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Challenge the future
DelftUniversity ofTechnology
Graduate School information session14th March, 2011
Cees de Bont, Dean – Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
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Programme 9:00 Opening
Cees de Bont, Dean – Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
9:15 Plenary presentation Karel Luyben, Rector Magnificus
9:35 Panel discussion – Graduate School Control Group10:00 Coffee – split up in 3 groups
Session 1: PhD supervision – Cees de Bont, Karel Luyben, Evert Slob (CiTG),Julien van Campen (PhD LR), Renee Wever (IO)Session 2: Doctoral Education – Marcel Reinders (EWI), Frank van der Hoeven (BK)Session 3: Graduate Office – Anka Mulder (O&S), Nynke Jansen (HR)
11:00 Plenary sessionCees de Bont
Challenge the future
DelftUniversity ofTechnology
Graduate School Delft University of Technology14th March, 2011Karel Luyben, Rector Magnificus
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PhD Student
Not just an average employee…
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which means..
- we are responsible for providing them with an education
- they need to leave with skills that are of added value in the rest of their career
- they are entitled to good supervision
- their educational programme needs to be supported within the organisation
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Why a Graduate School at Delft University of Technology?
- Advance and warrant the quality of supervision of PhD students
-PhD students are more likely to finish their PhD within 4 years and have better job prospects both within and outside (international) academia.
-Promote TU Delft as an excellent research university and place to pursue a PhD
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Main reasons from survey Promood 2005:
•PhD students saw their supervision as inadequate - in terms of supervision time spent on them - in some cases also in terms of personal contact
and expert-knowledgeThese problems are encountered most at the end of the project, and by non-european PhD students
•Lack of clarity on the research project•Difficulties related with publishing articles
Why does a PhD student ‘drop out’ ?
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Case for change
Currently more than 25% does not finish their PhD Aim is to decrease that to 10%
Based on PhD student numbers September 2010 and an average promotion time of 5 years this would bring us per year:
60 more completed PhD’s60 x 93.000 = 5.6 Million Euro in promotion bonus
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Graduate School cornerstones
• The relationship between the PhD student and Supervisor • an education in research
• Doctoral education • learning on the job• research related training• transferable skills
• Graduate School organisation• TU Delft Graduate School / Office • Faculty Graduate Schools / Offices
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Graduate School at university level
For the PhD Student:
• Doctoral Education• Clarity on the promotion process & available
support• Front office • Being part of the Delft PhD community• Career counsellor & PhD psychologist
What’s in it for me?
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Graduate School at university level
For the supervisor:
• Masterclass supervision• Workshop intercultural communication• Country factsheets
What’s in it for me?
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Graduate School at faculty level
For the PhD Student:
• Discipline related Doctoral Education• Network of PhD students within the faculty• Mentor• Diploma Supplement
What’s in it for me?
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Graduate School at faculty level
For the supervisor:
• Support with recruitment and selection• HR instruments specifically for PhD’s• Sparring partner: Director GS• Practical support: Graduate Office• Monitoring of Progress
What’s in it for me?
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Graduate School principles
• Focus stays on research at the faculty, within a department
• Relationship between PhD student and supervisor(s) is crucial
• The Delft University of Technology Graduate School is made up of the faculty graduate schools
• Authority stays with the faculties, who will all have a graduate office to better facilitate the PhD process
• There will be more attention for quality demands on process and progress
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Implementation
Pilot in progress since January 2011
April 2011: start of career counsellor & psychologist
Summer: start University Graduate Office, and some Faculty Graduate Offices
September: start Doctoral EducationAutumn: improve selection process
improve quality of supervisionDecember: evaluation
2012: formal start
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Panel Discussion
Graduate School control group:
Karel Luyben – chairFrank van der Hoeven – BKFrank Sanders – CiTG Marcel Reinders – EWI Pieter Jan Stappers – IOFulvio Scarano – LRPeter Wieringa – 3ME Michel van Eeten – TBMRob Mudde – TNW
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Subsessions
Berlage 1 Session 1: PhD supervision – Cees de Bont, Karel Luyben, Evert Slob
(CiTG),Julien van Campen (PhD LR), Renee Wever
(IO)
Oostserre Session 2: Doctoral Education – Marcel Reinders (EWI), Frank van der
Hoeven (BK)
Berlage 2 Session 3: Graduate Office – Anka Mulder (O&S), Nynke Jansen (HR)
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Break up in subsessions &
Coffee break
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Subsessions
Oostserre Session 1: PhD supervision – Cees de Bont, Karel Luyben, Evert Slob
(CiTG),Julien van Campen (PhD LR), Renee Wever
(IO)
Berlage 1 Session 2: Doctoral Education – Marcel Reinders (EWI), Frank van der
Hoeven (BK)
Berlage 2 Session 3: Graduate Office – Anka Mulder (O&S), Nynke Jansen (HR)
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Questions?
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Further questions & IdeasGraduate School control group:
Karel Luyben – chairFrank van der Hoeven – BKFrank Sanders – CiTG Marcel Reinders – EWI Pieter Jan Stappers – IOFulvio Scarano – LRPeter Wieringa – 3ME Henny Coolen – OTBMichel van Eeten – TBMRob Mudde – TNWStella van der Meulen - Project Manager Graduate School