Supervising PhD's

RESULT

After this training course participants will have learned how to:

Supervisors are expected to operate in a complex situation: PhD students have to develop their creativity, the student is expected to achieve this in a set time frame of three or four years, the student is an employee as well as a student, and finally, the supervisor is a coach as well as an assessor.
Discussing the model of Situational Leadership is an important subject in the training. A good coach is aware of her or his own strong and weak points in supervising others, and has a range of supervision strategies. They can choose a supervision strategy depending on the situation and the PhD student, enabling the student to solve problems independently as much as possible, and complete the PhD trajectory in a pleasant atmosphere and within the required time frame.
Using a system for planning a PhD project is a subject in the program (see our website www.projectmanagementforphds.com).
We will also discuss which strategies can be used to help PhD students with the writing process.

Course code
2110
Programme is for
The two-day training is primarily useful for supervisors that want to develop their capabilities: including supervisors who are just starting supervising as well as supervisors with several years of experience. Participants can be postdocs, assistant-, associate- and full professors. The training is not open for PhD-students.
Date
2026
9 and 23 November, 09.30-17.00
Location
Vrijhof building
Course fee
This training will be paid for by central funds. Participation is in consultation with your supervisor.
Maximum participants
Maximum 12 participants
Trainers
Ineke Bos and Peter Verkerk, from Hertz, training for Scientists: http://www.bhertz.nl/
Course materials
Training materials will be provided during the training.
Preparation and homework between training days: No preparation is needed. Homework between the training days is tailor-made and not time intensive.
PhD charter, Doctoral Regulation, and Doctoral Education Guidelines: At UTwente, supervisors (and PhD students) are encouraged to include the PhD charter, the Doctoral Regulation, and the Doctoral Education Guidelines in their work. The documents are not a part of the training.

Further information

S.P. Boekholt (Sofia)

Career Development Centre HR

+31534893636

*This course is fully booked, if you register now, you will be placed on the waiting list and you will be enrolled if a place becomes available.