DocEnhance Final Event

After almost 36 months, the DocEnhance project is coming to an end. After working hard on developing an open-access platform with transferable skills courses for doctoral education, as well as a career-tracking survey for doctoral graduates, DocEnhance partners look forward to presenting the project’s results in a final event.

Improving Transferable Skills in Doctoral Education

Date: 13. December 2022

Time: 9:30 – 19:00 WET, UTC±00:00

NOVA University of Lisbon and online

Presentations and panel sessions will be streamed online, accessible to registered participants.

Registrations to physical participation are now closed. You may still register to the online streaming.

For any question related to registration, please contact us at docenhance[at]uit.no

The event is widely open to all representatives of Higher Education Institutions and networks, Doctoral schools, students, early-career researchers, policymakers, as well as employers from outside academia intent on improving doctoral graduates’ transition to the labour market.

Draft Programme

9:30-10:00         Registration/Coffee

10:00-10:05       Welcome message
                          Maria Nyang-Jørgensen, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

10:05-10:15       Opening: Strengthening research careers through skills
                          Dario Capezzuto, Policy Officer, DG for Research and Innovation

10:15-10:30        Introduction to the DocEnhance project
                           Hanne Risan Johnsen, DocEnhance coordinator

10:30-11:30        Broadening PhD expertise through transferable skills: outputs from DocEnhance

                           – The DocEnhance Platform
                             Federica Bartolozzi, European University Foundation
                           – Course in Data Stewardship
                             Leif Longva, UiT The Arctic University of Norway                              
                           – Course in Career Management and Entrepreneurship
                              Marco Masia, University of Vienna                              
                           – Course in PhD Supervision
                              Pirjo Nikander, Tampere University                             
                           – The DocEnhance Career-tracking Survey
                              Julia Boman, European Science Foundation

11:30-11:45        Coffee Break

11:45-12:00        Keynote 1: “Challenges in doctoral education:
                           Doing the right things, doing things right?”
                           Lucas Zinner, Chair of Board of PRIDE Network

12:00-13:00        Panel 1: How can transferable skills courses improve doctoral education?
                           Feedback from DocEnhance pilot course participants
 

            • Georgia Koutentaki (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague)
            • Martin Schatz (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague)
            • Iulian Otel (NOVA University)
            • Mariska Roelofs (Tampere University)
            • Irene Heredero (University of Alcala)

                           Moderated by Pirjo Nikander, Tampere University

13:00-15:00        Lunch and networking
                            Poster contributions

15:00-15:15        Keynote 2: The Future of Work
                           Shareena Hatta, Adecco Group

15:15-15:30        Keynote 3: Employment strategy and heterogeneity – one size does not fit all
                           Professor Isabel Rocha, Vice-Rector at NOVA University Lisbon

15:30-16:30        Panel 2: Bridging the gap between doctoral education and the labour market

            • Andrés Gómez Funes, Vice Rector of International Affairs of ESIC University
            • Shareena Hatta, Adecco Group
            • Professor Isabel Rocha, Vice-Rector at NOVA University Lisbon
            • Tona Rubio, Fundación Universidad-Empresa, Spain
            • Eva Hnatkova, EURODOC

                           Moderated by Michaela Aschan, UiT The Arctic University of Norway 

16:30-16:40       Wrap up            
                          Elina Halttunen, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

16:40-16:55       Looking forward – DocTalent4EU (Horizon Europe)             
                          João Pedro Pego, University of Porto

16:55-17:00        Closure  
                           Maria Nyang-Jørgensen, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

17:00-19:00        Reception

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