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“Towards a Global Core Value System in Doctoral Education”
More than three years ago, in September 2019, BIGSSS had the privilege of organizing a two-day workshop and international conference on "Forces and Forms of Doctoral Education Worldwide", in collaboration with then UB Vice President for Research, Transfer and Early Career Researcher Development and BIGSSS faculty member Andreas Breiter. From the organizers and workshop participants emerged a group of authors who took the thought-provoking ideas and discussion results of the meeting and turned them into a book during the years of the pandemic.
Event
The editors and authors of the UCL Press publication “Towards a Global Core Value System in Doctoral Education” invite to an online book launch event taking place on October 10, 2022 – 4 pm BST – 5 pm CET – 8 am PST.
The launch event is honored by a keynote address by Professor Jonathan Jansen, PhD (Stellenbosch University, SA). Authors and editors will present and discuss different aspects of doctoral education from the book chapters. If you are a university leader, professor, researcher, policy maker, or a doctoral candidate concerned to move our societies forward to more just, inclusive, and humane academia, please join us in these 90 minutes book launch event on October 10, 2022.
You may register for the online book launch by sending an e-mail until October 6 (prolonged until October 8!) to globdoced22@bigsss-bremen.de. We will send a zoom link in due time. Please indicate your disciplinary background and where you are coming from. The editing team and the authors of “Towards a Global Core Value System in Doctoral Education” are very much looking forward to meeting you online!
About the book
“Towards a Global Core Value System in Doctoral Education” provides an evaluation of changes and reforms in doctoral education since 2000. Recognizing the diversity of academic cultures and institutional systems worldwide, experts and early career researchers in the Global North and South collaborated in interdisciplinary and intergenerational teams to develop guidelines for doctoral education. They learned from each other about how to act courageously within a complex global context. The resulting recommendations are an invitation to reflect on the frames and conditions of doctoral education today.
The book advocates for a core value system for doctoral education presented through seven key recommendations. The book launch event is honored by a keynote address by Professor Jonathan Jansen, PhD (Stellenbosch University, SA). Authors and editors will present and discuss different aspects of doctoral education from the book chapters.
The book is open access and you can download it here.