Max Planck Schools: A National Initiative for Interdisciplinary Graduate Education
Overview of the Max Planck School Initiative
The Max Planck Schools bring together international students with Germany’s best scientists in three seminal interdisciplinary research fields: 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. Students benefit from excellent infrastructure, innovative teaching methods and interdisciplinary exchange. Supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the pilot phase of the Max Planck School serves as a platform for educational reform that aims to advance the system of doctoral education in Germany.
For comprehensive information about the Max Planck Schools initiative, including application procedures and program details, please visit the official Max Planck Schools website.
The three Max Planck Schools
Max Planck School Matter to Life
What, exactly, is life? Can processes, functions and objects related to life be simulated and recreated in the laboratory? These are the overarching questions addressed in the curriculum and research training of the Max Planck School Matter to Life.
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Find out more aobut the other two schools - the Max Planck School of Cognition and Max Planck School of Photonics.
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 of Photonics
The Max Planck School of Photonics focuses on the science and engineering of light, including quantum optics, ultrafast dynamics, and nanophotonics.