Doctoral Studies

With the following experiences we would like to offer an insight into the possibilities of cooperative doctoral studies.

Daniela Kahlke: “I’m glad for the on-site solution and that my primary supervisor is not at a distant university.”

Daniela Kahlke is employed at RWU at the Faculty of Social Work, Health and Nursing. She is doing her doctorate in cooperation with the neighboring University of Education Weingarten. She receives funding by the state of Baden-Württemberg for three years through the “HAW-Prom” program. The working title of her dissertation is: “Cultures of teaching in undergraduate degree programs for midwifery in Germany – an explorative-qualitative study.” The dissertation was submitted for examination in December 2021.

Daniela Kahlke studied at RWU and at the University of Education Weingarten. For her doctorate, she says, “my main focus was on finding balance between a doctorate and family life.” The scholarship and part-time employment at RWU enabled her to create the optimal conditions for herself.

“Along the way, I’ve received a lot of support from my supervisor and a number of people at RWU as well as from my supervisor at the University of Education.” For the supervision of her thesis, Daniela Kahlke says she is stationed at a number of different locations. In addition to discussions with her primary supervisor at the University of Education and secondary supervisor at RWU, there is the doctoral candidate colloquium at RWU as well as an interdisciplinary colloquium and the doctoral candidate convention at the University of Education. “I’m glad for the on-site solution and that my primary supervisor is not at a distant university,” says Daniela Kahlke, “I can work very well with the feedback I get.”

Nayan Kadam: “In the construct with two supervisors at two different universities I consider an advantage for me.”

I’m in Germany to do something,” says Nayan Kadam. And he indeed has a full schedule: He is employed at the Faculty of Technology and Management as coordinator of the International Academy. and is doing his doctorate on cultural influences in global account management in cooperation with the University of Bamberg. “There is some work on cultural influences in international key account management, but I’m probably the first to investigate this specifically with regard to cooperation between German and Indian companies,” says the 28-year-old.

The contact to the University of Bamberg came about through the supervisor of his master's thesis, Prof. Dr. Barbara Niersbach. He is now supervised by Barbara Niersbach at RWU and has a first examiner at the University of Bamberg.

Nayan Kadam sees an advantage in this arrangement with two supervisors at two different universities. The short distances at the comparatively small UAS mean that it is always easy for him to contact someone. He then meets with both professors twice a semester and can therefore also benefit from the university’s structures.