Career development - events, coaching & training
Below is an overview of all activities with respect to career development, organized for junior researchers at Hasselt University. There are also additional online resources available.
You can filter the overview below on the type of activity and on the targeted doctoral school(s). In the future, you will also be able to filter on the competency cluster(s) addressed (based on the UHasselt competency overview for PhD holders).
All activities listed are open to both PhD students and postdocs. They are added to the overview as soon as a date has been set. For activities entailing multiple sessions, the date mentioned in the first column indicates the start date. The duration is mentioned between brackets. All activities are in English, except when explicitly stated otherwise.
In addition to the activities below, please also check our course offer aimed at developing generic competences and academic research competences, as well as the course offer of our partners.
| When | What | Where | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2024 (continuous offer) | Individual career coaching | tbd | More info |
| 13 May 2024 (3h) | Company visit Van Havermaet: an inside view of the corporate world in a consultancy firm | onsite (Hasselt) | More info |
| 21 May 2024 - 28 May 2024 (7.5h + 3h) | Pitch yourself! Connect and interact with non-academic professionals | campus Hasselt | More info |
| 22 May 2024 (6.5h) | Interactive Career Day Life Sciences @Janssen Pharmaceutica, in collaboration with VLIR and the Belgian universities | real-life (Beerse) | More info |
| 04 June 2024 (3h) | Company visit Haletra-Leën: an inside view of the corporate world in a multiprinting company | onsite (Houthalen-Helchteren) | More info |
| 10 June 2024 - 14 June 2024 - | Career Week 2024 | On campus & online | More info |
| 11 June 2024 - 19 June 2024 (1h) | Big Interview training tool (tryout session) | campus Diepenbeek | More info |
| 11 June 2024 - 19 June 2024 (30m + 1.30h) | myCareerCompass: Discover your professional DNA | Digitally + real-life | More info |
| 11 June 2024 (3h) | Entrepreneurship: Can I do it? Why would I want to? | campus Diepenbeek | More info |
| 13 June 2024 - 26 June 2024 (14h) | Personal branding to ace your job interview | campus Diepenbeek | More info |
In the context of this training, UHasselt will either process your personal data internally (internally organized training courses) or pass your name, surname and/or e-mail address on to the training office (external training courses). Your personal data will only be used for purposes related to the training courses for which you register (e.g., intake interview, sending course material, confirmation of your presence, practical agreements, ...). The processing of your personal data has its lawful basis in the legitimate interest of UHasselt to stimulate the development of junior researchers and to ensure a good skills management.
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