General information
This is one of 18 activities that were funded after EuroMarine 2014 call for proposals. The worskshop will be held 'back-to-back' with EuroMarine 2015 General Assembly meeting and it will be a full day (09:30-16:00). Plenary and in breakout sessions will explore and analyze gaps, needs, methods and means. Background documents will be provided to participants prior to the start of the workshop.
We seek representation from e.g., marine/maritime industries, the government, NGOs, the business sector and research and technology institutions within and outside of universities. We seek to engage representatives from life sciences, chemistry, physics, geology, engineering and other related areas.
Background and challenges
Educating the next generation of marine scientists is:
- a key priority of the Euromarine Network and its preparatory European Project.
- a goal established in the October 2014 “Rome Declaration” calling for greater crossdisciplinary training in marine science education to address the complex challenges of blue growth and ocean sustainability.
- a key priority established in the European Marine Board publication Navigating the Future IV ( 2013).
In September 2014 the European Marine Board established a new Working Group to further investigate formal education and training with the goal of producing a Future Science Brief (FSB) to, "critically evaluate current training practices and frameworks while assessing the proposing new mechanisms for achieving the objectives and challenges." Formal publication is scheduled for September 2015. The FSB is a policy paper directed to the entire marine-Call for Participants_ver5final_28nov14 maritime community, DG-Mare and Blue Growth and other marine networks/consortia (e.g., JPI-Oceans) and national states ministries of higher education. As part of the development of the FSB, the Working Group is seeking input from a variety of stakeholders both inside and (especially) outside of academia.
- Identify structural problems in different sectors with respect to needed competencies
- identify cross-disciplinary training needs
- discuss "ideal" curricular models of PhD-level education
- propose solutions/instruments to train the new generation of marine scientists.
Content
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Venue
Naples, Italy
Application
Click here to apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1e41joq_8qjaMUT86NzwoXT6s6QNm-O5lbxZRyjvCEdQ/vie...
Cost:
<p class="rtejustify">The workshop is supported by the Euromarine network. Travel (economy train/air) and hotel accommodation (2 nights) will be covered up to €500 ( for 12 participants). The local Organizing Committee in Naples will provide a list of preferred hotels with special rates (coming soon). If desired, and room capacity allowing, participants are also welcome to attend the Euromarine General Assembly that follows the workshop (a prior application through <a href="mailto:secretariat@euromarinenetwork.eu">secretariat@euromarinenetwork.eu</a> is necessary in this case).</p>
Prerequisites:
1) Junior researchers with 3-5 years of work experience following their last academic qualification, who can provide input and feedback on the match/mismatch between their academic training and their current professional responsibilities.
2) Senior researchers, who as “employers” can provide input and feedback on the skill sets they are looking for in PhD graduates.
Selection criteria:
- broad level of experience, sector diversity, academic discipline/background, geographical and gender representation.
- 12 participants can be financially supported. However, additional participants are welcome, e.g., those with own or other support. The maximum number is 25-30 persons.
- Euromarine members who will be attending the General Assembly, match our target group and would like to participate in the workshop should contact Jeanine Olsen (j.l.olsen@rug.nl).
Application Procedure:
Please fill in the online application form. Following the online template, applicants must supply: full address/contact information, category of applications (employee/employer), type of employment, discipline(s), motivation for attending (up to half A4) and a short CV (1-2 pages) cut and pasted in to the template fields.
Deadline for applications: 05 January 2015.
Decision and notification: 12 January 2015.
How:
- Propose yourself if you meet the target group as described above
- Propose 1-2 candidates* from your institution/company or professional network
- As a Euromarine member, propose 1-2 candidates* from your former students, colleagues or others.
*Forward this email to potential candidates immediately with a cc/ to Jeanine Olsen (j.l.olsen@rug.nl). Please note that time is short with the upcoming Christmas holidays and 5 January deadline. Please act immediately.
Qualification
This is one of 18 activities that were funded after EuroMarine 2014 call for proposals. The worskshop will be held 'back-to-back' with EuroMarine 2015 General Assembly meeting and it will be a full day (09:30-16:00). Plenary and in breakout sessions will explore and analyze gaps, needs, methods and means. Background documents will be provided to participants prior to the start of the workshop.
We seek representation from e.g., marine/maritime industries, the government, NGOs, the business sector and research and technology institutions within and outside of universities. We seek to engage representatives from life sciences, chemistry, physics, geology, engineering and other related areas.
Background and challenges
Educating the next generation of marine scientists is:
- a key priority of the Euromarine Network and its preparatory European Project.
- a goal established in the October 2014 “Rome Declaration” calling for greater crossdisciplinary training in marine science education to address the complex challenges of blue growth and ocean sustainability.
- a key priority established in the European Marine Board publication Navigating the Future IV ( 2013).
In September 2014 the European Marine Board established a new Working Group to further investigate formal education and training with the goal of producing a Future Science Brief (FSB) to, "critically evaluate current training practices and frameworks while assessing the proposing new mechanisms for achieving the objectives and challenges." Formal publication is scheduled for September 2015. The FSB is a policy paper directed to the entire marine-Call for Participants_ver5final_28nov14 maritime community, DG-Mare and Blue Growth and other marine networks/consortia (e.g., JPI-Oceans) and national states ministries of higher education. As part of the development of the FSB, the Working Group is seeking input from a variety of stakeholders both inside and (especially) outside of academia.
Please fill in the online application form. Following the online template, applicants must supply: full address/contact information, category of applications (employee/employer), type of employment, discipline(s), motivation for attending (up to half A4) and a short CV (1-2 pages) cut and pasted in to the template fields.
Deadline for applications: 05 January 2015.
Decision and notification: 12 January 2015.
How:
- Propose yourself if you meet the target group as described above
- Propose 1-2 candidates* from your institution/company or professional network
- As a Euromarine member, propose 1-2 candidates* from your former students, colleagues or others.
*Forward this email to potential candidates immediately with a cc/ to Jeanine Olsen (j.l.olsen@rug.nl). Please note that time is short with the upcoming Christmas holidays and 5 January deadline. Please act immediately.
- Identify structural problems in different sectors with respect to needed competencies
- identify cross-disciplinary training needs
- discuss "ideal" curricular models of PhD-level education
- propose solutions/instruments to train the new generation of marine scientists.
1) Junior researchers with 3-5 years of work experience following their last academic qualification, who can provide input and feedback on the match/mismatch between their academic training and their current professional responsibilities.
2) Senior researchers, who as “employers” can provide input and feedback on the skill sets they are looking for in PhD graduates.
Selection criteria:
- broad level of experience, sector diversity, academic discipline/background, geographical and gender representation.
- 12 participants can be financially supported. However, additional participants are welcome, e.g., those with own or other support. The maximum number is 25-30 persons.
- Euromarine members who will be attending the General Assembly, match our target group and would like to participate in the workshop should contact Jeanine Olsen (j.l.olsen@rug.nl).
