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To be a doctoral student at LTU Workshop Esrange 7-9 Sept 2009 M-L Antti

To be a doctoral student at LTU Workshop Esrange 7-9 Sept 2009 M-L Antti. The goal of research. Forskningens övergripande mål är att vinna kunskap för att vi bättre ska förstå den värld vi lever i och för att om möjligt förändra den till det bättre. God sed i forskningen, (SOU 1999:4).

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To be a doctoral student at LTU Workshop Esrange 7-9 Sept 2009 M-L Antti

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  1. To be a doctoral student at LTU Workshop Esrange 7-9 Sept 2009 M-L Antti

  2. The goal of research • Forskningens övergripande mål är att vinna kunskap för att vi bättre ska förstå den värld vi lever i och för att om möjligt förändra den till det bättre. • God sed i forskningen, (SOU 1999:4). • The overall goal of research is to gain knowledge in order to better understand the world we are living in and if possible change it to the better. • A PhD should be an independent, critically minded researcher.

  3. Personnel: 1,400 Students: 12,200 Turnover: EUR 106 million Turnover • Total turnover EUR 106 million Education 46% Research 54% Faculty of engineering EUR 38 million 53 research subjects

  4. Students 12,200 • Engineering 3 200 • Business administration, economics and 1 400 • social sciences • Health sciences 1 200 • Interdisciplinary educations 200 • Music, media and drama 600 • Teacher education 1 000 • Singe subject courses 4 600 • (about 600 exchange students are included in the total amount of students)

  5. Organization

  6. Third-cycle programmes -Utbildning på forskarnivå • Regulated by: • Swedish law: Higher Education Act – Högskolelagen (HL) • Higher Education Ordinance- Högskoleförordning (HF) • www.hsv.se • LTU faculty board – Fakultetsnämnden (TFN) • (HF 30§) - Qality • - Effectivity • - Planning • - Study plans • - Supervision, education of supervisors • - Control • (HF 29§) - Subjects

  7. Supervision - Handledning • HF: - Two supervisors • - Education of supervisors • - Right to change supervisor • LTU: - Academic competence requirements • - Time per doctoral student; meeting at least 10 hrs per semester, 5% of fulltime position, once per semester follow up and planning by all supervisors plus doctoral student. • Handbook for post-graduate education at LTU (in Swedish, will be translated) • http://www.ltu.se/polopoly_fs/1.25440!handbok%20fo%20niva%20maj%2008.pdf

  8. Goal for third-cycle programmes (HF appendix 2):Mål för utbildning på forskarnivå • Knowledge and Understanding • Skills and Abilities • Judgement and Approach • Scientific work • Kunskap och Förståelse • Färdighet och Förmåga • Värderingsförmåga och Förhållningssätt • Vetenskapligt arbete

  9. General curriculum – Allmän studieplan • One for each research subject. • Describes the subject area. • Programme curriculum; credit points requirements for lic and doctoral degrees, courses, thesis. • Eligibility and selection; general and specific requirements. • Examination. • Courses. • Degree; objective and title. • http://www.ltu.se/forskning/d24604/d24610/d18944/d18945?l=en

  10. Individual study plan – Individuell studieplan • One for each doctoral student. • IMPORTANT DOCUMENT! • Extent of supervision. • Courses; planned and completed. • Academic work; description, general plan, time schedule, dates. • Publication and conferences. • Thesis; structure and language. • Departemental duties; extent and description. • Pedagogical education. • Funding plan. • Revised once a year. • Signed by head of department. (prefekt) • http://www.ltu.se/forskning/d24604/d24610/d21108/1.17545?l=en

  11. Courses • See LTU homepage • http://www.ltu.se/forskning/d24604/d24611/d22394

  12. Luleå PhD student association- Doktorandsektionen • Meeting at least 2 times a year. • Is a part of ”Teknologkåren” and all doctoral students have to be members of that section. • Arranges dinners etc. • Mailing list to all doctoral students at LTU. • Head: John Fabricius • http://www.ltu.se/staff/j/johfab

  13. Luleå PhD student association- DoktorandsektionenCommisions of trust- FörtroendevaldaDepartment committes- Institutionernas samrådsgrupper • Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering: • Stefan Candefjord • Department of Applied Physics and Mechanical Engineering: • Ida Jansson • Department of Space Science • Salomon Eliasson • Head of third-level education at dep of Appl Physics and Mech Eng • Hans-Åke Häggblad • Administrative staff at IRV: Anette Snällfot-Brändström • Maria Winnebäck

  14. Doktorandombud at LTU • If you get problems of any kind, contact • Ylva Fältholm. • Ylva.Faltholm@ltu.se • http://www.se/staff/y/ylfa • She gives advice how to solve the problems.

  15. Guest reseacher abroad • Is encouraged from the university. • Try to find scholarship. • LTU » Research » Financing » Grants Office • Link from homepage of PhD student association: • http://www.ltu.se/forskning/d1040/dok

  16. If you have doctoral studentship at LTU – Om du har doktorandtjänst vid LTU • http://www.luth.se/org/dok-sekt/nydok.html • Svar på frågor som- Answers questions like:        Vilka arbetstider har jag? / Working hours        Hur är det med semester? / Vacation        Kan jag vara föräldraledig? / Parental leave        Om jag blir sjuk? / If I get ill

  17. Formalities prior to taking a licentiate / doctor degree: • http://www.ltu.se/polopoly_fs/1.25440!extract%20handbook.pdf

  18. Swedish/English – English/Swedish academic dictionary: • http://www.hsv.se/densvenskahogskolan/svenskengelskordbok.4.47873ee11827f812de8000359.html

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