http://www.epar.nl Erasmus PhD Association Rotterdam Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:53:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On behalf of the board of EPAR, we wish you merry christmas and a happy 2012! Best wishes for a very productive and fruitful new year! http://www.epar.nl/news/merry-christmas-happy-2012 On January 18 EPAR and EUR will organize a new edition of the PhD Career Day 2012. From 12.30 till 17.00 hours there will be workshops about the various skills and qualities that are needed for the successful completion of your PhD trajectory and further career. Afterwards there will be ... http://www.epar.nl/news/register-now-for-the-phd-career-day-2012 At the moment, there is not enough knowledge about the tasks that PhD candidates fulfill and it is often unclear what their role is in the department and university. In short: what do PhD candidates mean to their universities, their departments, and also the students they teach? The information gained ... http://www.epar.nl/news/survey-about-phd-candidates-and-their-contribution-to-universities This year the PhD day will be organized by EPAR in close cooperation with the University and it will offer interesting workshops to all PhD’s of Erasmus. For 1st and 2nd year PhD’s there will be workshops that focus on making a good and efficient start with your PhD research and ... http://www.epar.nl/news/eur-and-epar-phd-day-on-january-18-2012 Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a good scientist? Herman Lelieveldt has recently published Promoveren, een wegwijzer voor de beginnend wetenschapper, a Dutch book in which he discusses the ins and outs of turning your PhD project into a success. In cooperation with Amsterdam University Press , EPAR ... http://www.epar.nl/news/win-a-handbook-for-phd-students PhD, postdoc, what's next? Not sure? Please be aware of the upcoming Research Career Event on October 6/7, which is organized by PNN, Nobiles, and Academic Transfer. The event, which is collocated with the Career Event fair and Het Careerevent, will take place at Jaarbeurs Utrecht and is intended for PhD ... http://www.epar.nl/news/research-career-event-october-67 EPAR and Promeras present the PhD summer drinks at Grand Café Prachtig aan de Maas at Thursday July 7. Refresh yourself with a nice cold drink on the terrace with a beautiful view on the Rotterdam Skyline. Be there and bring your fellow PhD students! Toast to the summer! When? Thursday, July ... http://www.epar.nl/news/eparpromeras-summer-drink-2 Together with PNN EPAR convinced ‘Kamerlid’ Jadnanansing (PvdA) to ask a number of questions to ‘staatssecretaris’ Halbe Zijlstra about the bursary system. The answers are very short and do not provide much more insights into the exact implementation or purpose of the bursary-implementation-plan. PNN and EPAR are working on a ... http://www.epar.nl/news/halbe-zijlstra-answers-questions-bursary-system The Dutch government has announced plans to enable Universities to stop providing a salary to PhD candidates and instead move to a system of scholarships ('Bursalen system'). This amendment has been put on the agenda by the Dutch Universities (VSNU). The PhD-representatives of the thirteen Dutch universities, including EPAR, denounce ... http://www.epar.nl/news/about-the-bursalen-system With the current abundant sunshine and steadily rising temperatures, the time seems right for celebrating the Spring! Therefore, EPAR organizes a PhD drink in Café in de Smitse (ground floor T-building). Please join us Tuesday March 29 at 17:00 to socialize with your fellow PhDs; free drinks provided by EPAR! http://www.epar.nl/news/celebrate-spring-with-epar