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The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) in Brussels organises ONLINE the 11th edition of the 4 ECTS course 'How to design your PhD', on November 6-10, 2023. Click on the link below to apply until September 30, 2023:<o:p></o:p>
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https://www.eiasm.org/frontoffice/eden_announcement.asp?event_id=1678<o:p></o:p>
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Since 2013, the course was attended by 177 PhD students from top universities in 25 countries.<o:p></o:p>
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Testimonials from previous editions<o:p></o:p>
"Apart from an attractive syllabus and good reputation of this course, I have received numerous recommendations from my faculty members and other PhD students that have taken the course as well as encouragement from my supervisor to participate."<o:p></o:p>
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"The seminar was a great surprise because it was very embracing, but it did not fail to address any of the issues in depth. The seminar week allowed me to learn a lot, to think outside the box about my doctoral topic, but also to structure it with a great tool, the Idea Puzzle. I enjoyed a lot this seminar and recommend it to all PhD students."<o:p></o:p>
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"This seminar was very useful! This kind of preparation should be mandatory for every PhD student! I have learned a lot about how to formulate a research design. In addition, the personalised feedback regarding to my research was very useful. The atmosphere of the seminar was professional, but at the same time very familiar." <o:p></o:p>
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"This seminar was well structured with professors' presentations as well as group discussions and individual presentations. Each participant was given the opportunity to share his/her PhD research and receive suggestions from both professors. It was interesting to know the software Idea Puzzle, which is a very useful tool to reflect on the research design. The participants also had the chance to talk to each other and learn from peers in groups. All in all, a very great seminar! I would recommend it to every PhD student."<o:p></o:p>
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"The seminar week allowed me to have a better idea of my own research and I learned a lot, to think like a researcher and structure my own research with this great tool, the Idea Puzzle. I am already recommending this seminar to other PhD students."<o:p></o:p>
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Thank you and best regards,<o:p></o:p>
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Ricardo Morais
Católica Porto Business School
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