This newsletter provides an overview of all upcoming activities, either organized specifically for postdocs or for postdocs and PhD students combined, and links to other potentially interesting events or information.

More details on, and registration links for, upcoming activities are available on the website of the doctoral schools. When you enrol for a doctoral school activity, make sure to take our cancellation & no-show policy into account. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at all times on doctoralschools@uhasselt.be.

1. Online lecture Jean-Luc Doumont: Networking for researchers (all DS)

Takes place (digitally) on 17/06/24 - 14:00-16:00
Registration is required

2. Let's Talk Science, a taste of science communication (all DS)

Takes place between 02 & 04/07/24
Registration is required

3. ChatGPT as a creative partner for science communication (all DS)

Takes place on 23/09/24 - 13:30-16:30
Registration possible until 01/09/24

4. Presentation clinic (all DS)

Takes place on 23/09/24 - 09:30-12:30
Registration possible until 25/08/24

5. Does science need a friend? A mindful/mindset perspective on sustainability (all DS)

Takes place on 30/09, 14 & 28/10, 12 & 25/11 and 09 & 19/12/24 - 16:00-17:30
Registration possible until 01/09/24

Details & registration

1. Meet the Jury seminar 'Beyond models and data: a sociotechnical approach to explain machine learning decision making' (all DS)

Takes place on 17/06/24 - 13:00-14:00
Registration is required

2. How to get published (all DS)

Takes place between 08 & 19/07/24 (self-paced course)
Registration possible until 10/06/24

3. Mini-conference "Functional Materials Engineering" (DS ST)

Takes place on 30/09-03/10/24 - 09:00-17:00
Registration is required

4. Mind the GAP (Good Academic Practices) (all DS)

Takes place online (permanently accessible)

Details & registration

1. Yes, I can! Assessing strengths and competences (all DS)

Takes place on 10/06/24 - 14:00-18:00
Registration possible until 31/05/24

2. Try out the big interview training tool (all DS)

Takes place on 11/06/24 - 10:00-11:00
Registration possible until 31/05/24

3. myCareerCompass: Discover your professional DNA (all DS)

Takes place on 11 & 19/06/24
Registration possible until 31/05/24

4. Entrepreneurship: Can I do it? Why would I want to? (all DS)

Takes place on 11/06/24 - 14:00-17:00
Registration possible until 30/05/24

5. From academia to industry - personal brand building in your resume (all DS)

Takes place (digitally) on 18/09 (workshop: 12:00-14:00) & 25/09/24 (CV coaching: 30 min between 09:00-18:00)
Registration possible until 18/08/24

6. Career development trajectory: Gain insight into your talents and ambitions (all DS)

Takes place on 19/09, 03 & 24/10, 07 & 21/11 (13:00-17:30) & 12/12/24 (13:30-17:00)
Registration possible until 01/09/24

7. Individual career coaching (all DS)

Continuous offer
Application is required

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

Most modules on education are organized in a demand-driven way which means that instructors/professors can 'order' a tailor-made workshop on a specific topic for a specific group of interested people. However, they also have a limited open course offer. These open courses can be found online.

2. Research data management (RDM)

Spring Clean your Data Day! - 20/06/24 - 10:00-16:00
Data management plan - DMP writing session - 25/06/24 - 13:00-15:00

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. This offer is also open to all PhD researchers and postdoctoral researchers. Hungry for additional brainfood? Discover GoodHabitz, an online learning platform where you can choose from over 100 courses at your own pace and on your own schedule, available in 7 languages. Next to this offer, the career center also offers career support (workshops, mentoring, individual coaching,...) open to all staff, including all PhD researchers and postdoctoral researchers.

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. You can find their course offer here (courses are mostly in Dutch).

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.

Introduction to R (digitally) - 04, 06, 11, 13 & 18/06/24 - 09:00-12:00
FLAMES Summer School 2024 (hybrid) - 09-20/09/24

6. Interuniversity course offer for young researchers

The doctoral schools of Hasselt University partner with the other four Flemish universities which results in an interuniversity course offer open for young researchers of the five partner universities.

7. EURECA-PRO

The EURECA-PRO Alliance consists of 9 partners who joined forces to enable students, researchers and staff to study, teach and research in the field of responsible consumption and production with the long-term goal of a joined virtual and integrated European campus until 2040. They also organize regular activities for (young) researchers.

8. Pitch Please

Pitch Please wil jongeren inspireren, informeren, uitdagen en ondersteunen om hun ondernemende kwaliteiten aan te scherpen. Een overzicht van de Pitch Please activiteiten kan je online terugvinden.

9. Flanders AI Academy (VAIA)

Courses and trainings on artificial intelligence for professionals and researchers in Flanders which take place throughout the academic year. In this newsletter only activities and trainings specifically organised or interesting for PhD students/postdocs are listed; the others can be found on the VAIA website.

10. Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC)