Annual Report Academic Year 2007/08

This report contains information on the Swiss Doctoral Program in Mathematics. It covers the period of the academic year 2007/08, with a preview of the following academic year. To benefit from the hyperlinks, please use the online version on www.math.ch/dp.

Extended Table of Contents
page 1Welcome: A brief description of the Doctoral Program
page 2Objectives: Intention and aims of the Doctoral Program
page 3Neighboring Schools: The partners of the Doctoral Program
page 4Spectrum of Activities: Overview of the character of activities of the Doctoral Program
page 6Responsibilities of the Committee: The administration of the Doctoral Program
page 7Directors: The two directors of the Doctoral Program
page 8Senior Committee Members: The list of senior representatives of each university
page 9Junior Committee Members: The list of junior representatives of each university
page 10Enrollment: Terms and conditions for the participation in the Doctoral Program
page 11Application Form: Online application form for students
page 12Registration Form: Online registration form for research groups
page 13Scoring: Description of the scoring system
page 14Validation: Description of the validation procedure
page 15Validation Form: The validation form for students
page 16Reimbursement: Terms and conditions for reimbursement of participation costs
page 17Reimbursement Form: The reimbursement form for students
page 18Reporting: Description of the annual reporting system
page 19Program of the academic year 2007/2008: Details see www.math.ch/dp. The new color code guides the PhD students through the program.
page 24Program of the academic year 2008/2009: A preview of next year's activities
page 28Recommended external Activities: Index of the program of the neighboring schools
page 29Advanced Courses 2007/08: An incomplete list of advanced courses in the regular program of the partner universities
page 30Advanced Courses 2008/09: An incomplete preview of advanced courses in the regular program of the partner universities
page 32Doctoral Student's Page 2007/08: An incomplete list of talks of members of the Doctoral Program
page 34Doctoral Student's Page 2008/09: An incomplete preview of talks of members of the Doctoral Program
page 36Thesis Defences 2007/08: An incomplete list of thesis defences of members of the Doctoral Program
page 37Thesis Defences 2008/09: An incomplete preview of thesis defences of members of the Doctoral Program
page 38Math Departments worldwide: A service index for our members on www.math.ch/dp
page 39Mathematical Societies: A service index for our members on www.math.ch/dp
page 40PhD Students participating in the Doctoral Program: The list of the current PhD students of the Doctoral Program
page 46Example of a student's record: Each PhD students has a password to view his or her data record. It lists the achieved ECTS points in each category, prizes, the received reimbursement, and the missing points.
page 48Research Groups: An incomplete list of research groups of the Doctoral Program
page 49Prizes: A list of prizes won by members of the Doctoral Program
page 50Jobs and Grants: A service page for our members on www.math.ch/dp
page 52Documents: A service index of useful documents for our members on www.math.ch/dp