As part of the doctoral candidates workshop, we asked our doctoral candidates what a doctorate means to them and what challenges they associate with it.
A selection of insightful quotes can be found here.
Klaus PusackerDoctoral candidate HFT Stuttgart
PhD could symbolize gears: research is a system where you have to put together gears with different sizes. It is also a big personal development.
Rushikesh PadsalaAcademic assistant at HFT Stuttgart
1. Stress: to get burned or to fly high
2. No limitation to your thinking. What do you want to implement with your PhD.
Muhammad AlfakhoriDoctoral candidate HFT Stuttgart
I can compare a doctoral thesis to a person running a marathon. You learn a lot of new things along the way, but you have to keep running the whole time without stopping.
Leo CaseyDoctoral candidate HFT Stuttgart
PhD is all about doing research and being curious about the world.
Amando ReberDoctoral candidate HFT Stuttgart
Professional and personal development in a transdisciplinary way.
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