Degree Programme
The MPI for Solar System Research offers the PhD programme "International Max-Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Physical Processes in the Solar System and Beyond" together with the University of Göttingen and the Technical University of Braunschweig. The Solar System School offers a three-year course of study emphasizing actual research. The curriculum covers the entire area of the solar system from small bodies to the planets and the Sun. The goal is a broad, interdisciplinary, and solid scientific education, extended with courses in numerical physics, space technology, project management, scientific writing, and presentation techniques. There are always about 50 highly qualified graduate students studying at the Solar System School. Two thirds are from abroad from over 30 different countries. About 30 percent are women.
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