PhD efficiency week (REC): PhD pitch 'Law, responsibility and sustainability in an interdependent world'

This course is a part of the PhD efficiency week 2026 (23/03/26 - 27/03/24) organized by and for PhD students of the Faculty of Law. Courses included in this trajectory are:

• Mastering Zotero, mastering references
• FWO & me: Insights into funding for research stays, conferences and summer/winter schools
• How to manage my data plan in 10 ways
• Fintra and the finances of a PhD
• Hoe tem ik mijn PhD-template? Een ‘Wordje’ uitleg
• PhD pitch 'Law, responsibility and sustainability in an interdependent world'
• Methodology and my PhD

PhD pitch 'Law, responsibility, and sustainability in an interdependent world”, a pitch organised within the framework of UHasselt’s civic university mission. This session aims to provide doctoral researchers with an opportunity to present their research projects, exchange ideas with peers and discussants, and reflect on the broader societal relevance of their work. Acting as moderators and discussants are dr. Loth Vanderauwermeulen and prof. dr. Marie Decock. The workshop invites doctoral researchers from all legal fields to consider how their research engages with questions of responsibility, interdependence, and long-term impact, both locally and globally. Participants will be invited to briefly present their doctoral research, focusing on: the core research question(s), the legal and societal relevance of their project, and how their research relates, directly or indirectly, to the theme of sustainability and UHasselt’s civic identity. The PhD Pitch closes with a delicious lunch.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will:

• be able to present the core research question(s) of their doctoral project in a concise manner,
• articulate the legal and societal relevance of their research,
• reflect on how their work engages with questions of responsibility, interdependence and long-term impact, and
• situate their research within broader sustainability-related debates in light of UHasselt’s civic university mission.  

Competences

An important part of preparing for any further professional step is becoming (more) aware of the competences you have developed and/or want to develop. In the current workshop, the following competences from the UHasselt competency overview are actively dealt with:

• interpersonal competences
  • presentation skills
• academic research competences
  • valorisation
• intellectual competences
  • vision

For whom?

• PhD students within the field of Law

When and where?

• March 27, 2026 - 10:00-13:00
• Campus Hasselt, Old Prison, room OG-B1.1 (green room)

Registration?

• Registration is possible here as from February 25 until March 13, 2026.
• As places are limited, registering does not automatically imply that you will be able to participate. You will be notified by email after the registration deadline has passed.
• Please cancel your registration at least one week in advance in case you cannot make it (cf. cancellation & no-show policy).

Acknowledged as?

• DS BSH - TBC