WGS Interactive Workshops for PhD Supervisors
Course schedule
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30 October 2025 (IN-PERSON)
Walk-in from 12:00h | TOPIC: Supervising PhD candidates of different categories
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12:15 | 13:45 | FORUM building, room V0031 & V0034, Droevendaalsesteeg 2, Building 102, Wageningen Campus | Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) | 14 / 40 | Apply | |
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4 December 2025 (IN-PERSON)
Walk-in from 12:00h | TOPIC: Best practices in mentoring/ Role of a PhD supervisor
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12:15 | 13:45 | AURORA building, room B9210. Address: Vijfde Polder 1, Building 127, Wageningen | Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) | 3 / 40 | Apply | |
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5 February 2026 (IN-PERSON)
Walk-in from 12:00h | TOPIC: How to do P&D interviews with PhD candidates
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12:15 | 13:45 | Phenomea, room Plaza, Address: Bornse Weilanden 9, Building 125, 6708 WG Wageningen | Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) | 6 / 40 | Apply | |
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2 April 2026 (IN-PERSON)
Walk-in from 12:00h | TOPIC: Research integrity and co-authoring
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12:15 | 13:45 | Phenomea, room Plaza, Address: Bornse Weilanden 9, Building 125, 6708 WG Wageningen | Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) | 6 / 40 | Apply | |
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4 June 2026 (IN-PERSON)
Walk-in from 12:00h | TOPIC: AI tools
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12:15 | 13:45 | Phenomea, room Plaza, Address: Bornse Weilanden 9, Building 125, 6708 WG Wageningen | Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) | 8 / 40 | Apply |
Course description
Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) cordially invites all supervisors of PhD candidates at Wageningen University to attend the WGS Interactive 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:
Walk in from 12:00h
- Signing the attendance list
- Introduction by WGS organisers
- Short story by invited speaker/expert
- Discussion
- Synthesis led by WGS organisers
Coffee, tea, water, and a snack will be provided. You may bring your own lunch.
The workshops are organised as a live event on the first Thursday of the even months, 12.15 – 13.45 hrs (with the exception of the edition on October 30). You will receive more information also about the venue on a later date.
Topics
2025 |
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| 30 October |
Supervising PhD candidates of different categories At WUR, PhD candidates can have different contracts. They can for example be employed by the university or come here on a scholarship. During this workshop we will inform you about the consequences of these different categories for the rights and duties for candidates and supervisors.
We warmly invite you to join us for an interactive workshop to discuss these questions and we will provide you with the resources to find the answers to these questions. Lecturers:
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04 December |
Best practices in mentoring/ Role of a PhD supervisor More information TBA |
2026 |
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05 February |
How to do P&D interviews with PhD candidates More information TBA |
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02 April |
Research integrity and co-authoring More information TBA |
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04 June |
AI tools More information TBA |
Fee
The workshop is free of charge, but please note that a NO-SHOW is NOT.
Coffee, tea, water, and a snack will be provided. You may bring your own lunch.
NO-SHOW fee:
If you do not show up, please note that a no-show fee of 100 EUR will be charged. You and the secretary of your chair group will receive an email with (proQme) payment instructions.
Note: If you would like to cancel your registration, ALWAYS inform us. Someone else may still be able to take your spot and you avoid paying the no-show fee of EUR 100.
General Information
| Target Group: | Staff (supervisors) |
| Group size: | maximum 40 |
| Course duration: | 1.5 hrs |
| Language: | English |
| Credit points: | NA |
| Venue: |
See course schedule |
For more information please contact WGS (wgscourses@wur.nl)