PhACE - 28 & 29 November 2022
During PhACE (PhD Activating Career Event), PhD candidates can explore different career options the Dutch labour market has to offer. PhACE is a 2-day event and consists of plenary talks by experts, discussions and 4 workshop sessions.
This upcoming PhACE event is fully booked due to large interest. Don't worry, other PhACE editions will be organized in March and June 2023.
Program
Day 1: Monday 28 November 2022
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 8.45-9.15 | Registration & coffee |
| 9.15-9.45 | Welcome & introduction |
| 9.45-10.30 | Track 1 - A career in academia: Scientific role & Next to science - Scientific role: Lidwien Smit (UU) - Next to science: Aad Haverkamp (UU) |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.00-13.00 | Workshop session 1 : Exploring your motivation & skills - Self-analysis for career orientation - Knowing your qualities & working with core quadrants - Labour market orientation & the role of personal qualities - Debating and persuasion for professionals |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00-14.45 | Track 2 - A career outside academia: NGO & Government - NGO: Esther Luiten (ASC) - Government: Katinka Beker (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science) |
| 14.45-15.15 | Coffee break |
| 15.15-17.15 | Workshop session 2 : Enhancing your skill set - Personal Branding - Negotiating about career issues - Networking skills - Use your transferable skills |
| 17.15-18.30 | Borrel |
Day 2: Tuesday 29 November 2022
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 8.45-9.00 | Coffee |
| 9.00-9.15 | Welcome & reflection on day 1 |
| 9.15-10.00 | Track 3 - A career outside academia: R&D & Consultancy - R&D: Tim van Werkhoven (ASML) - Consultancy: Nuria Boot (Strategy&) |
| 10.00-10.30 | Coffee break |
| 10.30-12.30 | Workshop session 3 : Market specific skills - Online branding & networking with LinkedIn - Orientation on entrepreneurship - Preparing for a job interview - Use your transferable skills |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30-15.30 | Workshop session 4 : Repetition and additional workshops - Dealing with stress & boost your self-confidence - Preparing for a job interview - Communication skills for difficult conversations - Networking skills |
| 15.30-16.00 | Coffee Break |
| 16.00-16.45 | Track 4 - A career outside academia: Teaching & Popular Science - Teaching: Rogier Bos (UU, former teacher in secondary education) - Popular Science: Dieudonnée van de Willige (SciCom & Maastricht University) |
| 16.45-17.00 | The next phace in your future |
| 17.00-18.30 | Borrel |
The program is subject to change.
Tracks
In each track two experts from different work fields share their work experiences. Each expert gives a short presentation about his or her background, current job and skills. After these presentations there will be a Q&A session. You can prepare for the tracks by thinking of questions you would like to ask the guests.
Workshops
You will attend 4 different workshops during PhACE. In each of the 4 workshop sessions you can choose in what workshop you will participate. The workshop lenght is 2 hours.
You will find the description of the workshops here.
- Start date and time
- End date and time
- Location
- University Hall Utrecht
- Entrance fee
- No entrance fee
- Registration
If you have registered, we count on you to be present due to catering and workshop reservations.
- More information
- PhACE website