The NHR Graduate School

An excellent opportunity for ambitious Young Researchers to advance their education and career in HPC

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The NHR Graduate School is the joint graduate school of the NHR Alliance, offering an unparalleled training program, career support and global network in HPC at our nine NHR Centers.

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Program

NHR Graduate School 2.0

After four incredible years, we think it’s time to take our Graduate School to the next level. We’ll be launching the next phase soon with an even better program for you.

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Group photo of approximately 17 NHR Graduate School participants with pink conference lanyards, standing on the steps of a university building in front of lecture hall 223, smiling at the camera.
NHR Conference '24
Two conference participants at the NHR Conference 2024 discussing a research poster, one wearing an orange sweatshirt with an NHR lanyard, engaged in conversation in a bright foyer setting.
NHR Conference '24 | Poster Session
A researcher with glasses and an NHR pink lanyard presenting his poster on experimentation in AI at the NHR Conference 2024, pointing at the poster while holding a coffee mug and speaking to another attendee.
NHR Conference '24 | Poster Session
A researcher with glasses and an NHR lanyard presenting a scientific poster on molecular nonlinear optical properties at the NHR Conference 2024, gesturing toward the poster while explaining it to another attendee.
NHR Conference '24 | Poster Session
A bearded presenter with glasses and a pink NHR lanyard speaking and gesturing with both hands at the NHR Conference 2024, with an NHR Conference '24 High Performance Computing banner visible behind him.
NHR Conference '24 | Contributed Talk
Three NHR Conference 2024 attendees seated in an audience: a young man with curly hair listening thoughtfully, a smiling man in a blazer, and a third person partially visible in the foreground, with large windows in the background.
NHR Conference '24 | Contributed Talk
An NHR Conference 2024 participant raising his hand to ask a question during a session, wearing a grey polo shirt and NHR lanyard, with another attendee in a blue shirt visible in the background.
NHR Conference '24 | Contributed Talk
A trainer with a beard and glasses wearing an NHR Nationales Hochleistungsrechnen t-shirt speaking to a small group of Summer School 2024 participants in a seminar room, with yellow sticky notes pinned to a wooden door behind him.
Summer School '25
Group photo of approximately 20 NHR Graduate School Summer School 2025 participants, all wearing matching grey NHR t-shirts and pink lanyards, posed in two rows outdoors in front of a building, with an NHR Graduate School Summer School 2025 banner visible in the top left corner.
Summer School '25
NHR Graduate School Summer School 2025 poster session showing a small group of students with pink lanyards discussing research posters, including one on structural plasticity and homeostatic memory formation, in a bright seminar room.
Summer School '25 | Poster Session
NHR Graduate School Summer School 2025 poster session with a group of students gathered around a presenter in a white top who is smiling and explaining her research poster on life science HPC applications, with additional posters including one on Earth Mantle Convection visible in the background. Graduate_School_Summer_School_2025_02.jpg
Summer School '25
NHR Graduate School Summer School 2025 participants with laptops and NHR lanyards attentively following a session in a modern classroom, with server racks visible in the background through glass walls.
Summer School '25
Group photo of approximately 16 participants standing in front of the entrance of the Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB), on a sunny day with trees visible in the background.
Summer School '23
Group photo of approximately 14 NHR Summer School 2024 participants with blue conference lanyards, standing outdoors on the banks of the Elbe river in Dresden at dusk, with the historic Dresden skyline including the Frauenkirche and Hofkirche visible in the background.
Summer School '25

Insights

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee of the NHR Graduate School is entrusted with the operational and strategic oversight of the NHR Graduate School's educational and training program. The committee is composed of four NHR center directors. The Chair of the Board of Directors is always a member of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee elects a Chair from among its members. Presently, Professor Dr. Martin Frank serves as the head of the NHR Graduate School Steering Committee.

Portarait of Martin Frank, smiling man with short brown hair wearing a black blazer and open-collar white shirt, blurred background.

Prof. Dr. Martin Frank

Chair | NHR@KIT
Black and white portrait photo of Sarah Neuwirth, smiling woman with short curly hair and small round earrings wearing a blazer and floral blouse, neutral grey background.

Prof. Dr. Sarah Neuwirth

Member | NHR@SW
Portrait photo of Christian Plessl, smiling man with short dark hair wearing a light grey blazer, white shirt and dark navy dotted tie, neutral grey background.

Prof. Dr. Plessl

Member | PC2
Portrait photo of Ramin Yahyapour, smiling man with short grey hair wearing a dark navy blazer and light blue open-collar shirt, neutral grey background.

Prof. Dr. Yahyapour

Member | NHR@Göttingen