The program
MAGKS is an inter-university graduate program comprised of seven German universities – Philipps University Marburg, RWTH Aachen, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, the University of Kassel, the University of Siegen and the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf. It provides advanced education at the doctoral level and research support for beginning doctoral scholars who are already working on their PhD under the supervision of one of the professors of the participating universities.
Background
MAGKS was established in the summer term 2007 based on the recognition that there is an increasing gap between the education provided by universities in Master programs and the requirements for active research in economics. Current research published in academic journals has achieved a level of technical complexity that goes well beyond material covered in undergraduate and postgraduate education. To help PhD students close that gap and enable them to do theoretical and empirical work on their own that is publishable in international journals, the partner universities and participating faculty have created MAGKS .
A large variety of courses
The MAGKS program combines the joint competence of the six faculties in order to provide advanced education in all fields of economics. Thus, the doctoral students of participating universities benefit from a large variety of courses, methods and faculty that could not be supplied by a single university.
MAGKS regularly offers core courses in:
- Advanced Macroeconomics
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Empirical Methods
In addition to these core courses, MAGKS students can take part in courses on specialized topics according to their individual fields of interest. In order to meet individual needs and interests, doctoral students select their courses individually. However, since enrolment is generally limited to 20 to 25 participants, students are recommended to register for the desired course well in advance.
Making use of research networks
MAGKS aims to establish an interuniversity research network and brings together faculty with younger scholars and advanced students. Each semester, the MAGKS workshop gives doctoral students the opportunity to present their research to faculty and fellow students.
Enrolling
MAGKS is not a PhD program but an inter-university network to help the Economics PhD-Students of the participating universities. As such there is no enrollment in MAGKS. If you would like to study for your PhD, feel free to contact our faculty to see whether they can supervise your dissertation.
Contact MAGKS
Contact MAGKS at the University of Siegen |
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| Univ.-Prof. Dr. Carsten Hefeker University of Siegen Department of Economics (Faculty III) Chair of European Economic Policy Unteres Schloß 3 57072 Siegen carsten[dot]hefeker[at]uni-siegen[dot]de |
Direct contactBenjamin Schäfer, M.Sc. University of Siegen Phone: +49 271 740-4046 |
Contact MAGKS at RWTH Aachen |
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| Univ.-Prof. Dr. Oliver Lorz RWTH Aachen Department of Business and Economics Chair of International Economics Templergraben 64 52062 Aachen lorz[at]rwth-aachen[dot]de |
SecretarySusanne Mohammad Zadeh Templergraben 64 Phone: +49 241 80 93931 |
Contact MAGKS at the JLU University Gießen |
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| Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürgen Meckl Justus-Liebig-University Gießen Department of Economics and Business Studies Chair of International Economics Licher Straße 66 35394 Gießen Juergen[dot]Meckl[at]wirtschaft[dot]uni-giessen[dot]de |
SecretaryCornelia Strack Licher Straße 66 Phone: +49 641 99 22 111 |
Contact MAGKS at the Georg-August-University Göttingen |
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| Dr. Timo Trimborn Room 2.139 Chair of International Economics Georg-August-University Göttingen Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3 37073 Göttingen Timo[dot]Trimborn[at]wiwi[dot]uni-goettingen[dot]de |
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Contact MAGKS at the University of Kassel |
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| Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jochen Michaelis University of Kassel Department of Business and Economics IVWL – Institute of Economics Nora-Platiel-Straße 4 34109 Kassel michaelis[at]wirtschaft[dot]uni-kassel[dot]de |
SecretaryHeike Krönung Nora-Platiel-Straße 4 Phone: +49 561 804 3071 |
Contact MAGKS at the Philipps University Marburg |
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| Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bernd Hayo Philipps University Marburg Faculty of Business Administration and Economics Chair of Macroeconomics Universitätsstraße 24 35032 Marburg hayo[at]wiwi[dot]uni-marburg[dot]de |
Direct contactMatthias Uhl Altes Amtsgericht matthias[dot]uhl[at]wiwi[dot]uni-marburg[dot]de |
