Doctoral Training within the PRIME Network of Excellence

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Doctoral Training within the PRIME Network of Excellence  
 

PRIME Fourth Annual Doctoral Conference

Budapest

21-23 June September 2007

 
 
 
 
 
 

The PRIME Network of Excellence 00 2004-2008 

00olicies for Research and Innovation in the Move towards the European Research Area00/b> Sixth Framework Prog Promote integration and spread excellence across Europe 40 groups 00strengthen research base in research policy  
 
 
 
 
 

The PRIME Network of Excellence 

3 main activities Research projects Training Indicators Research on R&D globalisation University governance Characterisation of universities Spin-offs Multilevel governance of research Dynamics of knowledge creation www.prime-noe.org  
 
 
 
 
 

The PRIME Training Group 
 
 

The Ambition

To develop a European platform for

integrated training activities in the

field of research and innovation

policy.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Training Group 

The Aims 

Training for future research and professional capabilities  
To facilitate dialogue between research activities of PRIME & postgraduate research  
Developing awareness of professionals & providing 00tate of the art knowledge00  
 
 
 
 
 

PRIME Training Group - Streams of Activity 
 

Masters level: inter-university network of Masters programmes with student exchanges Short courses for professionals The 00hD Pathway00/b>  
 
 
 
 
 

Training Group 

PRIME PhD Pathway 

A European doctoral pathway in science &

innovation studies 

Objectives 

Promote student exchange & mobility Foster a community of internationally networked doctoral researchers Develop integration in research training Develop excellence in the next generation of researchers  
 
 
 
 
 

Training Group 

PhD Pathway 

What have we done so far? 

PhD circulations

    3 calls per year, 20 students, 10 host institutions involved

PhD Conferences

    2 held at SPRU, UK (2004 & 2005)

    Copenhagen Business School (2006) Budapest (2007)

Workshops & Summer schools

    advanced statistics, sociology of technology, comparative innovation policies

Joint with DIME/DRUID

PhD day June 2006; DIMETIC

Poster Competitions

    Held at Annual and other PRIME conferences 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

A 00RIME00 PhD  

Years 1,2 00ummer/winter schools In depth knowledge of topic areas and methods

Mobility stay for developing conceptual framing

Years 2,3 00doctoral conferences Presenting results and analyses to international audience

Mobility stay for collecting comparative data/writing up

Years 3,4 PhD days for job market Poster competitions for job market  
 
 
 
 
 

What difference can it make? 

Doctoral students embedded in European network Access to peers and academics outside your institution Depth and breadth of training Placing for jobs/knowledge of opportunities/international experience on cv  
 
 
 
 
 

Future opportunities 
 

PhD Circulation calls in October 2007 and in 2008 Tips 00do your research thoroughly, justify your stay Final PhD Conference possibly Manchester 2008  
 
 
 
 
 

Future opportunities 
 

Workshops & Summer Schools

Epistemology Netherlands October 2007, indicators Rome November 2007, advanced statistics Pisa July 2008, possibly others on universities (Madrid 2008) and nanotechnology (France 2008)

Poster Competitions To be held at future conferences PhD Days students to showcase work at large conferences (2008)  
 
 
 
 
 

Feedback and ideas always welcome00/font> 

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