RESULT
After this training course participants will have learned how to:
- Adjust their leadership style to specific situations
- Communicate effectively
- Give constructive feedback
- Supervise the planning
- Coaching the writing process
- Deal with cultural differences
CONTENT
- 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
19 January and 2 February, 09.30-17.00
10 and 24 April, 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
Marieke Hohen 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
