The PhD colloquium offers students the possibility to present their ongoing PhD projects in every stage of their work. In the first part of the session, after the student’s presentation, there is an interactive question and answer session lead by the moderator giving the other students also the possibility of commenting on the presented issues. In the second part of the session the discussion is open to the invited experts with a background in the respective field or topic. The students should be empowered to present and discuss on a highly competitive international level.