28 June 2022 - 29 June 2022

IMPRS-IS Prolongation: On-Site Evaluation

IMPRS-IS is currently undergoing a prolongation process to apply for six more years of funding. This process involves an on-site visit from a team of external evaluators. During this visit, the evaluation committee will visit the two sites of MPI-IS and meet with IMPRS-IS scholars and faculty.

The creation of IMPRS-IS was made possible by a central grant from the Max Planck Society to MPI-IS for an initial duration of six years, as well as significant funding from the state of Baden-Württemberg for doctoral education at the University of Stuttgart and the University of Tübingen. With 264 current scholars, IMPRS-IS has far exceeded its initial vision of recruiting 100 Ph.D. scholars over the course of its initial six-year grant. IMPRS-IS is now one of the largest doctoral programs in the Max Planck Society.

The program's initial grant will end after June 30, 2023. Therefore, efforts are currently being made to prolong the program. The IMPRS-IS coordination office, in collaboration with the program's executive board, faculty, and scholars, will host an on-site evaluation where external reviewers will evaluate the school.

The IMPRS-IS executive board has approved the following schedule for our upcoming IMPRS-IS on-site evaluation taking place at MPI-IS in Stuttgart and Tübingen on Tuesday, June 28, and Wednesday, June 29, 2022. All IMPRS-IS scholars, faculty, and associated faculty are expected to join us in person for this event. Other MPI-IS community members are also welcome to attend the talks and poster sessions.

Tuesday, June 28: Day 1 at MPI-IS in Stuttgart
Time	Activity	Participants	Location
12:30 - 14:00	Closed session of the evaluation committee	Evaluation committee	Room 3P02, MPI-IS Stuttgart, Heisenbergstraße 3, 70569 Stuttgart
12:45	Bus departs from MPI-IS Tübingen to MPI-IS Stuttgart	IMPRS-IS community	Meet to depart at the MPI-IS Tübingen entrance at Max-Planck-Ring 4, 72076 Tübingen
13:45	Bus arrives at MPI-IS Stuttgart	IMPRS-IS community	Arrive at MPI-IS Stuttgart, Heisenbergstraße 3, 70569 Stuttgart
14:00-15:00	Opening talk by Dr. Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, Dr. Leila Masri, Dr. Frank Allgöwer, and Dr. Hendrik Lensch	Evaluation committee + IMPRS-IS community	2R04 Lecture Hall, Heisenbergstraße 3, 70569 Stuttgart
15:00-15:30	Break	Evaluation committee + IMPRS-IS community	MPI-IS Lobby, Stuttgart
15:30-16:30	Scientific talks by IMPRS-IS scholars DanIela Leite, Yoojin Oh, Maximilian Raff, Michael Stettler, and Zachary Yoder, moderated by Dr. Maria Wirzberger	Evaluation committee + IMPRS-IS community	2R04 Lecture Hall, Stuttgart
16:30-17:30	Scholar poster session I	Evaluation committee + IMPRS-IS community	MPI-IS Lobby, Stuttgart
18:00	Bus returns from MPI-IS Stuttgart to MPI-IS Tübingen	IMPRS-IS community	Meet to depart at MPI-IS Stuttgart entrance
18:00-18:45	Scholar lab demonstrations for the evaluation committee	Evaluation committee + lab presenters	Meet at Event Reception Desk, Stuttgart
19:00	Bus arrives at MPI-IS Tübingen	IMPRS-IS community	Arrive at MPI-IS Tübingen
19:00-21:00	Dinner in Stuttgart	Evaluation committee + executive board + coordination office + invited guests	Meet at Event Reception Desk, Stuttgart

Wednesday, June 29: Day 2 at MPI-IS in Tübingen
Time	Activity	Participants	Location
7:45	Bus departs from MPI-IS Stuttgart to MPI-IS Tübingen	Evaluation committee + IMPRS-IS community	Meet to depart at the MPI-IS Stuttgart entrance at Heisenbergstraße 3, 70569 Stuttgart
8:45	Bus arrives at MPI-IS Tübingen	Evaluation committee + IMPRS-IS community	Arrive at the MPI-IS Tübingen entrance at Max-Planck-Ring 4, 72076 Tübingen
9:00-10:00	Welcome with scientific talks by IMPRS-IS faculty Dr. Zeynep Akata, Dr. Georg Martius, and Dr. Syn Schmitt, moderated by Dr. Michael J. Black	Evaluation committee + IMPRS-IS community	N0.002 Lecture Hall, Max-Planck-Ring 4, 72076 Tübingen
10:00-11:00	Scholar poster session II	Evaluation committee + IMPRS-IS community	MPI-IS Lobby, Tübingen
11:00-12:00	Meetings with all scholars	Evaluation committee + IMPRS-IS scholars	2017 - 2019 scholars in Room N1.028 2020 scholars in Room N3.022 2021 - 2022 scholars in Room N0.002
12:15	Bus departs from MPI-IS Tübingen to return to MPI-IS Stuttgart	IMPRS-IS community	Meet to depart at MPI-IS Tübingen entrance
12:15-13:00	Scholar lab demonstrations for the evaluation committee	Evaluation committee + lab presenters	Meet at Event Reception Desk, Tübingen
13:00-14:00	Lunch break	Evaluation committee + faculty + associated faculty + executive board + coordination office	MPI-IS Lounge, Tübingen
13:15	Bus arrives at MPI-IS Stuttgart	IMPRS-IS community	Arrive at MPI-IS Stuttgart
14:00-14:45	Closed meeting with faculty and associated faculty	Evaluation committee + faculty + associated faculty + executive board + coordination office	N0.002 Lecture Hall, Tübingen
14:45-15:30	Closed session between members of the evaluation committee	Evaluation committee	Room S1.015, Tübingen
15:30	Bus 2 departs from MPI-IS Tübingen to return to MPI-IS Stuttgart	IMPRS-IS community	Meet to depart at MPI-IS Tübingen entrance
15:30-16:00	Closed feedback session	Evaluation committee + executive board + coordination office	N0.002 Lecture Hall, Tübingen
16:30	Bus 2 arrives at MPI-IS Stuttgart	IMPRS-IS community	Arrive at MPI-IS Stuttgart

More specific event details, including a registration survey, have been sent to our IMPRS-IS community via email. With questions, please contact the IMPRS-IS coordination office (imprs@is.mpg.de).