Twente Graduate School17 April 2012

TGS Information Meeting

Agenda1. Why TGS 2. TGS Organisation3. Highlights, Facts & Figures4. Educational Structure5. Broadening Courses & Skills Training

6. TGS Key Objectives 2012: PhD Policy Clustering MSc routes

1. Why Twente Graduate School est. 2009?

1.Provide high quality structured education, supervision & training of doctoral researchers (reduce time to PhD)2.(International) Visibility (attract top candidates, attracting funds)3.Part of the new educational system @ UT: educating Researchers, Designers, Managers & Entrepreneurs

Plus: mentoring, coaching, academic skills & career development

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Undergraduate

Masters

Entrepreneurs & Managers

Designers (PDEng)

Researchers (PhDs)

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2. TGS Organisation

2.TGS Office TGS Director:Petra de Weerd-Nederhof

Coordinator:Cynthia Souren

Secretary: Emmy Cheret

Advisors: Cornelise Vreman-De Olde

Clemens Pouw

http://www.utwente.nl/tgs

3. TGS Facts, Figures & Achievements1.structured doctoral education, supervision &

training (time to PhD): first measurements coming up for 2013

2.attract top candidates, attracting funds: In 2011 and 2012 twice 3 PhD candidates

from Talent & Training China program NWO Block Grants: 2009 Ethics &

Technology; 2011 MESA+; 2012 …3.educating researchers @ UT:

2011: 17 Integrated MSc + PhD programmes Call 2012 deadline 1 May!

Plus: Guarantee fund (bridging periods)

3. Talent and Training China

Cooperation CSC (Chinese Scholarship Council), NWO, TGS

Match making programme of 1 week arranged between NWO and TGS.

Results:

2011, 3 PhD’s started:

Ye Liang (Novel Nanomaterials/ Prof. J. Huskens)

Luo Junwen (Governance of Knowledge and Innovation/ Prof S.

Kuhlmann)

Wenlong Chen (Water/ Prof S.J. Hulscher)

2012, 3 PhD’s admitted:

Zhao Yin (Human Media Interaction, EWI, Prof Dirk Heylen)

Bojian Xu (Novel Nanomaterials, MESA+, Prof. Harold Zandvliet)

Lv Shaoning (Water Resources, ITC, Prof Bob Su )

   

TGS Programmes (2011) Programme Leader

CTIT 1 Dependable and Secure Computing Jaco van de Pol

  2 Human-centred Interaction Technologies Dirk Heylen

  3 Industrial Engineering Richard Boucherie

  4 Services Science Roel Wieringa

  5 Wireless and Sensor Systems Paul Havinga

(IBR) 6 Learning in Educational and Training Settings Ton de Jong

IGS 7 Governance of Knowledge and Innovation Stephan Kuhlmann

  8 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Aard Groen

(IMPACT) 9 Next Generation Energy and Resources Guido Mul

  10 Fluid Physics Detlef Lohse

  11 Computational Science Stephan van Gils

  12 Water Suzanne Hulscher

ITC 13 Space for Global Development Alfred Stein

MESA+ 14 Advanced Optics Willem Vos

  15 Ethics and Technology Philip Brey

  16 Nano-Devices and Systems Miko Elwenspoek

  17 Novel Nanomaterials Harold Zandvliet

MIRA   ------  

TGS Programmes #PhD (cumulative)2009 2010 2011 2012

1 Dependable and Secure Computing (1 MSc) 8 14 19 22

2 Human-centred Interaction Technologies 22 31 38

3 Industrial Engineering (1 MSc) 19 23 23

4 Services Science 6 6 6

5 Wireless and Sensor Systems

6 Learning in Educational and Training Settings 0 6 8

7 Governance of Knowledge and Innovation

8 Innovation & Entrepreneurship

9 Next Generation Energy and Resources

10 Fluid Physics (2 MSc) 20 27 43 47

11 Computational Science

12 Water 2 4 5 8

13 Space for Global Development 17 18

14 Advanced Optics

15 Ethics and Technology 9 16 20 24

16 Nano-Devices and Systems

17 Novel Nanomaterials (4 MSc) 13 28 38 43

  # MSc: 10 plus …  52 136 208 244

4. Educational Structure:Programme Elements (120 EC master)

Bachelor programme

Basic courses Graduate Programme

International Research Orientation/Internship

Writing and preparing MSc Thesis

(optional: Research Proposal)

Programme specific courses

15 EC

Academic Skills, Career Orientation

& Broadening

(15 EC)

Research Project

PhD thesis completion

Compulsory courses Master Programme

Elective courses Master Programme

BSc

MSc

PhD

4. Programme Elements (60 EC master)

Bachelor programme

Basic courses Gradua

te Programme

International Research Orientation

Writing and preparing MSc Thesis

(optional: Research Proposal)

Programme specific courses

(15 EC)

Academic skills +

Career orientation +

Broadening Courses

(15 EC)

Research Project

PhD thesis completion

Compulsory courses Master Programme

research

proposal

BSc

MSc

PhD

4. TGS courses BROADENING PERSPECTIVES

4. TGS set of broadening courses TGS Introduction & Welcome (1/2 day; 2-3 times per year) 10 May

TGS Workshop (2 days; twice a year) 7-8 June

A hands-on training for starting PhD students in all non-scientifc aspects of carrying out research projects

TGS Broadening Courses:

Philosophy and History of Scientific Methods (Mieke Boon) Q2

Advanced Science Communication (Hedwig te Molder) Q3

Research Management (Hans Roosendaal) Q3

Ethics of Technology (Johnny Soraker) Q4

Entrepreneurship and Valorisation (Aard Groen) Q4/Q1

Academic Skills & Career Development:

http://www.utwente.nl/hr/cursusaanbod/career_development_centre/

5. TGS Key Objectives 2012

MSc Routes

Clustering

PhD Policy UT

TGS MSc Routes

• Examples of Current TGS routes: • Nano Technology

• Mechanical Engineering

• Chemical Engineering

• Computer Science

• Biomedical Engineering

• Business Administration

• MSc Honours Tracks

• Scholarships?

TGS Clustering • MESA+ integrated cluster

• Coordinator Harold Zandvliet

• CTIT 5 related programmes (one for each SRO)

• Coordinator Jaco vd Pol

• 3TU Ethics of Technology

• IGS: 2 or 3 clusters

• overall coordinator Ariana Need

• ITC – coordinator Alfred Stein

MIRA? Engineering & Design? …? …?

PhD Policy UT

Steering Group appointed by CvB

Gerard vd Steenhoven, chairmanDean TGS/ dean TNWMirjam Spit (Managing Director HR)Suzanne Wichman (Managing Director S&O)Tom Veldkamp (Rector ITC)Ton de Jong (Professor GW)

Clemens Pouw, secretary (former Director TGS)

PhD Policy UT

Project groups assigned by Steering Group

1.Information Systems2.Doctoral Charter3.Tuiton fee4.One Desk Function and Facilities5.Selection6.Supervision and Education

1. Information Systems

1: web site for prospective PhD candidates

2: application tool PeopleXS (vacancy system)

3. registration in Oracle HR

4: monitoring in new system (to be selected) (digital Training and Supervision Plan)

5: integration with register of Board for Promotions

2. Doctoral Charter

1: Rights and Duties for all categories of PhD candidates

2: Dynamic T&SP (yearly reflection)

3: Formal qualifier within 9 months

4: Clear appointments about supervision

5: Personal development (courses, workshops)

3. Tuiton Fee

1: proposal for UT tuiton fee under construction

-Differentiation between faculties

-Differentiation between categories

4. One-desk Function and Facilities

1: ‘Warm welcome for the incoming candidate’

2: Coordination between service centres

5. Selection

1: Limited selection/admission committee

2: Check list for competencies

3: Quality of selection/admission procedure

6. Supervision and Education

1: UT PhD profile

2: Courses and workshops

3: Mentor/coach function

4: Admission to defense/certificate

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