The PROMI project – promoting inclusive doctoral studies

Description

The PROMI project has provided 45 severely disabled graduates with the possibility to attain a doctorate degree. For this purpose additional part-time jobs for doctoral students have been created nationwide at our 21 partner universities between the years 2013 and 2015.
The positions are limited to three years contract duration with an option to extend each individual contract for up to two more years. The positions are liable to social security contributions, this enables doctoral students to act financially independent and secure. Furthermore there is a legal entitlement to necessary professional rehabilitation services.

Specification

Duration

2013-2021

Project Lead

Prof. Dr. Mathilde Niehaus

Project Team

Dr. Jana Bauer & M.A. Susanne Groth

Cooperation Partners

  • Employers-Service for Severely Disabled Academeics of the ZAV (International Placement Services of the Federal Employment Agency)
  • Unternehmensforum e.V. (a national initiative of companies that support the full participation of people with disabilities)
  • 21 German Universities: University Augsburg, University Bayreuth, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Bremen University of Applied Sciences, University of Bremen, TU Dortmund University, TU Dresden, University Duisburg-Essen, FernUniversität in Hagen, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, University Hamburg, TU Ilmenau, University Kassel, University of Cologne, University Koblenz-Landau, Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, Technical University of Munich, University Münster, University Potsdam, University Stuttgart, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg

Funding

Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)

Website

promi.uni-koeln.de