The Doctoral College UMinho has invited an expert panel for a series of short training sessions on different aspects of the supervision of doctoral students, to take place from September to November. The objective of this training program is to support and inspire supervisors in the development of teaching and leadership skills and in promoting the development of their PhD students.
All faculty members supervising PhD students or that aim to initiate supervision roles in the near future, are welcome to participate in these trainings.
Sessions will be held online, in English, and you can sign up for as many sessions as you like.
PROGRAMME
22 September | 9:00 – 10:00 (Lisbon time)
"The process of doctoral education – a supervisor’s perspective"
Robert Harris, Academic Vice-President of Doctoral Education, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
29 September | 9:00 – 10:00 (Lisbon time)
"Professional responsibility as a supervisor"
Robert Harris, Academic Vice-President of Doctoral Education, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
6 October | 9:00 – 10:00 (Lisbon time)
"Research Ethics"
Ana Borovečki, Associate professor School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Croatia
13 October | 9:00 – 10:00 (Lisbon time)
"Why hamburgers are bad for you - the giving and receiving of feedback"
Robert Harris, Academic Vice-President of Doctoral Education, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
27 October | 9:00 – 10:00 (Lisbon time)
"Outcome-based doctoral education"
Robert Harris, Academic Vice-President of Doctoral Education, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
3 November | 9:00 – 11:00 (Lisbon time)
"Supervision and communication; communicating across cultures"
Juha Nieminen, Lecturer, Unit for Teaching and Learning, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
10 November | 9:00 – 10:00 (Lisbon time)
"Plagiarism"
Hans Bräuner-Osborne, Head of the Graduate School and Chairman of the Committee on Duplicate Text Screening at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
17 November | 9:00 – 10:00 (Lisbon time)
"Sustainable development in doctoral education"
Jennifer Valcke & Natalie Jellinek, Educational Developer, Unit for Teaching and Learning, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
24 November | 9:00 – 10:00 (Lisbon time)
"Conflict prevention and management"
Robert Harris, Academic Vice-President of Doctoral Education, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
