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 ===Supervisors (First/Second,Internal/External)=== ===Supervisors (First/Second,Internal/External)===
 Any supervisor must be listed at RWTH administration (ZHV) as examiner. Any supervisor must be listed at RWTH administration (ZHV) as examiner.
-All Profs. are examiners by definition.+All Profs. of our department AND all Professors involved in teaching in Materials Engineering are examiners by definition.
 Professors may have PostDocs of their institutes be appointed as second examiners. Professors may have PostDocs of their institutes be appointed as second examiners.
 Formally, the directly supervising person (mostly Ph. D. students) is of no relevance. Formally, the directly supervising person (mostly Ph. D. students) is of no relevance.
  
-Profs. outside the department can also be first supervisors. In this case the second supervisor should be a regular Prof. of the department, he will be in charge of all formal issues with regard to ZPA.+Profs. outside the department can also be first supervisors. In this case the second supervisor should be a regular Prof. of our department, he will be in charge of all formal issues with regard to ZPA. Please note that there are a few Professors from other departments active in teaching in Mat. Eng., e. g. in the core selection area. These Professors may act as internal supervisors though they are not members of our department.
  
 **Please note:** There is no rule against one Professor being the supervisor of mini thesis AND Master thesis. However, it is not intended that you do all theses works at the same institute/on the same topic. This will narrow down your academic profile which may be helpful if you want to pursue a career in this specific field but may impede job offers from other related fields. **Please note:** There is no rule against one Professor being the supervisor of mini thesis AND Master thesis. However, it is not intended that you do all theses works at the same institute/on the same topic. This will narrow down your academic profile which may be helpful if you want to pursue a career in this specific field but may impede job offers from other related fields.
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   * in industry.   * in industry.
 In case of a student mini thesis no theses in industry are permitted. Student min theses at any institute of RWTH are possible. In case of a student mini thesis no theses in industry are permitted. Student min theses at any institute of RWTH are possible.
-A Master thesis can also be done in industry. In any case this requires at firt (prior to starting the thesis) an application to the examnination board asking for a permission to do the thesis externally, signed by the student AND the supervisor.+A Master thesis can also be done in industry. In any case this requires at first (prior to starting the thesis) an application to the examnination board asking for a permission to do the thesis externally, signed by the student AND the supervisor. In the form the external company/institute needs to be named as well as a contact person at this facility.
  
 In any case  an internal supervisor (Prof. of our department) is required that takes the responsibility to make sure that the external thesis is equivalent to a regular internal one.  In any case  an internal supervisor (Prof. of our department) is required that takes the responsibility to make sure that the external thesis is equivalent to a regular internal one. 
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