1. From collection of information to policy making: The EURODOC survey on the Situation of Doctoral Candidates in Europe Researchers in Europe without Barriers, Prague, 29 April 2009 Nikola Macharová president@eurodoc.net

2. Contents Introduction to Eurodoc Survey & Policy Making Survey Issues & Policies About Eurodoc Survey

3. 33 The European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers Federation of national organisations: 32 Members 6 Workgroups Partner in Bologna process Partner of EC, EUA and many more…

4. Survey & Policy making Survey Issues & Policy Five key issues in doctoral education from a Eurodoc perspective taken up by the survey About Eurodoc Survey Goals Survey in Facts Outcomes

5. Survey Issues & Policies? Five key issues in doctoral education from a Eurodoc perspective taken up by the survey Mobility & Internationalisation Career Development and Structures Training & Supervision Assessment, Expectations and Outcomes of Doctoral Programmes Working Conditions  Active Working Groups

6. Why survey ? Many questions, no answers yet...

7. Why survey? What is the real situation concerning current employment conditions, social benefits and working conditions for doctoral candidates? Where are the real differences between countries, cultures and models of doctoral education and what can we learn from them?

8. Why survey? The first survey of doctoral researchers on this scale – in cooperation with the International Centre for Higher Education Research at the University of Kassel. Previous surveys are mainly country reports or focused only on some topics

9. Survey in Facts 1.Target group: doctoral candidates (30+ countries) 2.Duration: December 2008 – May 2009 3.Structure of the survey: 8 parts

10. Structure of the Survey 1.Qualification 2.Career path (status, contract conditions, different sectors of the employment market, motive for the dissertation) 3.Financing (amount, limitation) 4.Training & Supervision (training of faculties, training courses, regularity and quality of supervision) 5.Working conditions (workload, maternity/paternity) 6.Results of scientific work (publications, conferences) 7.Mobility (past/planned mobility, kind of mobility - teaching, research, exchange programmes, etc. – financing) 8.Sociodemographic indicators (gender, children, social background) Socio-demographic indicators

11. Outcomes "Survey workshop 2009“ discussion of preliminary outcomes of the survey and first recommendations EURODOC 2010 11 – 15 March, Vienna Presentation of final outcomes and policy recommendations

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