The mentoring programme at UHasselt is aimed at supporting (post)doctoral researchers in their further career development. It is a one-on-one interaction between an experienced mentor and a less experienced mentee.

There are two possible tracks in the mentoring programme:

• academic mentoring (only open to postdocs appointed at UHasselt for at least 50%, for at least one more year): mentoring towards an academic career, by a UHasselt professor (from a different faculty).
• civic mentoring (open to both postdocs and PhD students in the second half of their PhD trajectory and appointed for at least one more year): mentoring towards successfully entering the external labour market, by someone from a non-academic organization (small/large company, government, hospital, social sector, ...).

The duration of the mentoring trajectory is typically one year. You need to be available on January 12, 2023 (for the civic trajectory) or on January 19, 2023 (for the academic trajectory), 13:00-18:00, for an obligatory introductory workshop. Application deadline: November 27, 2022.

Want to sharpen your industry-relevant competences and skills as a PhD candidate or postdoc? KBC organises an exclusive 2-day winter school on December 13 & 14, 2022, at their offices in Brussels. During the winter school, you will reflect on - and develop - competences that are - and will be - relevant in a multi-faceted global bank, and balance these against the competences early career researchers from all academic disciplines have already acquired. More detailed information about the programme and selection criteria are available online.

4. Join our Facebook group - PhD @ UHasselt

Our (closed) Facebook group is meant to be an informal forum by and for PhD students and postdocs at Hasselt University. It can be used for networking, but also for asking each other questions and sharing social, cultural or academic activities and ideas. Whatever you want to share with your fellow PhD students and postdocs: shoot! If you are not a member yet, feel free to join! 

DOCTORAL SCHOOL PARTNERS

The doctoral schools partner with several other departments and organisations. Below is an overview of their upcoming activities. For more information regarding their course offer and acknowledgement in your doctoral school portfolio, please consult this webpage.

1. Education department

- Start to teach (ENG) - 08, 15 & 29/11/22 - 14:00-15:30
- Using Google tools in your teaching (ENG) - 28/11/22 - 13:00-15:00
- Introduction on education @Hasselt University (ENG) - 10/01/23 - 13:00-15:30
- Introductiemoment onderwijs@UHasselt (NL) - 12/01/23 - 13:00-15:30
- Assistententraject (NL) - 19/01, 02 & 16/02, 02 & 16/03/23 - 13:00-16:00
- Using Google tools in your teaching (ENG) - 30/03/23 - 13:00-15:00

2. Research data management (RDM) 

- File versioning (advanced) part 1 - 03/11/22 - 09:00-12:00
- File versioning (advanced) part 2 (Git, Gitlab, Github) - 07/11/22 - 09:00-12:00
- Clinical data capturing with Castor EDC - 10/11/22 - 09:00-12:00
- Grant writing part 2 (review) - 10/11/22 - 13:30-14:30
- Anonymisation of video, audio and transcripts - 24/11/22 - 13:00-14:00

3. HR Department

Hasselt University encourages personal growth and development among its staff by offering all kinds of trainings and courses throughout the academic year.

4. School of Expert Education (SEE)

Training for professionals, built on academic expertise with the aim of creating a unique learning environment to refine and broaden your expertise.

5. Flanders’ training network for methodology and statistics (FLAMES)

Courses on statistics and methodology, which take place throughout the academic year at all Flemish universities. The FLAMES summer school and courses organized at Hasselt University are listed in this newsletter; the others can be found on the FLAMES website.

6. Flanders AI Academy (VAIA)

Courses and trainings on artificial intelligence for professionals and researchers in Flanders which take place throughout the academic year.

7. Flanders Training Network Life Sciences (f-TALES)

Courses and trainings in the field of life sciences which take place throughout the academic year.

8. Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC)

Trainings on many HPC-related topics which take place throughout the academic year.

EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS

1. EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion

2. SciMingo - Science Communication (SciComm) Academy

3. European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM)

4. CAJAL Advanced neuroscience training

5. European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON)

6. NEURO courses UK

7. Academy for Rehabilitation Sciences (ACREHAB)

8. Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB)

9. LifeLong Learning @ Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences KU Leuven (FABER)

10. Pro-Q-Kine

11. TUTECH academy

1. II EURECA-PRO Conference on Responsible Consumption and Production - 19-21/10/22

2. Immunity for Health 2022 - One health: Cross pollination between human and veterinary immune interventions - 20/10/22

3.  A-Law seminar on 'Doing Business with U.S.' - 27/10/22

4. BeNe Brain Stimulation Symposium - UHasselt - 09/11/22

5. Scientific prize SofinaBoël fellowships - application deadline: 14/11/22

6. Vocatio-beurs - application deadline: 14/11/22

7. Industry Day biomedical sciences (KULeuven) - 15/11/22

8. BCF Career Event Belgium - 16/11/22

9. Psychiatry 2.0: Towards a new way of thinking - 17-18/11/22

10. JTalks symposium on science and technology innovation: Personalized medicine (Janssen Pharmaceuticals) - 18/11/22

11. TPR- Conferentie 2022: De COVID-19 pandemie als katalysator van een gewijzigde (contractuele) arbeidsrelatie - 24 & 25/11/22

12. GSERM Ljubljana - 9-13/01 & 16-20/01/23 - application deadline: 05/12/22

13. 28th Essentials Seminar, European Nutrition Leadership Platform - May-June 2023 - application deadline: 30/11/22