National PhD Welcome day

LIST is organising in collaboration with the University of Luxembourg, LIH, LISER, FNR, Luxdoc and Euraxess the first edition of the National PhD Welcome Day.

It will be held on December 7th, 2016 at the Neumünster Abbey, in Luxembourg City.

The aim of the event is to introduce to the new PhDs Students the Luxembourg research environment.
The day will allow them also to socialise and exchange about their commun research domains.

Programme

14.00 - 14.30 Registration & Welcome coffee

14.30 - 16.00 Guided tour, visit of the Luxembourg Old Town

16.00 - 16.10   Opening and welcome by Mr. Fernand Reinig - CEO a.i. LIST

16.10 - 16.15   Welcome by Mr. Gaston Schmit - Conseiller de Gouvernement,
                         Ministere de l’Enseignement superieur et de la Recherche
                         Lauching the " Foreign Resercher's guide to Luxembourg"

16.15 - 16.30    Keynote speaker Dr. Marc Schiltz – Executive Head of the FNR
                          "Scientific landscape and doctoral training in Luxembourg"

16.30 - 16.40     Keynote speaker Prof. Tonie Van Dam - Incoming Vice-Rector for Doctoral Education
                         - University of Luxembourg
                        "The third-technological revolution and how it affects doctoral education"

16.40 - 17.15    Keynote speaker Prof. David Bogle – University College London
   "PhD training in Europe - Preparing you to innovate"

17.15 - 17.20 Questions and answers sessions

17.20 - 17.30 Video presentation

17.30 - 17.50 Group picture

17.50 - 20.30 Aperitif and a "walking dinner" - Networking