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The mentoring process at BMS is designed to identify at an early stage any difficulties that may arise during the study program, in order to provide additional support and take corrective measures.
During Phase I, each student will be assigned a mentor from the BMS faculty. The mentor:
- advises the student on his/her study and follows its success
- meets with the student on a regular basis to evaluate the progress made
- consults with the lecturers and tutors of the courses taken.
After each semester, students must write a short report on their activities. These reports form the basis for discussion with the mentor and are then forwarded to the BMS executive board.
Please download our Mentoring Guidelines (Phase I) here: download.pdf
During Phase II, students continue to have a mentor, separate from the thesis advisor. While your advisor supports you concerning progress on the PhD thesis, choosing the right conferences and publishing articles, your mentor can 
- guide you concerning career planning and networking
- give you a second opinion
- help in case of e.g. communication problems with your advisor.
The mentor should not be a member of your research group but it is quite reasonable if he/she works in the same field. The mentor must be a member of the BMS faculty and can be a member of another university, but does not have to be.
Please download our Mentoring Guidelines (Phase II) here: download.pdf
And here you will find a German article about good mentoring for PhD students: download.pdf (560 kb) |
