InterGrad

In Saxony-Anhalt, the universities of applied sciences (UAS) were granted the right to award doctorates in May 2021. This gives them a special position among the HAWs and strengthens the region and Saxony-Anhalt as a science location. Together with the Harz, Merseburg and Magdeburg-Stendal universities, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences is pooling its expertise in joint doctoral centers. 

Since 2024, the four UAS have once again joined forces to promote international doctorates with European cooperation partners. The European Green Deal (EGD) was selected as the scientific umbrella topic, as all participating doctoral centers are already working on innovative research projects on this important European strategy with their scientific profile. The research work supported within the framework of dissertations is intended to sharpen and expand this profile. This takes place under the umbrella of the International Graduate Academy - InterGrad.

The research landscape at the four participating universities of applied sciences in Saxony-Anhalt is diverse. With regard to European integration, an important umbrella topic can be identified under which all participating universities, their doctoral centers and their researchers can be found: the European Green Deal (EGD). In the EGD, all 27 EU member states have committed themselves to developing the EU into the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Various political initiatives relate to areas such as climate, the environment, industry, agriculture and the implementation of a just transition process. The path of green change implies a holistic, sustainable and cross-sectoral approach that aims to promote a modern economy and a fair society locally, regionally and nationally.