Overview

HELENA will provide exceptional opportunities for our students:

• Doctoral work in interdisciplinary research teams at one of the leading centers for health and environment research
• Intensive scientific training in one of eight thematic fields
• Translational projects with close links between basic and clinical research
• Access to state-of-the-art platforms and training in the latest technologies
• Networking on an international scale, with financial support for attending conferences and for research stays at other institutions
• Promotion of independence and self-management
• Intensive guidance and mentoring by a personal Thesis Committee
• Design of an individual curriculum
• Career promotion and training in management, leadership and communication
• Conferral of a doctorate from either Ludwig-Maximians-Universität (LMU) or Technische Universität München (TUM) – both universities are among the winners of Germany’s Excellence Initiative competition