Interactive workshop and individual coaching on Career Development & Leadership for PhD candidates

PhD students from all 4EU+ universities are invited to an Interactive workshop and individual coaching on Career Development & Leadership for doctoral candidates with international speakers from academia and business, offered by Heidelberg Graduate Academy in collaboration with the 4EU+ Office of Heidelberg University.

Date: November 16 - 18, 2022.

The training package consists of three consecutive events and activities. It is (1) kicked-off by introductory talks and a panel discussion on November 16, 2022, at the Heidelberg University Graduate Academy. The contributions focusing on career development and leadership in academia and beyond. The event will be followed by (2) a 2-day workshop on career development vis-à-vis leadership skills. Participants will explore their career aspirations based on their competencies and values. They will learn to set engaging yet realistic goals for their own personal and professional development and to reflect on their vision regarding future achievements. All participants in the workshop are offered (3) two subsequent individual coaching sessions. For the individually scheduled remote coaching sessions, participants will have the opportunity to set their own focus according to the individual learning outcome from the workshop.

This activity is financed through funds provided by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Ministry for Science, Research and Art of the State of Baden-Württemberg. The participation in the workshop and the coaching sessions are free of charge. All participant are entitled to a Mobility Grant from Heidelberg University based on the Mobility rates of the 4EU+ Alliance (please see details in the call attached).

Each Flagship at each partner university can nominate one PhD student to participate in this event. In total, 14 places are available. If we receive more nominations than places are available, the participants will be drawn by lots.

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Deadline for application for Flagship 2 at Charles University is 14 October 2022 at 10:00 am. Please send your CV and motivation letter to Zuzana Kasakova, member of Flagship 2 programme committee, at zuzana.kasakova@fsv.cuni.cz.