Activities and Training Opportunities for Doctoral Researchers

On this page you will find a list of activities and training opportunities that can be useful to doctoral researchers

• November 10: first Research Day in the Humanties and Social Sciences
   
• Training for doctoral researchers: 'Managing your PhD' and 'Transferable Skills Training'

  The doctoral schools and the personnel department organize several competence skill training sessions, each of half a day.
  The subjects are:
  - Assertive communication and active listening
  - Collaborating with colleagues and promotor
  - Increasing your influence
  - Meeting skills
  - Time- and selfmanagement
  
  Registration is required and is only possible with your u-number.
  Please contact Goedele Top, in case you do not have a u-number.
  Please follow these links: - for sessions in Dutch - for sessions in English
   

• Nieuwe Opleiding: Interculturele Samenwerking en Communicatie (enkel in het Nederlands) - inschrijven (enkel mogelijk met u-nummer)

• Information from VOKA on the 'Bryo' project: (Dutch only)
  Bryo is a project to promote the entrepreunship amongst young researchers.
  Bryo = BRight YOung, is een netwerk van jonge, gedreven mensen die zin hebben om hun idee in de praktijk om te zetten.
  Meer informatie

• Lectures and seminars organised by the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies:

  • January 31st:  Korea-EU Economic and Political Cooperation

• Short training sessions by LStat:: brochure  -  more information

• January - February 2012, Utrecht, Netherlands: School of Critial Theory 'Risk Societies and Cosmopolitanism'
  1 or possible 2 PhD students from K.U.Leuven can be given a grant to attend this programme.
  Practical Information - Application Form - Partner Universities - Programme

• Doctoral Training in Social Statistics
   

• Seminar ICAG - 14 December - 11 May 2012
   

• Leuven Statistics Days - June 2012:  Call for presentations

• International Symposium 'World Society of Victimology' : May 15-16, 2012

• Sharing Knowledge:  An opportunity for master and PhD students - from the 'South'  (developing countries) to share their cultural and academic knowledge to college students
  Please check the website to find interesting matches between your study field and the request of the university colleges.

• Lecture for senior researchers: 'Sloppiness, Openness and Integrity in the Behavioral Sciences' - by Prof. dr. Jelte Wichters, university of Amsterdam
  Wednesday February 8 at 2:00 pm in aud.Michotte, faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tiensestraat 102.