WGS Lunch Workshops for PhD Supervisors

Course schedule

Dates Start time End time Location Coordinator registrations
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6 June 2024 (IN-PERSON)
Walk-in from 12:00h | TOPIC: Doctors of Philosophy? PhDs as workforce vs. PhDs as learners.
12:15 14:15 FORUM building, rooms V0031 & V0034, Droevendaalsesteeg 2, Building 102, Wageningen Campus Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) 28 / 30 Apply

Course description

Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) cordially invites all supervisors of PhD candidates at Wageningen University to attend the WGS lunch workshops for PhD supervisors in the new academic year.

In these workshops supervisors discuss specific topics and issues with regard to supervision.

General structure of the workshops:

  • Introduction by WGS organisers
  • Short story by invited speaker/expert
  • Discussion
  • Synthesis led by WGS organisers 

The lunch workshops are organised as a live event with lunch on the first Thursday of the even months, 12.15 – 13.45 hrs. You will receive more information also about the venue on a later date.

Topics lunch workshops

Propositions: Principles, guidelines and procedure

AI and PhD research

The PhD thesis: Learning targets, requirements, rules

Social safety in the PhD programme

Doctors of Philosophy? PhDs as workforce vs. PhDs as learners 

The workhops are including catered lunch, you can mention your dietary wishes upon registration (access the registraton form via Apply above).

Fee

The workshop is free of charge, but note the cancellation conditions below.

Cancellation conditions:

Until 1 month before the start of the course, you can cancel free of charge. If you cancel after this date or do not show up without a valid reason you will be charged with €50.

Note: If you would like to cancel your registration, ALWAYS inform us. Someone else may still be able to take your spot.

 

General Information

Target Group: Staff (supervisors)
Group size: maximum 30
Course duration: 1.5 hrs
Language: English
Credit points: NA
Venue: See course schedule

For more information please contact WGS (wgscourses@wur.nl)