The UZDOC First Study Visit was held in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) on June 30 and July 1, 2014, followed by a Consortium meeting on July 2. This Study Visit has been hosted by Tashkent Financial Institute. This visit worked on deliverable 1.1 of the project, the Report about doctoral education in Uzbekistan, released in June 2014. Best practices in doctoral education have been presented at this visit, focusing on the folllowing main areas:
- Doctoral education organisation models in EHEA
- Doctoral supervision process
- How support structures for doctoral candidates function
Day 1 of the Study Visit was devoted to the organisation and content of doctoral studies in Europe, while Day 2 analysed doctoral education in Uzbekistan by organizing working groups and workshops.
Important documents:
Presentations:
DAY 1. DOCTORAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE
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The UZDOC project, by Kris Dejonckheere, Secretary General, UNICA
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The European Higher Education Area, the Salzburg Principles and the EU Innovative Principles, by Melita Kovacevic, Vice-Rector for Research and Technology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
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Structuring doctoral training in Europe
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”Starting the new PhD model at the University of Granada: current status and experiences”, by Antonio González, Director for Doctoral Studies. University of Granada, Spain
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Implementation of the EU Innovative Doctoral Training Principles at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, by Mattia Crespi, PhD Steering Commitee member. Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Aproaches on supervision in Europe
- Experience from University of Zagreb, by Slaven Mihaljevic, Head of Office of Doctoral Studies. University of Zagreb, Croatia
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Supervision policy at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, by Dušan Meško, Vice-Rector for Science and Doctoral Studies
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Conclusions of strengths and weaknesses of doctoral training in Europe, by Melita Kovacevic, Vice-Rector for Research and Technology, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
DAY 2. DOCTORAL EDUCATION IN UZBEKISTAN
- Doctoral education in Uzbekistan
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Introduction to the legal framework, main policies and strategic documents, by Dilbar Aslanova, Vice-Rector for Science, Samarkand Institute of Economics and Services, Uzbekistan - Russian version here.
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Results of the UZDOC Questionnaire about doctoral education in Uzbekistan, by Luciano Saso, Delegate of the Rector for the International Mobility, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Outcomes of parallel workshops