VLIR

24 November 2022, 15:00-19:00, VUB Brussels

The five Flemish universities aim to facilitate at least twice a year a thematic exchange between the broad Belgian labour market and the academy.

Our objective: closing the gap between PhD talent on the one hand and companies and organisations that wish to capitalise on the added value of the PhD on the other hand – through inspiring discussions as well as concrete actions.

The 24 November meeting will focus on competencies required from high potentials and competencies that PhD holders can typically offer.

Programme

15:00 Welcome

15:00 Words of welcome
15:10 Tour de table
15:30 What happened after the previous meeting? Initiatives launched after 26 April.

16:00 Competencies – Does PhD talent meet the workplace requirements?

16:00 Research on competences by the European Commission, by Lene Topp, Policy Analyst/EC
16:15 Workshop about the core competences of high potentials and the degree to which PhDs possess these.
17:45 Lifelong learning – Recent research about tackling the hurdles

What is understood by lifelong learning? And, what is important in order to be prepared for a life full of learning? How can we take into account different aspects of lifelong learning on a micro, meso and macro level? By dr. Lynn Van den Broeck, KU Leuven

18:00 Looking forward

18:00 Wrap-up – and selection of topics for the next SEP meeting

18:10 Networking

18:10-19:00 Networking

The meeting will be held in Dutch or English, depending on the participants.

Why participating as a company/organization (representative)?

To meet and exchange with other organizations, and learn how they look at competencies of high potentials
To meet and exchange with PhDs and postdocs to reflect on how early career researchers can translate their skills to meet the labour market needs
To learn about the latest academic insights on lifelong learning

Why participating as a PhD/postdoc (representative)?

To meet and exchange with other PhDs and postdocs to reflect on how early career researchers can translate their skills to meet the labour market needs
To discuss examples of how PhDs/postdocs can prove relevant competencies
To meet and exchange with companies and organizations, and learn what kind of competencies they look for in high potentials
To learn about the latest academic insights on lifelong learning

How to sign up?

Please confirm your participation via this link.

Please do not hesitate to send us your thoughts and/or questions.

Katrien Daemen-de Gelder (UGent) & Nicole Wedell-von Leupoldt (KU Leuven) on behalf of the 5 Flemish universities.