University of Zagreb Transferable Skills Development During the

University of Zagreb Transferable Skills Development During the Doctoral Education University of Zagreb – Fund for University Development

University of Zagreb Doctoral education is undergoing a radical reform - Universities are obliged to offer only three-year doctoral programmes - The changes in society new requirements for the young researchers; development of researchers who will continue their career outside of academia, in private sector, R&D laboratories, in government, in management positions, etc. „Transferable skills development „ – ability to embrace changes and new demands of the job market and ability to use knowledge and skills gained through doctoral education in different working environment

University of Zagreb Doctoral Education – Skills Training Programme Discipline-related skills that represent added values and/or greater breadth regarding the specific knowledge involved in doctoral research (related to the discipline and filed) Research skills to improve the basic quality of the research Transferable skills important to prepare Ph. D candidates for their future carreers but also applicable to daily-life Ph. D activities

University of Zagreb • In 2009, Doctoral Studies Rulebook less teaching, more time for original research, more structure in the supervisor-supervisee relationships, strict rules for monitoring of Ph. D student progress, etc. • In early 2009, the University founded the Office of Doctoral Studies - organisation of generic/transferable skills workshops, - workshop for the training of supervisors, - the implementation of quality assesment and quality control procedures in the Ph. D programmes, - work on a doctoral student database, - the process of evaluation and acreditation of new Ph. D programmes, etc.

University of Zagreb • University of Zagreb initiated programmes for transferable skills development in doctoral education in November 2010 within the project „Innovation, Communication and Management in Science” (financed by Adris Foundation)

University of Zagreb „Transferable Skills Development during the Doctoral Education” (Fund for University Development) - Providing institutional suport to Ph. D candidates in order to develop transferable skills - Development of communication, management and business skills that will allow to Ph. D candidates to take advantage of their scientific potential, the new skills that will serve them during doctoral training and leter in the development of their academic and professional career - Raising awareness on the importance of implementation of the programmes for transferable skills development during the doctoral education and to stress the role of institutions in creating these programmes (target to all those included in the process of doctoral education: vice-deans for science, doctoral study directors, supervisors, research team managers, doctoral candidates)

University of Zagreb A 1. Development of communication skills Workshop Trainer Number of participants (attended/registered to participate) A 1. 1. Scientific writting and publishing Dr. Armando Rodriguez Chapin 47 (two groups)/62 A 1. 2. Scientific presenting & interacting Dr. Armando Rodriguez Chapin 37 (two groups)/64 A 1. 3. Commercialization of research results Mr. Smiljka Vikić-Topić 23/132 A 1. 4. Contracting and implementation of cooperation Doc. dr. Darko Huljenić 24/41

University of Zagreb A 2. Development of management skills Workshop Trainer Number of participants (attended/registered to participate) A 2. 1. Time management Dr. Vlatka Petrović 20/33 A 2. 2. Project management and useful work techniques Dr. Lisa Cowey 28/58

University of Zagreb A 3. Development of business skills Workshop Trainer Number of participants (attended/registered to participate) A 3. 1. Communication for doctoral researchers Dr. Dave Filipović-Carter 20/71 A 3. 2. Networking for doctoral Dr. Dave Filipović-Carter reasearches 20/80

University of Zagreb A. 4. Raising awareness about the importance of the transferable skills development during doctoral training A 4. 1. Seminar intended for participants in the proces of doctoral training Supporting Personal and Professional Development of Doctoral Candidates, Zagreb, December 12, 2012 – closing activity of the project A 4. 2. Dissemination

University of Zagreb • Participation in the workshops was free for Ph. D candidates • Number of participants was limited (15 -25 participants) • Highly interactive approach • Workshops involved a minimum of lecturing and a maximum of group exercises and writting practice, • Communication within teams. . .

University of Zagreb Acknowledgements: Fund for University Development Dr. Armando Rodriguez Chapin Mr. Smiljka Vikić-Topić Doc. dr. Darko Huljenić Dr. Vlatka Petrović Dr. Lisa Cowey Dr. Dave Filipović-Carter Božica Bartolac

Dr. Armando Rodriguez Chapin -BSc in chemistry at Duke University (US) and a Ph. D in molecular biology and biochemistry from the University of Cambridge (UK); postdoctoral research in neuroscience at the Harvard Institutes of Medicine (US) -As a professional editor, he has helped to prepare more than 700 manuscripts for submission to journals in social and natural sciences. University of Zagreb Dr. Vlatka Petrović -Head of Office for Technology Transfer, University of Zagreb -Promotion of science and inovation; -Initiation of a network of young scientists Dr. Lisa Cowey -Ph. D from the University of Oxford, Department of Physics and an MBA from Oxford Brookes University Business School; Masters level qualifications in Intellectual Property Law and Practice -Over 10 years of professional experience in high tech companies ranging from early stage spinouts to large multi-national corporations

Mr. sc. Smiljka Vikić-Topić - Ph. D in Chemistry at Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb - Head of Office for Science and Technology Transfer, Medical School and KBC - Assisting researchers in finding funding sources and application of international projects, the recognition and protection of the results of scientific research with commercial potential and to strengthen co-operation with industry Dr. Dave Filipović-Carter - Ph. D in public international law, an educational background in law and international conflict analysis - Areas covered include team development and group dynamics; inter-cultural communication and research collaboration; managing professional relationships, negotiation and assertiveness, developing a research career, and the Ph. D / research process; as well as course/curriculum design and teaching methodologies, with a particular interest in educational simulations. Dr. Darko Huljenić - Ph. D at Department of Telecommunications at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb - Head of the technical and scientific activities of the company Ericsson Nikola Tesla; - Cooperation with research institutions, since 2003 active in ICT sector