REGARD Workshop: Project management for successful researchers

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Event details

Date 23.11.2017 24.11.2017
Hour 09:0017:00
Speaker Dr. Carine Galli Marxer, physicist, project manager and trainer, Cubisma Münsingen
Location
University of Fribourg
Category Internal trainings
Description and objectives
After this workshop, participants will have methods and tools to successfully develop, manage and supervise research projects. They will be able to:
  • set project objectives
  • structure and plan a project
  • define roles and responsibilities in projects
  • create the project budget
  • manage risks
  • establish a communication plan
  • guide and control projects in a flexible and meaningful way.

The workshop addresses the following questions:
  • What is a project and what are the main impact factors?
  • What should I do to successfully complete my research projects?
  • How should I structure, plan and guide my projects?
  • How should I communicate with my stakeholders (prof., team members, sponsors, …)?

Approach
No prior knowledge of project management is required for this very practical course. Theoretical inputs will be applied during group exercises. All participants
should be working on or supervising approved/financed research projects

Target audience
Female Postdocs
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Registration & Participation fee

Participation is free for members of partner institutions.
Registration is done online and opens 6 weeks before the course begins:  www.unifr.ch/regard

The REGARD programme is addressed to young female academics of the next generation and for women professors of the universities of French-speaking Switzerland, HES-SO and EPFL. The REGARD programme is organized by the gender equality offices those institutions.

The objective of the REGARD program is to develop skills and offer concrete tools for career management and supervision. These workshops also create spaces for discussion and exchange of experiences among researchers. They also aim to increase awareness of gender equality issues in academic careers.