Mandate
The Graduate Campus supports researchers throughout their academic careers.
Mission
The Graduate Campus is the university’s central platform for the doctoral and postdoctoral phases. We offer support and information to doctoral candidates, postdocs, and (doctoral) supervisors. In doing so, we aim to help create optimal conditions for excellent research, responsible mentoring, and personal development.
- Interfaculty Hub: We consolidate information, highlight existing resources, and provide key information on doctoral and postdoctoral studies
- Continuing Education: Our course programme opens up new perspectives and helps researchers expand their skills and actively shape their career paths
- Networking: Our events create opportunities for exchange
- Best Practices: Through our brochures, we aim to continuously improve the framework conditions for the doctoral and postdoctoral phases
- Advising and Resources: Doctoral candidates and postdocs receive support as needed so they feel well-prepared for their next career steps
Services
- Annual information sessions: Welcome PhD and Welcome Postdoc
- Course programmes for doctoral candidates, postdocs, and supervisors
- Personal counselling and resources for professional development
- Brochures and guides on the doctoral and postdoctoral phases
- Surveys on the doctoral and postdoctoral phases
Terminology
On this website, we use the term postdoc to refer to all research staff with a doctoral degree who hold a fixed-term contract at the University of Fribourg—regardless of their official job title.