The Research Centre for East European Studies participates in the following international networks for doctoral researchers: 

• Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences

• Finnish – Russian Network for Russian and Eurasian Studies in Social Science and Humanities

Recently finished network-projects:

• Around the Caspian: Doctoral training for future experts

• Post Soviet Tensions:Training programme in post-Soviet affairs for early career researchers

The regular doctoral colloquium related to the main research topics of the Deptartment of Politics & Economics is open for external participants

Вoth departments of the Research Centre for East European Studies offer regular lunch talks on questions related to the organisation of academia and career planning. We also support interested scholars applying for third-party funds with the aim to affiliate to our Centre.

The Research Centre for East European Studies regularly organizes Summer Schools and German language conferences for young researchers working on Central and Eastern Europe (JOE). Since 2017 the Centre intensified its cooperation with the Finnish-Russian Network for Russian and Eurasian Studies in Social Science and Humanities.

Completion grants of up to three months for doctoral students who are supervised at the Research Centre and have received a PhD grant of no more than three years. (The completion grant is awarded upon application subject to availability of funding.)

• current doctoral projects

• completed doctoral projects at the Departments of History & Culture and Politics & Economics