Environmental Technologies for Contaminated Solids, Soils and Sediments
ETECOS3

EDUCATION

Table. Individual Training and Supervision Plan of ETeCoS3 Doctoral Candidates

Component

Activity

Mandatory / Optional

ECTS

PhD Courses Introductory ETeCoS3 course "Environmental Technology Research in Context"

Mandatory

3

Specialised and widening PhD courses offered by partner organisations/associated members

Optional

0

Summer schools Summer schools organized by partner organizations (3 summer schools in 3 years, 3 ECTS per summer school)

Mandatory

9

Research Skills Training Detailed elaboration of the research set-up, work plan and time schedule of your PhD project and writing your own PhD research proposal to be submitted within 6 months after the start of your PhD and to be defended at the first PhD meeting and summer school and approved by the Management Assembly

Mandatory

6

Site-specific training, for example in the use of specific equipment at one of the associate members

Optional

0 – 6

Writing a follow-up research proposal (e.g. post-doctoral research application), reviewed by Training Board

Optional

2 – 4

Extended literature study, supervised by a ETeCoS3 research leader (NOT the standard literature review every PhD student should do at the start of his/her PhD)

Optional

0 – 6

Management Skills Training Organisation of a scientific workshop or a ETeCoS3 symposium (1 ECTS for a half day activity)

Optional

0 – 6

Membership of a PhD Council, General Board Research Institute, ETeCoS3 Management Assembly

Optional

0 – 6

Co-organisation of a ETeCoS3 PhD course

Optional

0 – 6

Transferable Skills Basic training in local language (1 ECTS per 28 hours - certification must designate hours spent), presentation skills, Study of advanced statistics, Computer packages, etc.

Optional

0 - 6

Presentations Attending the yearly annual ETeCoS3 meetings and presenting own PhD research there (1 ECTS per presentation on annual meeting)

Mandatory

3

Presenting PhD research at an international symposium (1 ECTS per presentation)

1 ECTS Mandatory

1 – 3

Publications Articles in refereed scientific journals (2 ECTS per accepted publication)

4 ECTS Mandatory

4

Peer reviews Peer reviewing scientific articles with refereed journals - for credit you should submit your anonymous review (i.e. remove the title and authors of the article) to your main supervisor for approval (0.5 ECTS per peer review)

Optional

0.5 - 2

TOTAL

Minimal Mandatory*

26

Optional/Elective

19

Overall total

45

* Sum of the minimum choice of all mandatory educational elements