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Meeting for Graduate Students. October 17 th 2011. Bengt Ove Turesson Department of Mathematics. Agenda. News Follow-up action plan NDI Other issues. News. Administration of graduate program Theresia responsible New students Alexandra Cojuhari, Applied Mathematics - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
October 17th 2011
Meeting for Graduate Students
Bengt Ove Turesson
Department of Mathematics
Agenda
1. News
2. Follow-up action plan NDI
3. Other issues
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News
Administration of graduate programo Theresia responsible
New studentso Alexandra Cojuhari, Applied Mathematics
o Frida Johansson, Computational Science, Nov. 1
o Tomas Lundquist, Computational Science
o Anna Orlof, Applied Mathematics
o Sonja Radosavljevic, Applied Mathematics
o Andreas Rejbrand, Applied Mathematics, Jan. 1
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News
Other positionso Marco Kupiainen, Postdoc Computational Mathematics
o Berkant Savas, Postdoc Computational Mathematics
Positions advertisedo Lectureship, Applied Mathematics
Disputationso Henry Amankwah, October 18th 13.15
Meeting for supervisorso October 19th 10.15
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News
Study planso Study plans for all subjects are being revised
o Head of divisions
o Template is being used
o What happens if the subjects change name?
o Probably not less than 120 hp (credit transfer more common now than before)
o Up to 60 hp can be transferred today
o Sammanläggningsavhandling preferred
Research Seminaro Will start November
o Jan-Åke’s lectures after Christmas
o Research Seminars, advanced course availableo Elina has information
Scientific Methods and Research Practice, 6 creditso Wednesday course: Part 1 of the course starts October 19th, ends
December 14th. Part 2 starts in February
o Thursday course: Part 1 of the course starts October 20th, ends December 15th. Part 2 starts in February5
News
Pedagogical trainingo Auscultation for new students during fall
o Departmental course spring (practical course) – no credits
o The CUL course is compulsory – parallell teaching
Höstskola October 20th-21st
o Lectures both days 9.00-16.30 at Frimurarehotellet
o October 20th: Mathematical Statistics. Optimization
o October 21st: Continuum Mechanics, Theory of Elasticity and Contact Problems. Mathematical Modelling in Biology
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News
Riktlinjer för betygsnämndens sammansättningo See
http://www.lith.liu.se/forskarutbildning/fun/policydokument/1.245390/Betygsnamnd_2011.pdf • Betygsnämnd: Conflict of interest – jäv: Related, working group, co-writer, not former supervisor
Master’s courses (recommendations)o PhD students should not register for Master’s courses
o Students should instead agree with course leaders that they can follow courses without being registered
o Results should be reported directly in Forskar-Ladok
PhD programs will be evaluated by HSV
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Follow-up action plan NDI
1. Recruitmento Introduction process being reviewed at the moment
o Expectations of students and supervisors still needs to be discussed
o Most important – expectations – to be formalized
2. Supervisiono The need for planned meeting was discussed with
supervisors and at follow-up meetings
o The fact that some students feel that they get too little supervision was discussed with supervisors
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Follow-up action plan NDI
3. Environment and postgraduate studieso Workload was discussed with supervisors and at
follow-up meetings
o Students were informed about Feelgood and Studenthälsan
o Students were informed about the guidance services of the university library
o Only five or six participants. Very good information, everyone should go there! Bengt Ove will organize a new presentation.
4. Courses and seminarso The need of and the possibilities for organizing
advanced courses and seminars were discussed with heads of divisions and supervisors
o Encourage more participation in summer schools, conferences, self study etc.
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5. Scientific conferences and networkso The need for a recommendation for participation in a
certain number of conferences during the time of study together with the heads of the divisions and the supervisors
o Participation in conferences was discussed in connection with revision of study plans
o The recommendation will probably be part of the subjects’ new study plans
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Follow-up action plan NDI
6. Educationo The department’s introductory pedagogical course still
needs to be evaluated
o At least one course meeting for every course, where PhD students are involved, should have been organized
o Course meetings to be followed up. The director of studies/examinator is responsible but they need to know that it is important – to be formalized
7. Equal opportunitieso Students have been informed about policies
concerning equal opportunities
o Students have been informed about routines concerning discrimination and sexual harassment
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SMS autumn meeting
• SMS autumn meeting in the end of October - directed to young researchers – talk to Milagros
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