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What a PhD student needs?
Soft skill development Career-development Interdisciplinary and International relations
The 3 pillars of PhD Society Leuven
Soft skill development Career-development Interdisciplinary and International relations
Academics Career Social
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
The 3 pillars of PhD Society Leuven
Soft skill development Career-development Interdisciplinary and international relations
Academics Career Social
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:
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?
The 3 pillars of PhD Society Leuven
Soft skill development Career-development Interdisciplinary and international relations
Academics Career Social
Career Team
Career Team • The Team
Career Team • Edition 2017
• 45 Companies listed • 670 Job Seekers • Universities from BE/ NL/ UK/ FR/ GE
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
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)
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
The 3 pillars of PhD Society Leuven
Soft skill development Career-development Interdisciplinary and international relations
Academics Career Social
Social Team
Less stress
Fun and Friends
Better social skills
The Social Team
Board game nights
Italian
Russian
Belgian
Venezuelan
Next in November/December
Cooking workshops
Hikes
Next: 19th October
9th November
Afterworks
Parties!
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….
PhD Society Party
15 December
Have something cool in mind?
Feel free to propose it to us!
Contacts
• Like our Facebook page PhD Society Leuven
• Join our Facebook group “PhDs and Postdocs of Leuven”
• Contact us at social@phdsociety.be
• Check our website phdsociety.be
PhD Society Leuven
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
Join PhD Society Leuven
• Volunteers welcome in all 3 pillars (academic, social and career)
• Support functions also possible (IT, communication, marketing, …)
• Contacts: contact@phdsociety.be, www.phdsociety.be or
Academics Career Social
Questions?
• Like our Facebook page PhD Society Leuven
• Join our Facebook group “PhDs and Postdocs of Leuven”
• Contact us at social@phdsociety.be
• Check our website phdsociety.be
PhD Society Leuven Remember to:
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