Meeting for Graduate Students

October 17th 2011

Meeting for Graduate Students

Bengt Ove TuressonDepartment of Mathematics

Agenda

1. News2. Follow-up action plan NDI

3. Other issues

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News Administration of graduate program

o Theresia responsible New students

o Alexandra Cojuhari, Applied Mathematicso Frida Johansson, Computational Science, Nov. 1o Tomas Lundquist, Computational Scienceo Anna Orlof, Applied Mathematicso Sonja Radosavljevic, Applied Mathematicso Andreas Rejbrand, Applied Mathematics, Jan. 1

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News Other positions

o Marco Kupiainen, Postdoc Computational Mathematicso Berkant Savas, Postdoc Computational Mathematics

Positions advertisedo Lectureship, Applied Mathematics

Disputationso Henry Amankwah, October 18th 13.15

Meeting for supervisorso October 19th 10.15

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News Study plans

o Study plans for all subjects are being revisedo Head of divisionso Template is being usedo What happens if the subjects change name?o Probably not less than 120 hp (credit transfer more common now than before)o Up to 60 hp can be transferred todayo Sammanläggningsavhandling preferred

Research Seminaro Will start Novembero Jan-Åke’s lectures after Christmaso Research Seminars, advanced course available

o Elina has information

Scientific Methods and Research Practice, 6 creditso Wednesday course: Part 1 of the course starts October 19th, ends

December 14th. Part 2 starts in Februaryo Thursday course: Part 1 of the course starts October 20th, ends

December 15th. Part 2 starts in February5

News Pedagogical training

o Auscultation for new students during fallo Departmental course spring (practical course) – no

creditso The CUL course is compulsory – parallell teaching

Höstskola October 20th-21st

o Lectures both days 9.00-16.30 at Frimurarehotelleto October 20th: Mathematical Statistics. Optimizationo October 21st: Continuum Mechanics, Theory of

Elasticity and Contact Problems. Mathematical Modelling in Biology

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News Riktlinjer för betygsnämndens sammansättning

o See http://www.lith.liu.se/forskarutbildning/fun/policydokument/1.245390/Betygsnamnd_2011.pdf • Betygsnämnd: Conflict of interest – jäv: Related, working group, co-writer, not former supervisor

Master’s courses (recommendations)o PhD students should not register for Master’s courseso Students should instead agree with course leaders that

they can follow courses without being registeredo Results should be reported directly in Forskar-Ladok

PhD programs will be evaluated by HSV

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Follow-up action plan NDI

1. Recruitmento Introduction process being reviewed at the momento Expectations of students and supervisors still needs to

be discussedo Most important – expectations – to be formalized

2. Supervisiono The need for planned meeting was discussed with

supervisors and at follow-up meetingso The fact that some students feel that they get too little

supervision was discussed with supervisors

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3. Environment and postgraduate studieso Workload was discussed with supervisors and at

follow-up meetingso Students were informed about Feelgood and

Studenthälsano Students were informed about the guidance services

of the university libraryo Only five or six participants. Very good information, everyone should go there! Bengt Ove will organize a

new presentation.

4. Courses and seminarso The need of and the possibilities for organizing

advanced courses and seminars were discussed with heads of divisions and supervisors

o Encourage more participation in summer schools, conferences, self study etc.

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5. Scientific conferences and networkso The need for a recommendation for participation in a

certain number of conferences during the time of study together with the heads of the divisions and the supervisors

o Participation in conferences was discussed in connection with revision of study plans

o The recommendation will probably be part of the subjects’ new study plans

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6. Educationo The department’s introductory pedagogical course still

needs to be evaluatedo At least one course meeting for every course, where

PhD students are involved, should have been organized

o Course meetings to be followed up. The director of studies/examinator is responsible but they need to know that it is important – to be formalized

7. Equal opportunitieso Students have been informed about policies

concerning equal opportunitieso Students have been informed about routines

concerning discrimination and sexual harassment

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SMS autumn meeting

• SMS autumn meeting in the end of October - directed to young researchers – talk to Milagros

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