibility. We aim to fulfill this role as a contact for every faculty.
Academic bodies: Our goal is to inform doctoral students about the possibility of a student representative in academic bodies (FKR, Senat, Studierendenparlamen). More important than the actual vote we however consider the information flow which can be achieved without being an official representative because meetings of most academic bodies are open to the university public. With this in mind we would like to call attention to the passive and active voting right for doctoral students and to emphasize the importance of taking responsibility in university policy.
Contact: Doctoral students can and should approach us with questions and complaints regarding the doctoral program. We will collect feedback and discuss your concerns and questions with the person in charge at the Graduate School or at the relevant faculty. Please make use of this possibility so that we can combine your concerns and forward them to the appropriate institution.
Information: We as representatives for doctoral students offer information concerning questions, possibilities, alterations and changes concerning the doctoral program at Leuphana.
As information medium we installed this website. It offers information about the student council for doctoral students at Leuphana as well as further resources regarding being a doctoral student.
You can contact us personally via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or click here. Moreover, we offer regular office hours during which you can meet us in person and tell us about your questions and concerns. When and where the office hours take place, you can find here.
Best wishes and have fun surfing on our website,
your SCDS