Linnaeus UniversityFaculty of Technology

Third-cycle educationDoctoral studies

Director of post-graduate studies

Anders Ingwald

anders.ingwald@lnu.se

0470-708152

Research Secretary

Gisela Prytz Isgren

gisela.isgren@lnu.se

0480-497043

Research administration and Post-graduate studies

Gunn Jensen

gunn.jensen@lnu.se

0470-767804

Linnaeus University

• Linnaeus University was inaugurated on 1st January 2010

• A merger of Kalmar and Växjö Universities

• 34,000 students (15,000 full-time equivalents)

• 2,000 employees

• 6th largest university in Sweden (number of students)

Five faculties

• Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

• Faculty of Arts and Humanities

• Faculty of Social Sciences

• Faculty of Technology

• School of Business and Economics

• Board of Teacher Education

Departments at the Faculty of Technology

• Building Technology• Built environment and Energy• Computer Science• Forestry and Wood Technology• Informatics• Kalmar Maritime Academy• Mathematics and Mathematics

Education• Mechanical Engineering• Media Technology• Physics and Electrical Engineering

Research at Linnaeus University

• MSEK 1500 in turnover, of which

• MSEK 415 is earmarked for research / PhD research training

• 145 professors

• 350 doctoral students, around 80 at FTK

Third-cycle education

Doctoral studies

General organization of doctoral studies

Doctoral student (different forms of funding)

•A student who is admitted to a third-cycle programme and carries out educational research in accordance with the general syllabus and the individual study plan

Supervisors

•One principal supervisor and at least one assistant supervisor

•Assist the doctoral student in becoming an independent researcher

Examiner for doctoral students

•One examiner for each doctoral student

•The principal supervisor may not be the same person as the examiner

•Decides which courses will be included in the individual study programme

•Ensures that the thesis manuscript is reviewed and assessed before the public defense

General organization of doctoral studiesHead of the department (prefekt)

•Overall responsibility for the work environment

Director of post-graduate studies

•Overall quality and organization of the doctoral studies

Faculty of Technology

•Dean Staffan Carius

•Vice-dean Ann-Charlotte Larsson

FUR

•A chairman, five members, one PhD-representative, one secretary and one faculty administrator

• Three to four meetings per semester, admission, updating ISP, changing supervisor/examiner, apply for defense are examples of processes we have in FUR

General study syllabus – Allmän studieplan ASP

A general study syllabus is required for each subject in which third-cycle programmes are offered. FTK are updating all subjects syllabus.

•Description of the subject and specializations

•The programme objectives

•Entry requirements and selection criteria for admission

•The programme’s organisation and content

•Possibility to obtain licentiate degree

•Credits awarded to the thesis and courses

•Course requirements, compulsory courses

•The requirements for thesis (monograph, compilation)

•Description of the quality assurance process for the thesis work

Thesis and courses – Examples

Subject Thesis credits/hp

Course credits/hp

Compulsory courses

Computer and Information Science

150 90 Philosophy of Science 4 hp

Physics 150 - 180 60 - 90 Philosophy of Science/Ethics

4 hpPhysics and

Mathematics 30 hp

Wood Technology 160 - 180 60 - 80 Philosophy of Science/Ethics/Me

thodology 4 hp

Individual study plan – Individuell studieplan ISP

FTK are updating our template and one of the big differences is that t the ISP have measurable goals to the ASP. The ISP is a document between the PhD-student and LnU. According to the Higher Education Ordinance, HP, Chapter 6, § 29 the supervisor and PhD-student need to establish an ISP. In connection whit the follow-up Anders invites PhD-student and supervisor to a short meeting.

•An individual study plan (ISP) shall be drawn up for each doctoral student and adopted after consultation with the doctoral student and his/hers supervisor

•The ISP includes a plan for how to complete the studies within the given timeframe, 4 years for PhD or 2 years for licentiate degree

•The ISP describes how the responsibility is shared between the doctoral student and the supervisors

•The ISP is revised and reviewed regularly, once a year

•If any major changes should occur in the studies, the ISP should be updated as soon as possible and the new timetable should be confirmed

Individual study plan – Contents

Basic information

•Student, principal supervisor, assistant supervisor(s) and examiner

•Description of how responsibilities and tasks are shared

•Description of the thesis subject or abstract

•Planned and accumulated degree of activity

•Planned activity level (percentage of full time studies)

Planned and implemented activities

•Courses

•Participation in conferences, collaboration with other universities, community and private sector

•Departmental duties

•Thesis work

Individual study plan – Contents

Follow-up

•Completed courses and thesis work; departmental duties; conferences and collaboration with other parties

•Possible deviations from the previous planning, reasons for these and what measures are taken to prevent the prolongation of the study programme

•Degree of fulfillment (estimated percentage)

•Accumulated activity level (see the latest registration in Ladok)

Quality assurance

•Notes from student and supervisors

Signatures

•Student, Principal supervisor, Examiner, Dean, Head of Department (Prefekt)

Ladok

LPW- Ladok via the Internet There is a tab for research education where you can find information aboutadmission, registration, activity, support, supervisor, completed parts/courses, credit transfer, exam, dissertation and so on. It´s possible to create transcript of records. If you need another kind of certificate with stamps and signatures, please contact Gisela Prytz Isgren.

 

Result

To register your credits you or your supervisor need to fill in a course description, for the templates follow the link below. Email the name and personal ID number to gisela.isgren@lnu.se or ftk.fur@lnu.se who will register your credits in Ladok. The archive list is sent to the examiner for signing and then sent back to Gisela Prytz Isgren for archiving.

https://medarbetare.lnu.se/organisation/ftk/forskning/forskarutbildning

Ladok

SCB reportBased on the collaboration between the PhD-student, the head of department andsupervisor, the PhD-students need to give information about the activity twice ayear, regardless of employment status. It´s very important that the report is submitted, both for the PhD-student and for the national statistics. This is toprovide fair activity. We have a template for this which I email when it´s timefor this.

The total amount of research activity during the PhD-studies is 800 % , i.e. oneterm of full-time research studies is counted as 100%. If the term includes otheractivities than research studies then the activity level (percentage) is decreased accordingly.

Miscellaneous

Change of supervisor/examiner and subject area•Please contact director of post-graduate studies

•Send an application to the Faculty board (FUR)

Ryggsäck – extra funding for conferences, literature etc.•Total of 40 000 SKr during the Ph.D. studies

•If you study full-time, the usual amount is 10 000 SKr per year

Issues concerning employment•Contact the Personel departement at LnU; each department has its own contact person (personalkonsulten)

Miscellaneous

The doctoral group

Mandatory course

•Philosophy of Science/Ethics/Methodology 4 hp. More information can be found: https://medarbetare.lnu.se/organisation/ftk/forskning/forskarutbildning

UKÄ-evaluation

FTK – internal net

https://medarbetare.lnu.se/organisation/ftk/forskning/forskarutbildning

Important documents

• Local regulations for third-cycle education programmes

• https://medarbetare.lnu.se/polopoly_fs/1.67576!Local_regulations_third-

cycle_education_programmes.pdf

• Handbook for postgraduate students

• http://www.doktorandhandboken.nu/english

• Higher Education Act (Högskolelag)

• https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Lagar/Svenskforfattningssamling/

Hogskolelag-19921434_sfs-1992-1434/

• Higher Education Ordinance (Högskoleförordning)

https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Dokument-Lagar/Lagar/Svenskforfattningssamling/

Hogskoleforordning-1993100_sfs-1993-100/

Thank you for your attention

Questions?

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