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TGS Information Meeting

TGS Information Meeting. Twente Graduate School 17 April 2012. Agenda. Why TGS TGS Organisation Highlights, Facts & Figures Educational Structure Broadening Courses & Skills Training TGS Key Objectives 2012: PhD Policy Clustering MSc routes.

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TGS Information Meeting

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  1. TGS Information Meeting Twente Graduate School 17 April 2012

  2. Agenda • Why TGS • TGS Organisation • Highlights, Facts & Figures • Educational Structure • Broadening Courses & Skills Training • TGS Key Objectives 2012: • PhD Policy • Clustering • MSc routes

  3. 1. Why Twente Graduate School est. 2009? • Provide high quality structured education, supervision & training of doctoral researchers (reduce time to PhD) • (International) Visibility (attract top candidates, attracting funds) • Part of the new educational system @ UT: educating Researchers, Designers, Managers & Entrepreneurs Plus: mentoring, coaching, academic skills & career development

  4. HET ONDERWIJSGEBOUW Researchers (PhDs) Entrepreneurs & Managers Designers (PDEng) Masters Undergraduate Loket VO

  5. 2. TGS Organisation • TGS Dean: Gerard vdSteenhoven • Educational Board: Deans • Programme Committee: Scientific Directors • Chamber of Programme Leaders

  6. 2.TGS Office TGS Director: Petra de Weerd-Nederhof Coordinator: Cynthia Souren Secretary: EmmyCheret Advisors: Cornelise Vreman- De Olde Clemens Pouw http://www.utwente.nl/tgs

  7. 3. TGS Facts, Figures & Achievements • structured doctoral education, supervision & training (time to PhD): • first measurements coming up for 2013 • attract top candidates, attracting funds: • In 2011 and 2012 twice 3 PhD candidates from Talent & Training China program • NWO Block Grants: 2009 Ethics & Technology; 2011 MESA+; 2012 … • educating researchers @ UT: • 2011: 17 Integrated MSc + PhD programmes • Call 2012 deadline 1 May! Plus: Guarantee fund (bridging periods)

  8. 3. Talent and Training China Cooperation CSC (Chinese Scholarship Council), NWO, TGS Match making programme of 1 week arranged between NWO and TGS. Results: 2011, 3 PhD’s started: • Ye Liang (Novel Nanomaterials/ Prof. J. Huskens) • Luo Junwen (Governance of Knowledge and Innovation/ Prof S. Kuhlmann) • Wenlong Chen (Water/ Prof S.J. Hulscher) 2012, 3 PhD’s admitted: • Zhao Yin (Human Media Interaction, EWI, Prof Dirk Heylen) • Bojian Xu (Novel Nanomaterials, MESA+, Prof. Harold Zandvliet) • Lv Shaoning (Water Resources, ITC, Prof Bob Su )

  9. 4. Educational Structure:ProgrammeElements (120 EC master) PhD thesis completion PhD Research Project Programme specific courses 15 EC Academic Skills, Career Orientation & Broadening (15 EC) MSc International Research Orientation/Internship Writing and preparing MSc Thesis (optional: Research Proposal) Compulsory courses Master Programme Basic courses Graduate Programme Elective courses Master Programme BSc Bachelor programme

  10. 4. Programme Elements (60 EC master) PhD thesis completion PhD Research Project Programme specific courses (15 EC) Academic skills + Career orientation + Broadening Courses (15 EC) research proposal International Research Orientation Basic courses Graduate Programme MSc Compulsory courses Master Programme Writing and preparing MSc Thesis (optional: Research Proposal) BSc Bachelor programme

  11. 4. TGS courses BROADENING PERSPECTIVES

  12. 4. TGS set of broadening courses TGS Introduction & Welcome (1/2 day; 2-3 times per year) 10 May TGS Workshop (2 days; twice a year) 7-8 June A hands-on training for starting PhD students in all non-scientifc aspects of carrying out research projects TGS Broadening Courses: • Philosophy and History of Scientific Methods (Mieke Boon) Q2 • Advanced Science Communication (Hedwig te Molder) Q3 • Research Management (Hans Roosendaal) Q3 • Ethics of Technology (Johnny Soraker) Q4 • Entrepreneurship and Valorisation (Aard Groen) Q4/Q1 Academic Skills & Career Development: http://www.utwente.nl/hr/cursusaanbod/career_development_centre/

  13. 5. TGS Key Objectives 2012 • MSc Routes • Clustering • PhD Policy UT

  14. TGS MSc Routes • Examples of Current TGS routes: • Nano Technology • Mechanical Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Computer Science • Biomedical Engineering • Business Administration • MSc Honours Tracks • Scholarships?

  15. TGS Clustering • MESA+ integrated cluster • Coordinator Harold Zandvliet • CTIT 5 related programmes (one for each SRO) • Coordinator Jaco vd Pol • 3TU Ethics of Technology • IGS: 2 or 3 clusters • overall coordinator Ariana Need • ITC – coordinator Alfred Stein • MIRA? Engineering & Design? …? …?

  16. PhD Policy UT Steering Group appointed by CvB • Gerard vd Steenhoven, chairmanDean TGS/ dean TNW • Mirjam Spit (Managing Director HR) • Suzanne Wichman (Managing Director S&O) • Tom Veldkamp (Rector ITC) • Ton de Jong (Professor GW) • Clemens Pouw, secretary (former Director TGS)

  17. PhD Policy UT Project groups assigned by Steering Group • Information Systems • Doctoral Charter • Tuiton fee • One Desk Function and Facilities • Selection • Supervision and Education

  18. 1. Information Systems 1: web site forprospective PhD candidates 2: application tool PeopleXS (vacancy system) 3. registration in Oracle HR 4: monitoring in new system (tobeselected) (digital Training andSupervision Plan) 5: integrationwith register of Board forPromotions

  19. 2. Doctoral Charter 1: RightsandDutiesforallcategories of PhD candidates 2: Dynamic T&SP (yearlyreflection) 3: Formalqualifierwithin 9 months 4: Clearappointmentsaboutsupervision 5: Personal development (courses, workshops)

  20. 3. Tuiton Fee 1: proposalfor UT tuiton fee underconstruction • Differentiationbetweenfaculties • Differentiationbetweencategories

  21. 4. One-desk Function and Facilities 1: ‘Warm welcome for the incoming candidate’ 2: Coordination between service centres

  22. 5. Selection 1: Limited selection/admissioncommittee 2: Check list forcompetencies 3: Quality of selection/admission procedure

  23. 6. Supervision and Education 1: UT PhD profile 2: Courses and workshops 3: Mentor/coach function 4: Admissiontodefense/certificate

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