Welcome to the smartNETWORK!

The smartNETWORK is an interdisciplinary association of the independent graduate schools of Münster University's Humanities and Social Sciences. It offers doctoral candidates not only an inspiring research environment but also all the advantages of a structured doctorate. Particularly international doctoral candidates can benefit from this type of doctorate.

These pages are directed particularly at international applicants, doctoral candidates and visiting scientists of the smartNETWORK. Here you have the opportunity to learn about the smartNETWORK, the participating graduate schools and the international doctoral programme "smartNETWORK: Decisions, Strategies, and the Public" and get an overview of the University of Münster and the city. For applicants and doctoral candidates from abroad, we have compiled an extensive list of all the available information and support.

Core goals of the network:

• support structured doctoral training
• support interdisciplinary exchange
• support internationalization