In order to promote a successful cooperation between the Ph.D. candidates and their supervisor as well as their co-advisor, the Modul Graduiertenkolleg developed a template for an annual and individual feedback discussion. The template serves to create an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect, and to reduce the chance of misunderstandings between the named parties.

For the Ph.D. candidates, the feedback process fosters individual learning processes, self-assessment skills and identification with the work environment. Furthermore, the feedback process supports the Ph.D. candidates to work purposefully and to plan their professional development.