In the Experimental Medicine and Health Sciences program, the candidate must have two supervisors (“Hochschullehrer” according to art. 2 sub. 3 BayHSchPG, TUM Junior Fellows or Fellows of the TUM Institute of Advanced study) and a mentor. A TUM Junior Fellow can be a member of the supervisory committee as the first supervisor of their own doctoral candidate or as a mentor, if the other two members are “Hochschullehrer” according to art. 2 sub. 3 BayHSchPG.

• The first supervisor must be a member of the Faculty of Medicine at TUM. They bear the main responsibility for the subject-related supervision.
• The second supervisor and mentor must also be "Hochschullehrer", but may also come from another faculty or from outside TUM.
• The TAC must include a person who holds the title of Dr. rer. nat. or an internationally comparable equivalent (e.g. PhD in a natural science subject).
• A maximum of two persons may belong to the same institution (clinic/institute/chair).
• The TAC may include another mentor as a 4th member, who holds a PhD in the respective field. They can be a member of the TUM (but is not obligatory). They provide further academic support and interdisciplinary supervision.

The choice of a suitable second supervisor and mentor depends largely on the topic and methodology of the doctoral thesis.
The decision on who is best suited to be the 2nd and 3rd member (or 4th member) of the TAC should be made with the first supervisor. It is recommended that the first supervisor personally approach the individual and provide an introduction to the project.

Please check also general information for and on advisors under Program Overview – Supervision.

If your supervisor is not located at TUM, MRI or an academic institution recognized by GCMH in Munich (e.g. Helmholtz Zentrum München, and Munich Max Planck Institute), the mentor must be an appointed professor at TUM School of Medicine.

Moreover, candidates must demonstrate their active inclusion into the TUM academic environment by submitting a report, and provide any proof of participation in the scientific environment of the TUM:

• Plan for the Participation in the Scientific Environment of the TUM
• Self-evaluation report on the Participation in the Scientific Environment of the TUM

You can find these under Dokumente - "Für nicht eingebundene Doktoranden".

The legally binding information is outlined in the respective doctoral regulations, which are available here.