| Month | Date | Course Topic | Trainer/Lecturer | type |
| March | 4 - 6 | Getting started - how to cope with the challenges of a PhD | Dr. Bärbel Tress, Tress Academic | introductory |
| 12 - 13 | Introduction to Ocean Data View (ODV) | Dr. Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo, Århus University | expert |
| 24 | Understanding Peer-reviewed publishing | Dr. Gunther Tress, Tress Academic | introductory |
| 25 - 27 | How to publish in peer-reviewed journals | Dr. Gunther Tress, Tress Academic | expert |
| April | 6 - 8 | How to present at international conferences | Dr. Gunther Tress, Tress Academic | expert |
| 7 - 9 (Bonn) | Research Skills Development Course III | HGF | transferable skills |
| 20 - 24 (Helgoland) | Statistics - an Introduction to Parameter Estimation and Hypothesis Testing (using R) | Prof. Dr. Dieter Wolf-Gladrow, AWI | |
| 23 - 24 | Medientraining für Nachwuchswissenschaftler/innen | Sina Löschke, Schneehohl & Tim Schröder, Oldenburg | transferable skills |
| 28 Apr - 2 May (Brhv - Helgoland | Seagoing practical on RV Heincke, leg 1 | Prof. Dr. J. Bijma & Prof. Dr. V. Unnithan | introductory |
| May | 2 - 6 (Helgoland - Helgoland) | Seagoing practical on RV Heincke, leg 2 | Prof. Dr. J. Bijma & Prof. Dr. V. Unnithan | introductory |
| 27 - 29 | How to apply for an academic job | Dr. Gunther Tress, Tress Academic | transferable skills |
| September | 9 - 11 | Getting started - how to cope with the challenges of a PhD | Dr. Bärbel Tress, Tress Academic | introductory |
| 10 - 11 (Potsdam) | Self and Time Management | Sabine Lerch, soft skills for science | transferable skills |
| 22 - 25 | Lecture week | | |
| October | 20 | Understanding peer-reviewed publishing | Dr. Gunther Tress, Tress Academic | introductory |
| 21 - 23 | How to publish in peer-reviewed journals | Dr. Gunther Tress, Tress Academic | |
| November | 25 - 26 | Leadership skills | Sabine Lerch, softskills for science | transferable skills |
