General
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Title of the programme
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International PhD Program "Opportunities for Excellence" |
Link to website
WaySearch on Google Maps |
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Organisation
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Biozentrum, University of Basel |
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Cooperation partners
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Country
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Switzerland |
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City
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Basel |
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Main fields of study
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Structural Biology, Infection Biology, Neurobiology, Biophysical chemistry; Growth and Development, Bioinformatics |
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Year of programme start
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2007 |
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Regional attractions
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Trinational region, Biovalley (one of the highest densities of Biotech industry worldwide), swiss alps, historic city of Basel |
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Further details
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Admission
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Number of intake rounds/year
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1 |
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Deadline for 1st intake (month/day)
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06/28 |
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Deadline for 2nd intake (if any)
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Number of admissions
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10 |
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Number of applications per year
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Bachelors can apply
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No |
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Degrees required
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Master's degree in life sciences |
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Selection criteria
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Perfomance record, motivation for scientific research, letter of recommendation, team skills, TOEFL test
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Structure
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Scheduled programme duration
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3 years |
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Total PhD students/faculty
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3 |
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International PhD students
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30% |
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Lab rotation
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Yes |
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Number of research groups
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25 |
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Industry collaborations
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Yes |
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Cumulative dissertation
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Yes |
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Compulsory defense of thesis
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Yes |
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Supervision
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Groupleaders together with PhD committee (yearly reports to the PhD committee)
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Total annual (tuition) fees
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300.00 CHF / 200.00 Euro |
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Monthly salary or scholarship
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3'550.00 CHF |
Courses
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Contents of teaching
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http://www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/graduate_teaching_program/ |
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Course hours per week on average
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2 |
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PhD students engage in teaching
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Optional
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International PhD Program, Biozentrum
