Doctoral Education at UPMC How to Create a Presentation Using the Graphic Standard Jean-Dominique Polack Director, Doctoral Education Institute
Doctoral Education at UPMC focussing on career and skills Content 1- Doctorate at UPMC 2- Individual Training Plan and Doctoral Education 3- Monitoring Doctoral Research Project 4- Doctoral Skills Doctoral Education at UPMC 2
1. UPMC: the Leading French Scientific and Medical University Located in the heart of the Paris, UPMC embodies French excellence in higher education and research. 18 sites, 3 marine laboratories 4 scientific poles: 1- Modeling & Engineering 2- Energy, Matter & Universe 3- Living Earth & Environment 4- Life & Health Sciences Facts and Figures 32,000 students of which 6,900 are international 10,000 in staff, of which 9,000 are in research units 120 research laboratories 7,300 publications per year (approx. 11% of the publication in France) Ranked one of the top two universities in France by both Shanghai and Taiwan ratings Members of the European innovation networks: Climate KIC and the EIT ICT Labs Doctoral Education at UPMC 3
Doctoral Success UPMC prepares its doctoral candidates not only for careers in research, but also for high-level executive positions. At UPMC, a doctoral project is research as a first professional employment, with a recruitment process and a salary. Additional training is adapted to each candidate s professional project and career goals. Creating Researchers 3,300 doctoral candidates 750 doctorates awarded each year 16 doctoral schools supporting doctoral training International doctoral programs Doctoral Education at UPMC 4
UPMC: Part of Sorbonne University Sorbonne University is one of the most comprehensive university centers in the country. This regrouping of five establishments was awarded the Excellence Initiative from the French government, and represents an important change in French higher education by covering a complete range of academic domains. Sorbonne University Members Pierre and Marie Curie (science & medicine) Paris-Sorbonne (humanities) Muséum National d'histoire Naturelle (science) INSEAD Business School Compiègne University of Technology 50000 students, 6000 doctoral candidates 5000 teachers and researchers 25 DS, 1100 doctors per year Doctoral Education at UPMC 5
The Sorbonne Doctoral College Sorbonne University offers innovative doctoral programs for emerging job profiles that combine science or medicine with social sciences For example: PhD/MBA in science/management or PhD/MBA in science/industrial strategy Executive PhD offered in partnership with industry Sorbonne Doctoral College Interdisciplinary Seminars: to learn different approaches in other domains Additional Courses: across all disciplines Joint Doctoral Programs International Doctorates Doctoral Education at UPMC 6
Doctorate at UPMC Doctorate is: implementation of research project for advancement of science acquisition of specific, scientific skills acquisition of transferable skills elaboration of professional career plan acquisition of large, general skills Some skills acquired by doctors: analysis and synthesis of complex ideas find innovative and adapted solutions to new problems imagine and develop strategies and concepts open new paths, push limits of knowledge work in team, yet be autonomous manage projects, communicate manage failure and bounce again Doctoral Education at UPMC 7
employment market for UPMC Doctors 98.6%: Executives and higher intellectual professions: 72.5% of doctors are within Public scientific sector 59.0% are researchers or professors 22.8% are Company executives 16.2%: researchers or R & D managers 2.0%: Civil service executives 0.5%: Media professionals 0.7%: Independent professionals or related 1.1%: company heads or assimilated 0.3%: intermediate occupations Doctoral Education at UPMC Aggregated data: 75% in research sector (public or private) 75% in public sector 25% in private sector, of which: 45% in industry 33% in SMEs 8
2. Individual Training Plan Individual Training Plan (ITP) prepared at the beginning of PhD for the whole duration of PhD: with supervisor validated by Doctoral School can evolve along PhD Well-balanced training plan comprises: scientific expansion and awareness courses courses on useful methods/techniques/tools for research project generic courses on professional practices in view of elaborating concrete professional career plan management and communication, understanding organisations, workplaces, and activity sectors employment market, etc. Doctoral Education at UPMC 9
Training offer Training adapted to doctorate level specialised trainers, internal to university or external consultants Continuous Education, no lectures nor teaching Format or action-type: half-days or full days: information and meeting with enterprises awareness-raising seminaries (30 participants, or more) deepening workshops (8-16 participants) individual interviews Doctoral Education at UPMC 10
A comprehensive training offer Training & Careers Department Mission: support doctoral candidates in preparing their professional future training offer trimmed to candidate s Doctoral Research Project trimmed to candidate s professional career plan helps candidate to develop the knowledge and skills needed for PhD and future jobs Doctoral Education at UPMC 11
3. monitoring Doctoral Research Projects personal interview at registration time follow-up: written reports, at mid-term or every year mid-term defences: beginning, middle or end of 2 nd year report sent to Doctoral School (DS) thesis committee with 2 to 4 participants, 1 ext. to Lab, 1 from DS report sent to DS tutor external to lab, with yearly or mid-term meetings report sent to DS Doctoral Education at UPMC 12
training policy average training for defence between 60 and 120 hours scientific training: DS thematic days thematic schools, summer schools, etc. professional training: specialized Dept. for Training & Careers at least 30 hours no minimum required individual plan (ITP) Doctoral Education at UPMC 13
4. Skills demanded from young researcher Job just after doctorate: 89% of satisfied doctors 45% very satisfied doctors Skills Current acknowledged job by doctors: Source: APEC/DELOITTE 2010 94% 94% in pulbic of satisfied sector doctors 98% 49% in private very satisfied sector doctors Doctoral Education at UPMC 14
Doctors job search 'long-term' unemployment rate is less than 1% Anticipating job search during the PhD does "secure career by avoiding periods of unemployment between successive jobs. Learn more at http://ifd.upmc.fr/ «Doctors job serach», 6 pages Doctoral Education at UPMC 15
Factors of job satisfaction 76% of doctors 'very satisfied' by 1 st job just after PhD had anticipated the definition of their professional career plan before the last year of the doctorate 78% of doctors 'very satisfied' by present job say this job matches very well their career plan at the end of PhD Job just after doctorate: 89% of satisfied doctors 45% very satisfied doctors Current job 94% of satisfied doctors 49% very satisfied doctors Doctoral Education at UPMC 16 16
Conclusion Doctorate at UPMC is training to & by research for knowledge & innovation no doctorate without the practice of an original research experience in research indispensable for the future managers & leaders a three-year professional experience, essential to understand the world of research & innovation, address complex problems, build new solutions, explore possibilities, a professional bridge to academic or private research toward all sectors & professions Doctoral Education at UPMC 17
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Training recommended by doctors 30 Percentage of answers 25 20 15 10 5 0 Private Sector Public Sector
training offer 1. Scientific expansion (< > DS) 2. Scientific awareness & social issues 3. Digital environment & languages 4. Understanding organizations & their environments Research organisations and companies 5. Innovation & exploitation / valorization 6. Communication & management 7. Professional career plan & career management Doctoral Education at UPMC 20
Roles of Doctoral Schools (DS) Beginning of the Doctorate Call for Doctoral Research Projects from labs Doctoral Candidates Recruitment Integration of new Doctoral Candidates During the Doctorate Life of DS (website, meetings, workshops ) Follow-up of Doctoral Research Projects (follow-up committees) Follow-up of the Individual Training Plan of each Doctoral Candidate Problems and conflicts management Authorization to extend beyond 3 years At the end of the Doctorate Preparation of the thesis defense PhD s careers tracking Doctoral School is: federation of research teams around a given scientific field scientific community of dialogue & exchanges run by a director assisted by a board pilot, propose & define the doctoral policy of the DS within framework of doctoral charter & doctoral policy of UPMC scientific & pedagogic team to organize the life of the DS Doctoral Education at UPMC 21
Charter of doctorate states the doctoral policy at UPMC: recruitment and registration - original research project - open, transparent and fair procedures financing, length of thesis - 3 years contract with salary - possibility for teaching missions, etc. - prolongation beyond 3 years only with financing supervision - regular meetings with thesis supervisor - maximum of 2 new PhD candidates per supervisor per year - regular follow up by the doctoral school Doctoral Education at UPMC 22
Charter of doctorate (2) doctoral project implementation - doctoral project is full-time job - PhD candidate accepts laboratory bylaws - laboratory provides necessary resources continuing education and individual training plan (PIF) - PIF is defined at the start of doctoral project - regular up-dates with supervisor and doctoral schools - engagement to follow courses when registered thesis defence - requires authorisation from Thesis Approval Commission (TAP) - 2 external reviewers appointed by doctoral school - defence committee of 3 to 8 members (peer review) Doctoral Education at UPMC 23
Charter of doctorate (3) publication and dissemination, intellectual property (IP) - candidate has right to publish her/his research - submitted to authorisation form supervisor - candidate adheres to IP standards of the lab Mediation - 1 st level: Laboratory - 2 nd level: Doctoral School, - 3 rd level: Doctoral Education Institute (IFD) Mediation commission: object: prevention and resolution of conflicts bringing cases: any actor of doctorate doctoral candidate supervisor director of Doctoral School Doctoral Education at UPMC