In 2024, the Berlin Leadership Academy conducted a comprehensive survey among professors from all BUA institutions to gain insight into the work and challenges of doctoral supervisors.
The results were analysed and presented to all institutions as part of the discussion rounds.

On average, supervisors reported that they:

• Supervise 7.15 doctoral candidates as main supervisors
• Have supervision agreements with 5.13 of them
• Review those agreements approximately once per year
• Spend around 5.5 hours per week on supervision
• Feel confident and well-prepared for their role (mean = 4.32 on a 5-point scale)

These findings, combined with feedback from doctoral candidates and results from Nacaps, served as the empirical foundation for the discussion process.