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Young Researchers in Europe |
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Geschrieben von ÖH Doktorat
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Montag, 3. Juli 2006 |
Young researchers, doctoral candidates play a key role in the elaboration of a knowledge society in Europe. In order to achieve the ambitious Lisbon objectives, Europe needs to increase the number of researchers. Doctoral training as research training thus is a cornerstone for reaching these goals.
Moreover, young researchers not only pursue a career in research,
teaching, science communication but as well increasingly aim for
positions in innovation, development, consulting and progressive
industry. In this context, there is a need for fostering and being
aware of complimentary skills, acquired mostly by research practice it
self, in a team-oriented approach.
Many doctoral candidates
in Europe are not properly integrated in the scientific community. In
particular scholarship holders and persons who have to finance their
research project on their own funds or work on part time basis are
often not treated as valued members of the research institution.
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has to be broadly recognised that doctoral candidates contribute to an
considerable amount to the scientific output of their research
institution. Universities have to discern this potential and aim to
raise the awareness of doctoral candidates being professionals, early
stage researchers with commensurate rights.
Throughout Europe, many doctoral candidates work on their dissertation quite isolated or in a closed research group. Both doctoral candidates themselves and in consequence their research institution would profit from increased scientific communication and exchange among young researchers. In this way, the research institution should seek to overcome obsolete traditional apprentenship-like relations.
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