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New Forms of International Cooperation

New Forms of International Cooperation. Joint Graduate Programs. Opening Conference of the German Chinese Year of Science and Cooperation 2009/10 March 31- April 1, 2009. Workshop topics. Workshop 1: Structures of Joint Programs Workshop 2: Intercultural Competencies

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New Forms of International Cooperation

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  1. New Forms of International Cooperation Joint Graduate Programs Opening Conference of the German Chinese Year of Science and Cooperation 2009/10 March 31- April 1, 2009

  2. Workshop topics • Workshop 1: Structures of Joint Programs • Workshop 2: Intercultural Competencies • Workshop 3: Quality Assurance • Workshop 4: Employability Opening Conference of the German Chinese Year of Science and Education 2009/10 March 31- April 1, 2009

  3. Statements • German industryisinterested in recruitingPh.D. candidates (naturalsciences & engineering) • German studentsusethechanceforincreasingtheircareer in industry • Chinese doctoralstudentsmainlypersuetheirPh.D. foracademiccareer Is thistrue (reality) orarethereotherinterests, demandsandexpectations? Opening Conference of the German Chinese Year of Science and Education 2009/10 March 31- April 1, 2009

  4. Considerations with respect to perspectives of employability Aims and goals of a joint PhD program • What kind of career students like to persue • What kind of qualifications and competencies, what is attractive for the students and the employers • Should a program prepare the students for a career in academia or industry or both? • How can different expectations be accommodated Opening Conference of the German Chinese Year of Science and Education 2009/10 March 31- April 1, 2009

  5. Workshop 4 - Employability • Whataretypicalexpectationsof Chinese and German doctoralstudents in jointprogramsregardingtheirlatercareer? • Whataretypicalexpectationsoflateremployersofgraduates? • Whataretypicalpositionsofgraduatesofjointprograms? • Howcan a programaccommodate different expectationsofstudentsfromthe different countries andofemployers? Opening Conference of the German Chinese Year of Science and Education 2009/10 March 31- April 1, 2009

  6. What are typical expectations of Chinese and German doctoral students in joint programs regarding their later career? 1 Different structure of the program, joint programs 2 Overseas experience, language skills, technical and laboratory facilities 3 Possibility for post-doc positions, oppotuniies 4 Personal network building

  7. What are typical expectations of later employers of graduates? 1 Foreign language skills 2 Experience in abroad 3 Flexibility of the students 4 Creativeity for solving problems

  8. What are typical positions of graduates of joint programs? 1 They are just students of research systems 2 Project assistance mainly concentrate on research 3 Soft skills should be gained (Project management)

  9. How can a program accommodate different expectations of students from the different countries and of employers? 1 involument of professors, ability to cooperation, reputation 2 displinery on a very high level, precondition 3 high profile very attractive for student and partner, more choice for candidates 4 morden approach to set up mocommunication platform between parties

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