The WK-PhD is a doctoral diploma granted by the general assembly of the WK Differential Equations to graduates of the PhD-schools at the University of Vienna and the Vienna University of Technology. Necessary requirement is the participation in the WK-program according to the following rules:

• Thesis: Completion of a refereeing procedure including reports by three referees (advisor, co-advisor, 1 WK-external referee) and a public thesis defense (WK-Seminar).
• Credit for at least 4 advanced courses with general content and 2 specialized courses.

The scientific work of the students will be guided by their advisors. Besides, it will be monitored by the co-advisors whom the students have to report to at least once per semester within the frame of the Student-Seminar.

Advanced Courses with General Content

Title	Lecturer	Time, Location	Semester
Applied Analysis	N. Mauser		SS 10
Advanced Numerics for PDEs	N. Mauser		SS 10
Calculus of Variations	A. Arnold		SS 10
Dimensional Analysis	A. Kluwick		SS 10

Specialized Courses

Title	Lecturer	Time, Location	Semester
Nonlinear PDEs	A. Jüngel		SS 10