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

Graduateschool@tudelft.nl