Soft Skill Courses
The soft skill courses consist of BIGS-LF organized courses. The content of these courses is essential for every early career scientist and are a prerequisite for all doctoral students of the BIGS-LF to obtain their final degree. Depending on the number of participants and demand these courses can also be organized multiple times per year.
BIGS-LF PhD-Day
Date: 1st Week October 2026
Location:to be announced
For registration send an email to aei-graduateschool@uni-bonn.de
Good Scientific Practise
Date: November 2025 to March 2026
Lecturer: Online Lecture Series: "Better Save than Sorry"
You need to register for each online lecture individually through https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/events-and-opportunities/better-safe-than-sorry
Scientific Communication
Date: to be announced
Lecturer: Dr. Stephen Wagner, Redelandschaften
For registration send an email to aei-graduateschool@uni-bonn.de
Resilience: Self-Empowerment & Motivation
Date: June 9th, 2026 - 09:00 to 13:00
Lecturer: PhD Positive
For registration send an email to aei-graduateschool@uni-bonn.de
Scientific courses are mainly offered by the participating institutes of the Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences and in the context of interdisciplinary research projects. Additionally, scientific course content is offered by collaborating partner institutions. The course program is organized by the lecturer, that needs to be contacted prior to the attendance (The list is not final).
Master courses offered by the faculty can also be visited. Please contact the BIGS-LF if you want to attend a master.
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Registration |
Language |
Semester |
ETCS |
For further modules: Module manual Ernährungswissenschaften & Molekulare Lebensmitteltechnologie
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Registration |
Language |
Semester |
ETCS |
| Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Venturing | Prof. Dr. Denise Fischer-Kreer | fischerk@uni-bonn.de | English | WS / SS | 6 CP |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Registration |
Language |
Semester |
ETCS |
| Mass Transport Modellig and Monitoring | Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Kusche | kusche@geod.uni-bonn.de | English | SS | 2 CP |
| Spatial Decision Support Systems | Prof. Dr.-Ing. J.-H. Haunert | haunert@igg.uni-bonn.de | English | SS | 3 CP |
| Location-Based Services | Prof. Dr.-Ing. J.-H. Haunert | haunert@igg.uni-bonn.de | English | SS | 6 CP |
For further modules: Module manual Geodetic Engineering & Mobile Robotics
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Registration |
Language |
Semester |
ETCS |
| Advanced multi-regional CGE modelling | PD Dr. Wolfgang Britz & PD Dr. Yaghoob Jafari | https://www.agraroekonomik.de/registration.html | English | WS | 3 CP |
| Probabilistic Programming for Agricultural Economics | Dr. Hugo Storm & Prof. Dr. Thomas Heckelei | https://www.agraroekonomik.de/registration.html | English | WS | 3 CP |
| Satellite Data in Agricultural and Environmental Economics: Theory and Practice | Prof. Dr. David Wüpper | https://www.agraroekonomik.de/registration.html | English | SS | 3 CP |
| Machine learning in applied economic analysis | Prof. Dr. Thomas Heckelei, Prof. Dr. Kathy Baylis, Dr. Hugo Storm | https://www.agraroekonomik.de/registration.html | English | SS | 3 CP |
For further modules: Module manual Promotionskolleg Agrarökonomik, AFECO & ARTS
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Registration |
Language |
Semester |
ETCS |
For further modules: Module manual Mobile Robotics
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Registration |
Language |
Semester |
ETCS |
| Crop and Ecosystem Analysis and Modelling | Dr. Thomas Gaiser | tgaiser@uni-bonn.de | English | SS | 6 CP |
| Crop Functional Genomics | Dr. Michaela Matthes | mmatthes@uni-bonn.de | English | SS | 6 CP |
| Plant Biochemistry | Prof. Dr. Peter Dörmann | doermann@uni-bonn.de | English | SS | 6 CP |
| Concepts in Genetics and Genomics | Dr. Caroline Marcon | marcon@uni-bonn.de | English | SS | 6 CP |
| Soil microbiology | Prof. Dr. Claudia Knief | knief@uni-bonn.de | English | SS | 6 CP |
| Advances in Plant Breeding Methodology | Dr. Mariana Báez | mbaez@uni-bonn.de | English | SS | 6 CP |
| Applied Bioinformatics | Prof. Dr. Heiko Schoof | jthe@uni-bonn.de | English | WS | 6 CP |
For further modules: Module manual Crop Sciences & ARTS & Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Registration |
Language |
Semester |
ETCS |
| Animal Science Seminar Series | Prof. Dr. Amelia Camarinha Silva |
https://tinyurl.com/animalseminar (Zoom-Link) |
English | WS | 1 CP |
For modules: Module manual Tierwissenschaften & ARTS
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Registration |
Language |
Semester |
ETCS |
| Advanced scientific writing and communication |
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Schaaf |
gabriel.schaaf@uni-bonn.de | English | WS / SS | 6 CP |
| Python for Applied Machine Learning | Dr. Oliver Schmittmann | o.schmittmann@uni-bonn.de | English | SS | 6 CP |
| Mass spectrometry (3-day workshop) | Dr. Marc Sylvester | msylvest@uni-bonn.de | English | WS | 2 CP |
| Research Data Management (RDM) in practice | Prof. Dr. Juliane Fluck | vedder@zbmed.de | English | WS | 3 CP |
| Lecture Series on Future Competent Agricultural and Food Systems | Dr. Thorsten Kraska | kraska@uni-bonn.de | English | WS | 2 CP |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Registration |
Language |
Semester |
ETCS |
| DETECT Lecture Series & Seminar Series |
Dr. Frank Siegismund |
siegismund@geod.uni-bonn.de | English | ||
| CESOC Seminar Series | Hana Altom A. Mohammed | hmohamme@uni-bonn.de | English |
Miscellaneous
Multiple institutions of the University of Bonn offer a variety of courses dedicated to personal development including transferable/soft skill courses, german classes, entrepreneurship etc. Information on the course content and on how to sign up can be found on the respective homepages. Admission to the Doctorate plusBIGS program is organized by the BIGS-Coordinator.
Dr. Lucie Adenäuer - BIGS-LF coordination
Meckenheimer Allee 174
53115 Bonn