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What a PhD student needs?
Soft skill development Career-development Interdisciplinary and International relations
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The 3 pillars of PhD Society Leuven
Soft skill development Career-development Interdisciplinary and International relations
Academics Career Social
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PhD Society in brief • an association for all PhD students and postdoctoral
researchers at KU Leuven
• 3 pillars which reflect various aspects of the academic and professional profile
• a platform for
• Peer-to-peer support
• Soft skill development
• General career-development
• Interdisciplinary and international relations
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The 3 pillars of PhD Society Leuven
Soft skill development Career-development Interdisciplinary and international relations
Academics Career Social
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Brainstorm sessions
1. Identification
2. Information
3. Offer
• existing needs
• developing actions if no offer exist
• training
• career development
• Soft skill training
• Platform on which young researchers can
share their experiences and solutions to
difficulties (low threshold, peer-to-peer, etc.)
existing initiatives for:
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Pint of Science
“Deliver interesting, fun, relevant talks on the latest scientific research in an
accessible format to the public – all in the pub”
Latest
scientific research Broad public
How to deliver?
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The 3 pillars of PhD Society Leuven
Soft skill development Career-development Interdisciplinary and international relations
Academics Career Social
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Career Team
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Career Team • The Team
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Career Team • Edition 2017
• 45 Companies listed • 670 Job Seekers • Universities from BE/ NL/ UK/ FR/ GE
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Career Team • Edition 2017
• Workshop programme • LCIE/ Randstad/ Amaris/ Susquehanna/ …
• CV consulting • Make-up and coaching sessions • Professional picture
• Edition 2018 (4th December) • Extra
• Case study in cooperation • Network event
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Career Team • Responsibilities
• Logistics • Marketing • Job Fair Programme coordinator • Communication • General
• Opportunities • Personal contact with company managers • Improve existing projects and/or build your own > visibility • Network > own institution but also external partners • Learn to direct a group and keep them motivated (soft skills)
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Career Team • New projects
• Workshops during the year (General & Specific skills) • Cooperation/ partnership all over BE
• Follow us online • www.phdjobfair.org • LinkedIn: PhD Job Fair • Facebook: PhD Job Fair Leuven
• Looking for • YOU! to join our team
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The 3 pillars of PhD Society Leuven
Soft skill development Career-development Interdisciplinary and international relations
Academics Career Social
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Social Team
Less stress
Fun and Friends
Better social skills
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The Social Team
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Board game nights
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Italian
Russian
Belgian
Venezuelan
Next in November/December
Cooking workshops
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Hikes
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Next: 19th October
9th November
Afterworks
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Parties!
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Upcoming events October
19th -> PhD afterwork (@ Belgaleiro)
November
9th -> PhD afterwork
10th -> Board Game Night
18th -> PhD quiz
December
Cooking workshop Sunday Brunch
Climbing
And….
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PhD Society Party
15 December
Have something cool in mind?
Feel free to propose it to us!
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Contacts
• Like our Facebook page PhD Society Leuven
• Join our Facebook group “PhDs and Postdocs of Leuven”
• Contact us at [email protected]
• Check our website phdsociety.be
PhD Society Leuven
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Join PhD Society Leuven Academics Career Social
• Train your soft, professional, and communciation skills
• Develop a valuable, long-lasting network with partners from within
and outside of academia
• Increase the value of your PhD
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Join PhD Society Leuven
• Volunteers welcome in all 3 pillars (academic, social and career)
• Support functions also possible (IT, communication, marketing, …)
• Contacts: [email protected], www.phdsociety.be or
Academics Career Social
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Questions?
• Like our Facebook page PhD Society Leuven
• Join our Facebook group “PhDs and Postdocs of Leuven”
• Contact us at [email protected]
• Check our website phdsociety.be
PhD Society Leuven Remember to: