International Developments of
New-style Doctoral Studies and Programmes

Date: 9.12.2008
Venue: Medical University of Vienna

• Programme (in German)
• Tony Fell: Training the Trainers
• Jan Eggermont: Generic Skills Development
• Paule Biaudet: PhD degree holders and Career Management
• Gry Kibsgaard: Scandinavian Models for Graduate Schools and Research Schools
• Minutes of the workshop on 9.12.2008(in German)

Career Center

Date: 23.01.2009
Venue: Edmundsburg (University of Salzburg)

• Programme (in German)
• Marcellus Menke: Career Service Netzwerk Deutschland (CSND) (in German)
• Thorsten Thiel: Career Center an der Universität St. Gallen (in German)
• Pauline McDonald: Career Center an der Swansea University
• Rainer Wimmer / Helene Czanba: Career Center an der Technischen Universität Wien (TU Career Center) (in German)
• Minutes of the workshop on 23.01.2009 (in German)

Curricula Design

Date: 19.3.2009, 9.30 - 16.30
Venue: University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

• Programme (in German)
• Declan Kennedy: Learnng Outcomes: The Irish Approach
• Curricula-Reform an der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz(in German)
• Vermittlung von generischen Fähigkeiten und Kompatibilität mit dem ECTS-Punktesystem(in German)
• Competence-based Curricula for Mechanical Engineering Students:A Pilot Project for Curricula Management at EPFL
• Minutes of the workshop on 19.03.2009 (in German)

National Developments of New-style Doctoral Studies and Programmes

Date: 13.5.2009, 9.30 - 17.00
Venue: Edmundsburg, Europasaal, Mönchsberg 2, 5020 Salzburg

• Programme (in German)
• Helmut A. Mayer und Brigitte Günther: NAWI-Doktorat an der Universität Salzburg (in German)
• Stephan Kurz: Doktorat Neu aus der Sicht der DoktorandInnen (in German)
• Susanne Knaller: Doktorandenkolleg "Kategorien und Typologien in den Kulturwissenschaften" (in German)
• Franz Karl Praßl: Doktoratsstudium der Künste (Dr. artium) an der Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz (in German)
• Sabine Haubenwallner: Das DK-plus des FWF - eine Finanzierungsform der neuen Doktoratsstudien (in German)
• Lucas Zinner: Initativkollegs zur Stärkung der Forschungskompetenz (in German)
• Minutes of the workshop on 13.05.2009 (in German)

Conference: Non-formal and Informal Learning

Date: 3.6.2009, 10.00 - 16.30
Venue: University of Graz - Meerscheinschlössl, Mozartgasse 3, 8010 Graz

• Programme (in German)
• Christiane Spiel: Präsentation der Studie Anerkennung non-formalen und informellen Lernens an Universitäten (in German)
• Patrick Werquin: Recognition of Non-formal and Informal Learning in OECD Countries with a Specific Focus on Higher Education
• Minutes of the conference on 03.06.2009 (in German)

International Conference in Cooperation with the EUA on "How to Assure Quality in New-Style Doctoral Studies?"

Universities Austria is organising this conference in cooperation with EUA and the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Date: 29.10.2009, 9.30 - 17.00
Venue: Vienna University of Economics and Business, Festival Hall, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Wien

• Programme
• Alexandra Bitusikova & Thomas Jørgensen: Latest Trends in Doctoral Education in Europe
• Powerpoint Presentation (Bitusikova)
• Powerpoint Presentation (Jørgensen)
• Lucas Zinner: University of Vienna (Austria)
• Powerpoint Presentation (Zinner)
• Alan Davidson: Robert Gordon University (Great Britain)
• Powerpoint Presentation (Davidson)
• Anne Gro Vea Salvanes: University of Bergen (Norway)
• Powerpoint Presentation (Salvanes)
• Ugo Pagano: University of Siena (Italy)
• Powerpoint Presentation (Pagano)
• Minutes of the conference on 29.10.2009

Employability of Bachelor Degree Holders

Date: 9.11.2009, 9.30 - 16.15
Venue: University of Innsbruck, Christoph-Probst-Platz, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck

• Programme (in German)
• Ulrich Teichler: Die professionelle Relevanz des Bachelors - was ist daran so provozierend? (in German)
• Rudolf Mosler: Berufliche Relevanz des Bachelors am Beispiel der Universität Salzburg (in German)
• Silvia Hellmer: IFF-Projekte zum Thema employability (in German)
• Martha Eckl: Berufliche Relevanz der Bachelor-Abschlüsse - Sicht der Arbeiterkammer (in German)
• Minutes of the workshop on 9.11.2009(in German)