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The next DOZ dates:

• Friday, 17.10.2025
• Friday, 23.01.2026
• Friday, 10.04.2026
• Friday, 10.07.2026
• Friday, 16.10.2026
• Friday, 29.01.2027

Additional dates for the ASR team:

• 16.3. from 9:00 - 12:00
• 19.4. from 9:00 - 12:00
• 09.5. from 12:00 - 14:00
• 17.5. from 9:00 - 11:00
• 11.7. from 13:00 - 15:00

Additional dates for the GE team:

• 19.11.2025, 10:00-12:00
• 07.01.2026, 10:00-12:00

Additional dates for the Psychology team:

• Wednesday, 16.04.2025, 12:00
• Wednesday, 11.06.2025, 12:00
• Wednesday, 22.10.2025, 12:00 

Additional dates for the Learning team:

• 17.04.2024, 9:30 - 10:30
• 08.05.2024, 9:30 - 10:30
• 26.06.2024, 9:30 - 10:30
• 11.11.2024, 9:30 - 10:30
• 11.12.2024, 9:30 - 10:30
• 29.01.2025, 9:30 - 10:30 

Additional dates for the inclusive learning team:

• Thu. 28.11.2024, 15:00
• Thu. 16.01.2025, 15:00 

Additional dates for the Language and Heterogeneity team:

For current dates, please contact [email protected] and [email protected].

Additional dates of the team KmE:

• 04.02.2026, 9:00-13:00

Additional dates for the ESE team:

• Tue, 20.02.2024, 10:00 - 12:00
• Thu, 14.03.2024, 10:00 - 12:00
• Mon, 10.06.2024, 10:00 - 12:00
• Mon, 12.08.2024, 10:00 - 12:00 

Doctoral candidate centre of the institute of Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation (DOZ)

1. Aims

The Doctoral candidate centre (DOZ) is an interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary institution of the C.v.O. University of Oldenburg for the promotion of young academics. It was established by the University Senate in December 1998 and has since continued to exist under the responsibility of the Institute of Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation of School I - School of Educational and Social Sciences.

With the close co-operation between university lecturers from the University of Oldenburg and colleagues from other universities, the DOZ takes a productive approach to the promotion of young academics.

2. Tasks

Within the framework of the DOZ, topics associated with the research field of "Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation" are represented in a wide range of programmes. It is intended to enable participating doctoral candidates to

• to place their dissertation in a broader thematic context in order to counteract possible overspecialisation;
• expand their qualification profile beyond the dissertation with regard to relevant aspects of content and research methodology;
• to receive feedback from colleagues beyond their supervisors,
• practise a broad scientific discourse and
• to acquire further relevant key qualifications.
   

3. University teachers

Professors who are assigned to the Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation Doctoral candidate centre undertake to actively participate. This means, among other things, that they agree to

• to present supervised dissertations for discussion within the framework of the DOZ,
• participate in the development and presentation of content-related and research methodological qualification programmes and
• endeavour to raise funds for the DOZ.

At present, the following university lecturers have confirmed their specific involvement:

University lecturers from the Institute of Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation

• Prof. Dr. Andrea Erdélyi
• Prof. Dr. Clemens Hillenbrand
• Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Hintz
• Prof. Dr. Tanja Jungmann
• Prof. Dr. Ute von Düring
• Prof. Dr. Ulla Licandro
• Apl. Prof. Dr Heinrich Ricking
• Prof. Dr. Teresa Sansour
• Prof. Dr. Gisela Schulze
• Prof. Dr. Karsten Speck
• Prof. Dr. Annett Thiele

Associated university lecturers

• Prof Dr Martina Hasseler
• Prof Dr Heinz Mühl
• Prof Dr Monika Ortmann
• Prof Dr Manfred Wittrock
• Apl. Prof. Dr Andreas Zieger

In Memoriam

• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mutzeck
• Prof. Dr. Walter Thimm
• Prof. Dr. Erich Westphal

4. Doctoral candidates

Before being admitted to the inter-university Doctoral candidate centre, applicants should apply for formal admission to doctoral studies at one of the participating universities.

Upon admission to the DOZ, doctoral candidates undertake to help shape and participate in the centre's activities (see § 3 of the regulations; see 5.).

In principle, all university teachers associated with the DOZ are available to advise DOZ doctoral candidates.

Interested students or graduates can work at the DOZ as guests for a limited period of time.

5. Regulations of the Doctoral candidate centre

With the decision to establish the centre, the university has adopted binding regulations for the centre (see PDF file).