Upgrade2Prof

Highly qualified specialists are in short supply in both science and business. A professorship at a university of applied sciences requires experience in both areas - increasingly a challenge. The "Professional Tenure Track - Programme (PTTTHI)" at THI aims to change this.

With the PTTTHI, the THI offers young academics the career path "W1 junior professorship". It is an evaluation-based qualification programme with two different career paths, the "practice track" for young academics and the "doctoral track" for young practitioners. The aim of the programme is to take on a W2 professorship. 

The "Practice Track" is aimed at post-docs who, as part of the programme, complete the legally required practical work for a HAW professorship. The focus is on the professional qualification of outstanding post-docs with professorial potential.

The "Doctoral Track" is aimed at people with an excellent Master's degree and at least five years of professional experience who, through the programme, primarily acquire the academic qualification for a HAW professorship via a doctorate. The programme focuses on the academic post-qualification of experienced professionals with professorial potential.