Baltic University Programme II phd students Training Interdisciplinary-Multicultural-International Rogow, Poland, 26-30 November 2014

 

First announcement

The objective is to give PhD students from the BUP network’s countries the possibility to meet and discuss scientific questions with focus on sustainable development in an interdisciplinary, international, multicultural, and regional context. In this way, students will also get the opportunity to become acquainted with other universities and their scientific traditions. The training program will be based on an interdisciplinary approach.

This international training program will enrich the students’ own perspectives on sustainable development with experiences and perspectives from other countries. At the same time it will serve as a platform for the development of a common understanding of the regional problematique and open avenues for future cooperation on these issues. Interdisciplinary training at the PhD-level is essential for creating an understanding between scientists and researchers with different backgrounds (Western and Eastern European cultures), and for their future collaboration for a sustainable future.

Methodology of the training

The training will take place 26-30 November 2014, with the participation of 30 PhD-students and an expert team. The participants will have different nationalities and academic backgrounds; 10 from the area of Engineering, 10 from the area of Humanities, and 10 from the area of Life Sciences

The training will have duration of 3 full days (with two days for travel).

The training program will be based on an interdisciplinary approach and focused on sustainable development. PhD-students will be offered training in interdisciplinary research cooperation with the guidance of an international group of experts composed of (other) senior scientists working on interdisciplinary research, benefiting from the interaction with them.

The training will be arranged in cooperation with the BUP Centre for Poland at the Lodz University of Technology, with Prof. Ireneusz Zbicinski as the main organizer. 

 Applications and conditions of acceptance

 Only students who completed at least the first year of PhD studies will be accepted.

Documents necessary:

·      BUP PhD students training application form (available at alexander.feher@uniag.sk)

·      Preliminary PhD thesis presentation in PPT (15 slides)

·      One page summary of the PhD thesis (title, affiliation, name of supervisor, description of the work)

·      List of scientific achievements (papers, patents, participation in scientific conferences, courses, trainings, etc.)CV

·      Written supervisor’s recommendation

 

Applications should be sent to the BUP Polish Centre, Prof. Ireneusz Zbicinski <ireneusz.zbicinski@p.lodz.pl>, no later then 15^th of September 2014.

 

Costs

Baltic University Programme will cover costs for accommodation and meals in Rogów and local transportation (bus travel Warsaw-Rogów-Warsaw).

PhD-students need to cover their travel costs to and from Warsaw.

 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

The training will take place in Rogów, a didactic-scientific centre belonging to The Warsaw University of Life Science:

Address:

Leśny Zakład Doświadczalny SGGW w Rogowie 

ul. Akademicka 20

95-063 ROGÓW

tel. 48-46 874-90-31, fax 48-46 874-90-08

(http://www.lasy.com.pl/a/artykul/ida/53/).

The conference will start on Wednesday, 26th of November at 16.00 and end on Sunday, 30th of November at 09.00.

A bus will be waiting for all students at the central railway station in Warsaw (Warszawa Centralna) on 26th of November at 13.00.

The meeting place - in front of the tickets’ desks at the main hall at the station. Please be in time – travel to Rogow on your own can be a bit difficult but if you need some extra adventure, please see information at the end of this mail on how to come to Rogow on your own.

The bus will take all participants to Rogów, where we expect to start the conference at 16.00.

Please remember to let the BUP Centre in Lodz and Maria Hejna know your arrival time (addresses see below). Please inform us if you plan to travel to Rogow on your own so we are not waiting for you in vain in Warszawa.

Departures

Please notice that on 30th November, we are leaving Rogow by bus at 10.00 and we will be in Warszawa at about 13.00 so please book your travel back from Warszawa starting at no earlier then 13.00.

All participating students are kindly asked to take part in the entire conference. 

 

The preliminary programme of the training will be sent later.