International Networking

The school is linked to the following international scientific networks and international organizations: "International Academy for Production Engineering - CIRP" with a forum for the exchange of scientific results for up-and-coming researchers as well as the CIRP Virtual Research Lab and working group "New Paradigm". There is also a co-operation within the EU program MANUFUTURE, the EU 7th Framework Program, High-level Groups; the Strategic research agenda; Coordinated Actions; Specific Support Actions. There is a close relation to many leading scientists in Europe, the US, Brazil, Japan, China and Southeast Asia including the exchange of students and up-and-coming researchers and scientists. Stuttgart International Conference for aME. Within the framework of the Graduate School an international congress with a two-year frequency focusing on the subject of advanced Manufacturing Engineering will be organized in Stuttgart. The professors, doctoral candidates, guest researchers and invited guest lecturers present the latest research results to the network of science and industry on an international level. The concrete output of these conferences is being published in conference proceedings. The feedback from the conference discussion forums flows back into the research work of GSaME.

International Summer School ISS
The ISC offers the doctoral candidates a 14-day event with international top-class professors and experts from industry. The event takes place every second year and may contain seminars, lectures and case studies. Moreover, the ISC promotes the already existing international cooperations and the development of new international co-operations. The CEO is responsible for the organization, marketing and realization of the ISC.

International exchange
The Universität Stuttgart has been very attractive for international top scientists in the past and has vast experience of hosting guest professors. The comprehensive network of GSaME is based on an inner circle network of the local core institutes and co-operation partners and surrounded by the outer circle of international universities as shown in the graph. The international orientation and openness of the Graduate School is mainly supported by the outer circle representing excellent international universities. The internationality of the Graduate School will be supported by three main actions:

• Invited guest lecturers: For specific topics the Graduate School will invite international experts (high ranked persons from science and industry) These lectures are completely integrated in the course system of the Graduate School. Additionally there will be an exchange of lecturers. The lecture will be concentrated to a one or two weeks duration. The lectures have to be structured and assessed according to the Bologna ETCS system.
  
  
• Integration of guest researchers: We also offer a stay, between half a year and a year, to a visiting guest researcher. GSaME will collaborate with selected highly distinguished universities. Guest scientists of these universities will have the possibility to do their research, covering the core research fields of GSaME at the Graduate School and to participate in all its events. Apart from the Stuttgart international conferences for aME, focused symposia, workshops and meetings on specific topics of GSaME are planned.
  
  
• International exchange of doctoral candidates: Doctoral candidates will have the possibility to stay abroad within the network of international universities of GSaME. This will be financed by the respective industry partner. The requirements regard the affiliation of the international university to the Bologna ECTS system.
• All international universities placed in the outer circle have signed a letter of intent for international co-operations with GSaME. These co-operations are managed directly by the related professors and institutes and supported by GSaME.