The IMPRS

International Max Planck Research School on "Understanding Complex Plant Traits Using Computational and Evolutionary Approaches"

Our IMPRS is one of >60 International Max Planck Research Schools that are associated with a total number of >80 Max Planck Institutes (find the full list here). 

The Max Planck Society established these schools in 1999 to

• intensify the collaboration between Max Planck Institutes and university research groups
• improve the doctoral education by offering a structured PhD program
• increase the recruitment of international doctoral students

All IMPRSs have university partners and we teamed up with the local university in Cologne. Our IMPRS Faculty recruits about ten mostly international students each year. IMPRS students benefit from our standardized PhD program and are additionally supported in attending scientific conferences.