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Objectives and structure of the International Postgraduate Program
The national and international postgraduate course called PIPES
is being established at the Faculty Process Sciences (Faculty III) at the Technical University of Berlin for graduates from the fields of Process Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Process and Plant Technology, Biotechnology, Safety Engineering, Control Engineering and of related branches of study.
The PIPES Program focuses on modeling, simulation, automation and optimization of processes in the above mentioned fields of engineering.
The main objective of the PIPES Program is to enable graduates to conduct challenging
research work in the area of Process Sciences and Engineering and, if successful, to obtain the German academic degree “Dr.-Ing.†within a time frame of approximately three years.
The option of conferring the alternative academic degree “Ph.D.†is currently under consideration by a Faculty committee.
The PIPES Program will take about three years for graduates with a Diploma or Master’s degree.
Knowledge of German language is not a prerequisite for this program, provided that an evidence of sufficient knowledge of English, e.g. TOEFL test, can be submitted.
Content of the PIPES Program
The PIPES Program contains the following elements:
- Assignment of two academic supervisors and of a senior Ph.D. candidate to give personal guidance
- Preparation of a work schedule upon commencement
- Setting of milestones and checks
- Preparation of written progress reports
- An accompanying course in research methodologies
Postgraduate program
This part of the PIPES
Program is aimed at graduates in the fields of Process Engineering, Energy Engineering, Process and Plant Technology, Control and Measurement Engineering and Safety Engineering.
Besides gaining scientific skills, candidates are also expected to develop skills for the effective communication and cooperation with other scientists.
Participants will also be encouraged to publish their findings in suitable journals during the course of their studies.
For this purpose targets are defined and progress reports have to be written every
quarter. The targets will be evaluated in regular meeting with the supervisors.
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