Webinar Series (January-March 2025)
Doctoral Schools in Europe and Beyond
6 appointments, January 2025
Professional Doctorates as Opportunities for Universities of Applied Sciences
February 2025
Building Transnational Support Structures – The (Potential) Benefits of European University Alliances
March 2025
Onsite Event (17-21 March 2025)
Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Europastraße 4, 9524 Villach
OPENING
Monday, 17 March
Campus Primoschgasse, Primoschgasse 8–10, Klagenfurt
- 14.00-15.00 | Registration & Welcome with coffee and snacks
CUAS staff will wait for participants at 13:00 at Villach train station to go to the venue together (train departs at 13:15). Please make sure you have your tickets ready. - 15.00-16.00 | Keynote
“Publish or perish: How to train your PhDs students to publish?”
Konstantinos Petridis, Hellenic Mediterranean University - 16.00-17.00 | Roundtable Discussion
“(Why) Do we need supervision training?” - 17.15-18.00 | Guided tour at the university campus
- 19.00-22.00 | Welcome Dinner
Gasthaus im Landhaushof, Landhaushof 1, 9020 Klagenfurt
Trains from Klagenfurt Main Station back to Villach leave at 21:02, 21:21, 22:21, 22:32
CUAS TEACHING DAY
Tuesday 18 March
Campus Villach, Europastraße 4, 9524 Villach
- 08:30-16:00 Whole-day Event
“Effective Today, Sustainable for Tomorrow: Education for Life”
The one-day event allows participants to delve into current and relevant topics in university teaching in an interesting keynote speech and
subsequent workshops. The day will conclude with the Eduventure – an immersive learning experience. The event is also a unique opportunity to
engage with a large number of CUAS staff, establish new connections, and discuss potential collaborations.
Find the program here
Coffee, pastries, and lunch will be provided
WHOLE-DAY EXCURSION
Wednesday 19 March
National Park Dobratsch, Dobratsch Gipfelweg 1, 9530 Bad Bleiberg
- 09.15 | Departure from Villach Main Station by bus
Meeting place at 9.00 am in front of the Main Station Villach - 10.00-11.00 | Lecture
“A Practical Approach to Mindfulness: Practices & Benefits”
Paula Pinto, Polytechnic University of Santarém - 11.00-13.00 | Snowshoe hike
Accompanied by park rangers and researchers from CUAS UNESCO Chair of Sustainable Management of Conservation Areas
Or
Yoga or Meditation Seminar
Carmen Oman, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences - 13.00-15.00 | Lunch at the hill-top restaurant Rosstratte
- 15.00 | Return to Villach train station by bus
WORKSHOP I
Thursday 20 March
Campus Spittal, Villacher Straße 1, 9800 Spittal
- 08:40 | Joint train ride to the workshop venue
Meeting point Villach Main Station (train departs at 8:54)
Please make sure you have your tickets ready - 10.00-17.00 | “Research Supervision Workshop”
Gitte Wichmann-Hansen, University of Agder, Aarhus University, owner of the consultancy Academic Supervision - 17.15-18.00 | Guided tour of the campus
- 18.00 | Return to Villach by train (train departs at 18:32)
Please make sure you have your tickets ready
WORKSHOP II
Friday 21 March
Campus Villach, Europastraße 4, 9524 Villach
- 9.00-16.00 “Research Supervision Workshop”
Gitte Wichmann-Hansen, University of Agder, Aarhus University, owner of the Consultancy Academic Supervision - 16.00-19.00 Free time
- 19.00 Farewell Dinner at Cotidiano
Hauptplatz 1, 9500 Villach
Checking public transport timetables:
The ÖBB (Austrian Rail Company) website allows you to check the train timetables and buy tickets. The ÖBB app "Wegfinder" is the official smartphone application for public transportation in Carinthia. In the app, you can enter the address you are at and the one you want to reach (for
instance: “Villach Hbf” for the main train station and “Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach Campus” or “Technologiepark” for our Campus in Villach), and all public transport options will be shown with the next buses or trains available.
Traveling by train in Carinthia:
Trains between the towns of Villach, Klagenfurt and Spittal are very convenient. Bus connections within the towns are also frequent and reliable. You can check connections conveniently on the Apps WEGFINDER and ÖBB. Check with your hotel to get the Wörthersee Plus Card, which allows you to travel for free on local trains (S-Bahn and REX-Regionalexpress – not valid on any other type of public transport!)
Bus lines connecting the Campus Villach with the city center are no. 8 and no.3, their frequency is
every quarter of an hour.
Klagenfurt:
CUAS Primoschgasse Campus is reachable by the bus line A, direction FH Kärnten (which is where you should get down). Please buy in advance a day-ticket for Klagenfurt (more practical than single tickets and cheaper from 3 trips – which we might need): All products -> Regional Tickets -> Carinthia -> Klagenfurt -> KL Day Ticket Klagenfurt (for Monday 17 March)
Villach:
CUAS Campus in Villach is reachable by bus. From Villach main train station (Hauptbahnhof), the bus lines 3 (direction St. Ulrich) and 8 (direction Technologiepark) go directly to the campus. You should get off the bus at the stop “Technologiepark” (the bus does not stop at every station; you need to press the red button “Stop” when the right station is announced). The entrance of CUAS campus Villach is right in front of you when you get out of the bus.
We recommend you buy in advance two day-tickets (one for Tuesday, one for Friday) – it is slightly more expensive (by 1€) than two single tickets, but single tickets are time-bound so really unpractical to buy in advance, and you would lose a lot of time if everyone buys them from the bus
driver.
To buy the day-tickets for Villach: All products -> Regional Tickets -> Carinthia -> Villach -> KL Day Ticket Villach (Tuesday 18 March; Friday 21 March)
Spittal:
The campus in Spittal is a 15-minute walk from the train station, so there is no need for bus tickets
on Thursday.
Important Information
Organizers
The Staff BIP “PhD Supervision in the 21st Century” is coordinated by the European Universities Office at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences. The main coordinator and contact person is Julia Marinaccio. Local coordinators are Konstantinos Petridis from Hellenic Mediterranean University, Ioan Todinca from the University of Orléans, and Maria Portes/Paula Pinto from the Polytechnic University of Santarém.
Staff Exchange
For questions regarding the BIP, please send an email to Julia Marinaccio or your local coordinators. For information related to staff exchange at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, contact your local International Relations Office first. Staff exchange agreements must also be signed by the head of the International Relations Office at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Aleksandra Jama.
Certificate
For participants who would like to gain an official certificate of participation, formal registration is needed and the following minimum requirements apply:
- Participate actively in at least three webinars (you can choose freely, participation will be documented during the webinar)
- 5 days staff mobility at at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences and participation in ALL on-site events
Registration
All webinars are open to the public and no registration is required.
Registration for the Staff BIP are open until January 29, 2025. Please register online by filling in the online registration form.
SPEAKERS & MODERATORS
- Agata W. Ziętek, Program Director at Faculty of Political Science, Marie Currie Sklodowska University, Poland
- Astrid Paulitsch-Fuchs, Professor in microbiology, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria & Netherlands
- Eva Mir, Professor of Applied Health Sciences, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria
- Frank van der Zwan-Scholtz, Dutch Association of Universities of Applied Sciences, Austria
- Gitte Wichmann-Hansen, Professor of Education, University of Agder and Aarhus University, owner of the consultancy Academic Supervision, Denmark & Norway
- Günther Grabner, Program Director Health Care IT, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria
- Juan Pablo Herves Beloso, Head of Doctoral School, University of Vigo, Spain
- Maria Potes Barbas, pro-rector of the Polytechnic University Santarém, Portugal
- Monica Broido, Head of Writing Programs, University of Tel Aviv, Israel
- Paula Pinto, Mindfulness Master Trainer, Well-being Researcher, University Lecturer, Polytechnic University of Santarém, Portugal
- Skirmantė Mozūriūnaitė, Head of Vilnius Tech Doctoral School, Lithuania
- Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, former vice-rector of research at the University of Vienna, Austria
- Toby Erik Wikström, Project Manager, Graduate School & Research Specialist at Center for Research, University of Iceland, Iceland
- Zinzi Wits, doctoral student at Inholland University of Applied Sciences , Netherlands
- Julia Christine Marinaccio, project manager, Head of European Universities Office, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria
- Konstantinos Pedritis, Associate Professor of Physics, Academic Coordinator of International Relations Office, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece
