YOUR UNIQUE PHD PROGRAM IN GERMANY

WE WANT YOU!

You are a very good Bachelor's or Master's student with significant exposure to physics, engineering or a related subject? You have a passion for science and would like to light up the world with your research? Then the Max Planck School of Photonics is the right choice for you!

WE OFFER:

Generous grants, so you can focus completely on learning and researching.
State-of-the-art labs, since excellent research needs excellent equipment.
A large network of world-renowned researchers supervising you.
Learning and working in a very international environment - all courses are in English.
Academia, industry or your own startup? We'll prepare you for your career through training and contacts.

Depending on your prior knowledge, you can join our <strong>3-year PhD program</strong> or our <strong>5-year Master+PhD program</strong>. You'll learn and work at one of eight excellent locations in Germany. In spring and autumn schools, you can network with your peers and receive unique soft skill training. And via our virtual campus, you'll have access to the knowledge of all our professors.

EXPLORE OUR PROGRAM:

Depending on your prior knowledge, you can join our 3-year PhD program or our 5-year Master+PhD program. You'll learn and work at one of eight excellent locations in Germany. In spring and autumn schools, you can network with your peers and receive unique soft skill training. And via our virtual campus, you'll have access to the knowledge of all our professors.

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WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY:

"My motivation to join the Max Planck School of Photonics was primarily to become part of the elite research network that it constitutes of and to get access to the exclusive lectures, workshops and other events."
_{ANDREJ KRZIC
MPSP PhD candidate}

"I have a passion for photonics because it illuminates the world in all possible ways. It allows us to see big and small, to communicate, to control matter and to do magic."
_{MERITXELL CABREJO
MPSP PhD candidate}

"It motivates me to be in daily contact with smart, open, creative and reliable people who explore and shape the world around them with curiosity and a spirit of discovery."
_{HEIKO KNOPF
MPSP allumnus}