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SMART Secretariat | via Mesiano, 77 I-38123 Trento | tel. +39 0461 282670 | fax +39 0461 282672 | [email protected] 1
Tables 1 &2
Year of programme 1 2 3 4 Quarter year 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
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Annual meeting of the Programme Supervisory Board, Academic Board, Doctoral Candidate – Staff Liaison Committee(DC-SLC) (section B.5.1) in parallel with induction course 1 2 3
One week induction course for year 1 DCs 1 2 3 One week annual workshop including all doctoral candidates (follows induction week) 1 2 3 Meeting locations: 1. Trento - Tagliamento 2. London - Thames 3. Berlin – Spree
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second training period Specialist and generic training courses will be taken at the relevant institutions within years 1 and 2
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research at the partner where registered (A) research at one of the other two partners (B) secondment with one of the associate partners (C) Duration of research: research at partner (A) – 18 to 24 months research at partner (B) - 6 to 12 months research with associate partner (C) - 2 to 6 months
PhD thesis defense (at partner A) Table 1: Schedule of meetings, generic and specialist training and research
SMART Secretariat | via Mesiano, 77 I-38123 Trento | tel. +39 0461 282670 | fax +39 0461 282672 | [email protected] 2
Credits recognition
ECTS Range Education and Training Programme 40 Specialist science modules (see Table 2) 20 – 30 Transferable and language skills 5 – 10 Research management and presentation skills 5 – 10 Research Programme 140 TOTAL 180
Partner (A) Specialist training modules ECTS
University of Trento (IT)
Fluid mechanics; Experimental techniques; Geostatistics 5 each Numerical methods for free-surface hydrodynamics 5 Advanced numerical methods for hyperbolic equations and applications 5 Environmental data management and analysis with GIS 5 Spatial decision support systems and applications in environmental planning and assessment 5
Numerical methods for environmental engineering* 6 Free surface hydraulics*; River engineering* 12 each Water resources protection*; River Morphology and Ecology* 6 each
Queen Mary, University of London (UK)
Field and Laboratory Methods for Freshwater Environmental Science 7.5 Data Analysis 7.5 Introduction to Aquatic Systems: Structure and Function 7.5 Introduction to Aquatic Systems: Hydrological, Hydrochemical and Geomorphological Processes 7.5
Biogeochemistry: Carbon, Nutrients and Pollutants in Aquatic Systems 7.5 Catchment Hydrology: Managing Water Resources and Hydrological Extremes 7.5 Hydrogeomorphology: River and Floodplain Appraisal and Management 7.5
Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
Fundamentals in freshwater ecology 5 Freshwater biodiversity and evolution 10 Urban ecology and ecosystem services 5 Restoration ecology 5 Global change biology 5 Soil ecology * 10
Partner (B) Generic training module ECTS
University of Trento (IT)
Participatory planning and management of environmental conflicts* 5 Crash course on Intellectual Property rights and Research funding 5 PhD courses on scientific writing and presentation skills 5
Queen Mary, University of London (UK)
Professional Development Short Courses (typically 1 day in length) are available in (amongst others): Commercialisation of Research; Critical Reading; Effective Networking; Entrepreneurial Leadership; Intellectual Property; Making Posters; Managing Multiple Priorities; Presentation Skills; Project Planning; The Innovation Process
ECTS weighting
under development
Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
The Dahlem Research School offers a broad program in Transferable Skills, which covers the four major areas Academic Performance, Managerial Skills, IT & Languages and Career Development. Special foci lie on Skills for Teaching in Higher Education and Languages.
ECTS weighting
under development
Table 2: (A) Specialist and (B) generic training modules available at the partner institutions and their
ECTS. Courses denoted with a star (*) run through the semester; others are delivered in < 2 weeks
