Life after a PhD series

Life after a PhD series
Session 1: Kick-off (1 ECTS)
 Date: October 2, 2014
 Goal: Getting to know VUB services involved with post-PhD careers, increase competence awareness, and
presentation of Life after a PhD program
 Schedule:
9:00-9:25
9:25-9:45
General intro + intro HR VUB &
Jeltsen & Jonas + Jan Den Haese
results psycho-social survey
(HR VUB)
Career center involvement in post- Arthur Skenazi (Career Center)
PhD careers
9:45-10:05
Present Starter Seminars
Prof. dr. Marc Goldchstein (TTI)
10:05-11:05
Facts & figures on PhD careers
Karen Vandevelde (ECOOM)
11:05-11:20
Coffee break
11:20-12:45
Workshop ‘Toolkit for
competence awareness’
Jetje De Groof (UAntwerpen)
12:45-13:00
Presentation of Life after a PhD
program (next sessions)
Jeltsen & Jonas
Session 2: Academic career (1 ECTS)
 Date: October 23, 2014
 Goal: Tips, tricks and pitfalls when preparing for an academic career
 Schedule:
9:00-9:20
Introduction + Facts & figures on academic
careers
tbc
9:20-11:00
Testimonials
dr. Leen Bastiaansen (Thomas More) - tbc
dr. Gert Vantournhout (post-doc VUB)
Prof. dr. Rein De Cooman (KUL) - tbc
11:00-11:15
Coffee break
11:15-11:35
Tips and tricks for writing research proposals
from the viewpoint of a reviewer
Prof. dr. Roland Pepermans (VUB)
11:35-12:00
Euraxxes – International mobility
Maha Najjar (HR VUB)
12:00-13:00
Workshop on how to write a proper research
proposal
Prof. dr. Kris Deschouwer
Session 3: Entrepreneurship (1 ECTS)
 Date: December 4, 2014
 Goal: increase awareness for entrepreneurship as a possible career path, sketch what it takes to become an
entrepreneur (both from a practical and psychological point of view)
 Schedule:
9:00-11:00
Testimonials
Lize Leunens - Therapist/consultant
Michel Deboeck – Entrepreneur/director - tbc
Patrick Coulier – Entrepreneur
DoublePass – VUB spin-off - tbc
11:00-11:15
Coffee break
11:15-13:00
Panel discussion
13:00-14:00
Lunch break
14:00-16:00
Sketch the context of what exactly Prof. dr. Marc Goldchstein (TTI)
is required when starting your
own business
16:00-16:30
Psychological aspects of
entrepreneurship
Moderated by Prof. dr. Marc Goldchstein (TTI)
Prof. dr. Tim Vantilborgh (VUB )
Session 4: Public/private sector (1 ECTS)
 Date: February 26, 2015
 Goal: Preparation of a non-academic career, tips and tricks, and debunking of myths
 Schedule:
9:00-9:30
Introduction + facts & figures
Career Center VUB
9:30-11:00
Workshop personal branding &
networking
Mona Shair-Wloch - Trainer & Certified Coach
11:00-11:15
Coffee break
11:15-13:00
Testimonials + panel discussion
Peter Zeischka (Colruyt) - tbc
Walentina Cools (Coördinator Unie Publiekrechtelijke
Hogescholen) - tbc
Ellen Loix (GfK) - tbc
Telidja Klaï (Ketnet/VRT)
Moderator Arthur Skenazi (Career Center)
Session 5: Entrepreneurship – the sequal how to validate your research and explore possibilities for a spin-off
(1 ECTS)
 Date: End of May (to be confirmed later)
 Goal: how to validate your research and explore possibilities for a spin-off
 Schedule: To be confirmed after follow-up meeting with TTI

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