The Simula School of Research and Innovation (SSRI) invites you to an internal seminar to discuss and clarify the role of the supervisor at Simula, as explained in the chapter on being a supervisor in the SSRI guide. The purpose of this seminar is to raise the awareness of the supervisor’s responsibility to provide the students with the best possible environment to succeed with a PhD.

Our main goal is that Simula offers internationally recognized top quality research education, and we will strive to ensure successful PhD projects, both with respect to quality and time.

If you plan to participate in the seminar, please register by 24 August 2009, using the registration form.

Content

1. General introduction with reference to the SSRI strategy and The official Guide for Students, Postdocs and Supervisors (Kristin Vinje and Are Magnus Bruaset)
2. What are the formal requirements for obtaining a PhD? How can we assure sufficient quality within the limited time of three years?
   Introduction and Debate (Erik Arisholm and Hans Petter Langtangen)
   
3. Generally about the role of the University of Oslo (UiO), requirements and expectations (Annik Myhre, UiO)
   
4. Teamwork
   
   Discussion in small groups, “Cafe dialogue”
   
   Typical topics:
   • Expectations to supervisors
   • Expectations to students
   • How to get started
   • Key milestones
   • The role of SSRI
   • … 
5. Concluding remarks