HANDS-ON SKILLS - international project based on the following concepts:

• Research management is seen as an integral part of a modern doctoral curriculum in many European universities.

• Transferable skills are crucial from the perspective of support academic and intersectoral mobility based on university-industry partnership and innovations.

• Career development of doctoral candidates requires a fruitful co-operation from every stakeholder in R&D area in order to build a knowledge-based society.

The main aim of the project was to rise value of research management skills by introducing the current European tendencies to the Ukrainian PhD candidates. The project was divided into 3 stages, one of each is focused on specific mechanisms and activities:

1. June 1 – December 31, 2008 – project initiation, survey design, conduct and analysis

2. January 1 – April 30, 2009 – training course activities

3. May 1, 2009 – February 1, 2010 – recommendations and final report, Ukrainian partners' study-visit to Estonia, project’s conclusion.
 

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