EQADE Training on QA in PhD and 2nd Consortium Meeting held in Palermo
Palermo. Training on Quality Assurance in PhD and the Second Meeting of the Project Consortium were held in Palermo on March 18 – 20, 2013. The Training and meeting were led by the representatives of the University of Palermo, the Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg and WUS Austria, and attended by representatives of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati, Ministry of Education and Culture of Republic of Srpska, Agency for Higher Education Development and Quality Assurance and all 8 BiH public university partners.
The Training focused on the following topics: elaboration of procedures, systems and processes of quality assurance and advancement in PhD education, institutional experience (as case studies) with regard to how the University of Palermo manages quality of PhD education, on the standards in dissertation and mentorship, and on how to measure the impact of scientific work. Hence, the following presentations were delivered at the Training:
- International PhD program in Immunopharmacology, by Prof. Riccardo Alessandro
- EUA Council for Doctoral Education, by Prof. Giuseppe Silvestri
- PhD course in Environmental Agronomy: University staff and Quality Assurance, by Prof. Carmelo Dazzi,
- Dissertation and mentorship: what standards should there be?, by Dr. Mariangela Sciandra
- Scientometrics: how to measure the impact of scientific work, by Dr. Vito Muggeo
The Second Meeting of the Project Consortium was held on March 20, 2013. The meeting served as a valuable opportunity to discuss the progress of project activities, implementation of future project activities, and define deadlines and partner responsibilities. The primary outcome of the Consortium Meeting is a consolidated work plan for the 2nd project year.
