PhD Retreat for Thesis/Manuscript Writing

  • 2 ECTS credits
  • DP00BE44
Field-specific study of doctoral education

Education information

Implementation date

(The schedule will be announced later)

Education type

Field-specific studies

Alternativity of education

Optional

Location

Education description

A five-day writing retreat gives doctoral researchers dedicated, distraction-free time to focus on their thesis and manuscripts. This focused environment helps improve writing clarity, productivity, and consistency, leading to faster progress. It also encourages goal-setting and accountability, while peer support and shared experience can help overcome challenges like writer’s block. Overall, a retreat strengthens writing skills and helps advance thesis completion more efficiently.

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • master the writing style required for international publications and /or the doctoral thesis of his/her field
  • can outline the contents of manuscripts logically
  • is able to set intermediate goals for writing
  • has obtained new tools to streamline scientific writing

Created 6.5.2026 | Updated 7.5.2026