IQST Graduate School @QuantumBW starts
7/10/2024, Press release of the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Württemberg
IQST Graduate School @QuantumBW starts
PhD students at the new IQST Graduate School @QuantumBW are putting quantum technology into practice. The Graduate School is open to young researchers from all over Baden-Württemberg and strengthens the QuantumBW innovation campus in particular, as well as the connection to industry.
The training and further education of specialists and managers is a central field of action in Baden-Württemberg’s quantum strategy. The state is therefore funding the establishment of a graduate school in the future discipline of quantum technology with 4.7 million euros. In particular, the new graduate school will strengthen the QuantumBW innovation campus and promote exchange between the state universities and with industry. It will be managed by the Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology (IQST).
“Quantum technology offers unimagined possibilities — from high-performance quantum computers and ultra-sensitive sensors to navigation in space. In order for the leap from theory to practice to succeed, we need excellently trained specialists for science and industry. The new graduate school with ten doctoral positions takes our QuantumBW innovation campus to the next level and further strengthens Baden-Württemberg as a research and business location,” said Science Minister Petra Olschowski on July 10 in Stuttgart.
Transfer from science to application
The Ministry of Science is funding the ten doctoral positions at the IQST Graduate School @QuantumBW for an initial period of four years. Graduate schools enable a structured doctorate — often with additional seminars and supervision. The new institution is not limited to one location, but is open to young researchers from all universities in Baden-Württemberg. Each doctoral project is led by a research institution and accompanied by at least one industrial partner. This model promotes both the transfer from science to practice and the connection between industry and university research. “Within the Graduate School, we support projects that bridge the gap between basic research and technology development. These are projects with high technological potential, but which are still at an early stage of development. In this way, we create a link to practice,” said Prof. Dr. Stefanie Barz, coordinator of the Graduate School. Researchers from Stuttgart and Ulm, together with partners from all over Baden-Württemberg, have been pooling their expertise in basic research and application-oriented research in the field of quantum technology at IQST for many years. A particular focus of the IQST is the training of doctoral students. The new graduate school brings these established structures together with the QuantumBW innovation campus. The main research fields to be addressed within the IQST Graduate School @QuantumBW are:- Quantum sensor technology and metrology
- Quantum computing and quantum informatics
- Integrated quantum technologies, integrated quantum photonics and quantum materials
- Quantum networks
In addition, training and qualification measures are offered on topics such as transfer, foundation or intellectual property (IP). These training courses are also open to doctoral students from other quantum initiatives in the state. In this way, the doctoral network and the quantum community in Baden-Württemberg will continue to grow. The call for projects will be published in July 2024 so that the ten doctoral projects can start in October 2024.
