I-DEEP News
I-DEEP Mentoring to be Launched in June 2025
The call for mentors for the I-DEEP doctoral researchers will be launched at the Optics and Photonics Days 2025 in Oulu on June 3. We are looking for experienced professionals working in the industry who preferably have a doctoral degree or a managerial level position to become mentors to the I-DEEP researchers. The focus is on industry opportunities and carreer paths. The first round of group mentoring will be organised from Septmeber 2025 to May 2026 with the I-DEEP researchers who have strated in 2024 and the industry mentors.
Read more about the mentor call.
New National Recommendations on Doctoral Training
Aug 1, 2024 – The Council of Rectors of Finnish Universities, UNIFI, has published in June 2024 the new recommendations for doctoral training. The recommendations of the report are not limited to the doctoral pilots but apply to Finnish doctoral research training in all universities and fields.The joint recommendations are intended to highlight good practice and suggest nationally unified approaches to doctoral researcher training in Finnish universities.
The main aims are to:
- speed up graduation
- strengthen the quality and impact of researcher training
- increase the attractiveness of researcher training
- strengthen the relevance of doctoral training to working life
Read more about the National Recommendation on Doctoral Training