Max Planck Schools: A National Initiative for Interdisciplinary Graduate Education
Overview of the Max Planck School Initiative
The Max Planck Schools bring together international PhD candidates with Germany’s best scientists in four seminal interdisciplinary research fields: Biomedical Artificial Intelligence, Cognition, Matter to Life or Photonics. Based on a strong network of German Universities and Research Organizations, the Max Planck Schools offer unique PhD programs with fully financed positions for Bachelor and Master graduates in an outstanding scientific environment. PhD candidates benefit from excellent infrastructure, innovative teaching methods and interdisciplinary exchange. Supported by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and our other key partners, the Max Planck Schools aim to advance the system of doctoral education in Germany.
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For comprehensive information about the Max Planck Schools initiative, including application procedures and program details, please visit the official Max Planck Schools website.
The four Max Planck Schools
Max Planck School of Photonics
Light is a fundamental power. At the Max Planck School of Photonics, we are researching this power with its many different aspects and making it usable for humanity. As a network, our international graduate school connects the brightest researchers and PhD candidates in the various areas of photonics throughout Germany and thus creates unique synergies.
Find out more about the other three schools - the Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence, Max Planck School of Cognition and Max Planck School Matter to Life.
Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
The school will investigate fundamental scientific questions at the interface between biomedicine and artificial intelligence. Karsten Borgwardt, director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich and Speaker for the new school, will be responsible for coordinating the school.
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Max Planck School of Cognition
Focuses on the understanding of human cognition by integrating neuroscience, psychology, AI, and related disciplines.
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Max Planck School Matter to Life
The Max Planck School Matter to Life explores the following questions: What exactly is life? Can the processes, functions, and entities that constitute life be simulated and replicated in the laboratory?