PhD Administration

Target audience

The special interest group on PhD administration is relevant for administrators working in the field of doctoral education.

Focus areas

The special interest groups organize activities and networks of high relevance and quality for administrative staff at member universities, to share knowledge, ideas and best practices – the groups are vital to NUAS’ contribution to the improvement of administration at Nordic higher education institutions.
The new special interest group on PhD administration will focus on several topics, including:
• Recruiting and onboarding of new PhD students, including international PhD students
• Transferable skills in different fields
• Wellbeing
• Cooperation with industry
• Courses for PhD supervisors
• Career opportunities, within and outside of academia
• Questions related to safety
• ResearchComp (The European Competence Framework for Researchers)