Your first steps at the Institute
With a comprehensive orientation list, we route you through all necessary steps as well as services, facilities, and departments at the Institute.
To make your start at the Institute as easy as possible, please take a look at our checklist for students, postdocs, and scientific staff. The International Office or the IMPRS Office are happy to help you through all necessary steps listed here to make you quickly feel home at our Institute.
Orientation list
The orientation list is a set of tasks you need to complete during your start at the Institute:
- Introduction of building, structures and ways within the building, administration, canteen, central facilities, etc.
- Introduction to the library services
- Appointment with our IT department to get login data for e-mail account and other IT infrastructure such as eduroam, VPN, and servers and arrange for computer, screens, and software
- Health and safety instruction held by the Safety Department of the MPI-IE
- Appointment with caretakers to get key and the key card to access the Institute
Note: Keys and key card of the Institute can only be received after participation in the health and safety instruction. - If relevant for your position: appointments with the heads of the Animal Facility and Fly Facility as well as the animal welfare officers, etc.
- If relevant for your personal situation: appointment with the Gender Equality Officer
- Introduction to other colleagues from your home country who work at our Institute
For IMPRS students
The IMPRS Office supports new doctoral students during their start and their entire research stay at the MPI-IE.
- Enrolment in the IMPRS program, preparation of letters, contact to the University
- Recognition of your studies/qualification/degrees from your home country
- All formalities with the University and faculty
- Familiarization with regulations and important deadlines
- Registration for the defense of the doctoral thesis
- Introduction to the Planck Academy and the resources for coaching sessions
- Integration problems and private worries
Important links
MAX Intranet
MAX provides access to the institute calendar, the room booking system, and various administrative forms (such as holiday and travel applications). It also includes the SAP e-procurement system, detailed information about the services offered by the scientific facilities, and contact information for staff representatives. In addition, you can find an overview of all Max Planck-wide services for employees, covering topics such as career development, family support, health and safety, and much more.
