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ITSP Summary


For the SENSE certificate 30 ECTS (credits) are required. The table below shows a summary of the categories in which credits are possible and/or required (the separate elements and courses are clarified in more detail further below - details on separate courses may be found in the SENSE Course Guide at: http://www.sense.nl/courses), and the required parts.

 

Registration for a course should always be done by use of the online registration form in the SENSE Course Guide. In case registration is not possible through the SENSE website, the SENSE Course Guide provides an external link.

 

Most courses are concluded with an assessment of the PhD student's performance and with an evaluation of the course. Each participant who has completed a course successfully will receive a course certificate or notification, issued by the course coordinator.

 

After completing your ITSP, you can apply for your SENSE Certificate. To obtain this, please fill the SENSE Certificate application form at least 15 weeks before your PhD defense and send it to Serge Stalpers (serge.stalpers(at)wur.nl).

 

 The General requirements:


PhD courses

Course type

Activity

Mandatory / Optional

ECTS

A1-SENSE

Introductory SENSE course “Environmental Research in Context”

Mandatory

2

A2-SENSE

Research in Context Activity, to be approved by the A2 coordinator

Mandatory

3 – 6

SENSE PhD courses

SENSE PhD courses: Specialised and widening SENSE PhD courses

Mandatory: 2 ECTS, including at least one PhD course

≥ 2

Other PhD courses

Specialized and widening PhD courses offered by Other Research Schools (ORS)

MSc courses

Advanced and specialized MSc courses to be approved of by the SENSE Director of Education

General Skills courses

General Skills Courses for PhD students

Optional

≥ 0

Other PhD education and training components

Component

Activity

Mandatory / Optional

ECTS

Research Skills Training

  

 

 

Writing your own PhD research proposal, reviewed and approved of by SENSE (send it to Johan.Feenstra@wur.nl)

Mandatory for most sandwich and some other PhD students

max 6

A contribution to the writing of a new research proposal

Optional

max 6

Site-specific training, for example in the use of specific equipment

Optional

0 - 6

External training period at a scientific (foreign) research institute

Optional

0 - 6

Extended literature study, supervised by a SENSE research leader (NOT the standard literature review every PhD student should do at the start of his/her PhD)

Optional

0 - 6

Reviewing scientific articles, book chapters or research proposals 

Optional

Real effort

Attending international scientific workshops, symposia and conferences

Optinal

Time Spent

Didactic Skills Training

Didactic skills courses; supervision of MSc thesis students; lecturing

Optional

Real effort

Management Skills Training

Organization of a scientific workshop, SENSE symposium or SENSE Core meeting

Optional; 1 ECTS for a half day activity (if more, please explain)

0 - 6

Membership of a PhD Council, General Board Research Institute, SENSE Research and Education Committee

Optional

0 - 6

Co-organization of a SENSE PhD course

Optional

0 - 6

Presentations

Attending at least 2 SENSE meetings (this also includes all national and international scientific meetings organized by SENSE members) and presenting your own PhD research once

Mandatory

1

Presenting PhD research at an international symposium

Mandatory: once

1 ECTS per presentation

1 - 3

Publications

Articles in refereed scientific journals (first author)

Optional; 2 ECTS per accepted publication

0 - 8

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

≥ 30

1 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) is roughly equivalent to 28 study hours.


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