PhD Summer School provides the opportunity for intellectually curious doctoral students to explore new knowledge, to expand cultural awareness and to exchange experience. You are welcome to participate in our Summer School!
Aims and goals of KTU PhD Summer School
KTU PhD Summer School focuses on development of key competences required for achieving best results in successful defence of the doctoral dissertation and identifying further research directions.
Therefore, topics of KTU PhD Summer Schools include: management of scientific research data, writing of scientific articles, open science, communicating scientific ideas, communication skills development, etc.
PhD Summer School:
Target group: up to 40 doctoral students (regardless of major).
Prerequisites: the KTU PhD Summer School is held in English. To participate, doctoral students should have sufficient language skills.
Credits info: 54 academic hours (which are equivalent to 2 ECTS). If you are seeking to transfer credit, be sure to consult with your home institution before applying to the summer school to ensure that your participation will be recognized.
Dates and deadlines:
Registration is already open!
Any questions or request must be sent to the organizers of the event: phd@ktu.lt.
Cancellation Policy
If a participant is unable to attend an event for any reason, his/her registration can be transferred to someone else from the same institution, subject to the organizer‘s approval.
Where the participant is unable to attend, and is not in a position to transfer his/her place to another person, then the following refund arrangements apply:
2.1. Registrations cancelled before 1 May 2024: the cancellation is free of charge.
2.2. Registrations cancelled 1 May 2024 or later: not eligible for refund.
2.3. The refund will be made by bank transfer and all bank charges payable by the recipient.
2.4. Notification must be received by us in writing (email) for refunds to be eligible. Cancellations received after this cut-off time will not be eligible for refund.
The registration for and the participation in the 8th KTU PhD Summer School program constitutes your acknowledgement and agreement to these terms & conditions.
Fee info
Tuition fee for the KTU PhD Summer School:
Tuition fee includes:
Tuition fee does not include:
Important notice. Please pay the tuition fee only after your participation in the KTU PhD Summer School if confirmed by the organising team.
Host and venue of KTU PhD Summer school
The 8th KTU PhD Summer School takes place in Palanga, a seaside resort town in western Lithuania on the shore of the Baltic Sea.
Palanga, largest summer resort of Lithuania, is famous for its beautiful white sand and dune beaches, rich tourism and cultural sites.
Venue: Hotel GABIJA conference centre
Address: Vytauto g. 40, LT-00129, Palanga, Lithuania
Host: Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) is one of the largest technical universities in the Baltics, a leading research University in Lithuania, offering research and studies in all fields.
Accommodation
Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation.
You can find a hotel or private accommodation in Palanga. Prices vary from ~30 euros per night in private sector to ~150 euros per night and more! Check for prices and conditions:
Gabija (Promo code – PhD Summer 2024)
Palanga TIC
Booking.com
Airbnb
Tripadvisor
Leisure
The time schedule of the PhD Summer School allows sufficient amount of free time to appreciate leisure in Palanga. Please find some information on the places to visit:
How to get to Palanga
There are 3 airports in Lithuania: Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga. All flight routes maps can be found here.
Doctoral School
Kaunas University of Technology
Studentų g. 50, Kaunas, Lithuania
Organising team:
Simona Devenytė-Janauskienė
Projects Manager
Mantė Nikienė
Coordinator
Contact us by e-mail: phd@ktu.lt
Open Science and it’s Phenomena
Magdalena Szuflita – Žurawska, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
What PhD students have to know and what they have to be aware of when they publish in open access model and make their scientific output in line with Open Science requirements. Topics will cover, for instance: money issues, predatory journals and their illegal business model, main open access roads (e.g. green, gold, diamond), open access policies or changes in scholarly publishing among Plan S. This training session will give you an overview of the academic publication cycle and scholarly communication practices such as journal choice and editorial process, bibliometrics indicators and promoting scientific achievements.
What to do when you’ve got too much to do
Vikki Wright
In this two hour interactive workshop, we’ll think about what to do when you’ve got too much to do. We will consider some useful tools to organise your time, but more importantly, we’ll consider why we always end up with too much to do, why it’s so hard to get stuff done when we’re overwhelmed, and what we can do instead. All the way through, we’ll be looking for strategies that allow us to achieve our goals in ways that feel healthy and fun. This is the workshop for you if you ever get intimidated by your to do list, if you find yourself procrastinating from doing your tasks, or if you feel like you never stop working and you’re still not getting everything done.
Communicating your (scientific) ideas – Meeting with the editor
Frank Witlox
This training, tailored for doctoral candidates and postdocs, centers around the skill of ‘articulating your scientific ideas.’ As scholars and practitioners, we engage in teaching and publishing. Verbal communication allows for immediate interaction, while written communication involves interaction ‘with a delay.’ In both instances, the essential goal is to effectively convey your message as the sender and comprehend the messages from others as the receiver. When publishing in scientific journals, you, the author, act as the sender, and the editor serves as the receiver. In this training session the emphasis will be on queries such as: What motivates you to publish your findings? What is the ideal journal for sharing your results? How do you go about publishing in a (Web-of-Science) journal? And how does the editorial review process work?
Developing transferable skills during the PhD as key to career success and employability
Maria Soriano Carot
This workshop will show the participants the importance of developing transferrable skills, such as a global mindset, innovation, and proactivity to succeed in their next career steps. These skills are highly valuable both inside and outside academia. The best organizations around the world are looking for talented individuals who, in addition of holding a PhD, have a skillset that make them the 360º professionals they are longing for their companies. Consequently, learning how to develop these skills is crucial for career success and employability. This workshop will teach the PhD students about the most valuable transferable skills for leading organizations and will provide them with tips, ideas, tools, and practical exercises to plan a career of success and build a more international, innovative, and excellent profile.
Make your conference speech sound more like a TED Talk
Wim Blokzijl
Academic presentations, as delivered at conferences, often bear a negative reputation. They are perceived as dull and abstract, and while this may hold true for some, exceptions notwithstanding, is it possible to alter this perception? Certainly. This workshop introduces participants to techniques, partially derived from TED Talks, designed to not only convey the substance of one’s research to the audience but also to cultivate an appreciation for the presenter’s style.
Monday, 3 June 2024
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Activity |
| 9:30-10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00-10:20 | Welcome Speech |
| 10:20-11:00 | Getting to know each other |
| 11:00-11:45 | Elevator Pitch |
| 11:45-12:00 | Group Photo |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Tour to Neringa and welcome dinner |
Tuesday, 4 June 2024
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| 9:00-10:30 | Open science and it’s phenomena Magdalena Szuflita – Žurawska, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-13:00 | Open science and it’s phenomena Magdalena Szuflita – Žurawska, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-16:00 | What to do when you’ve got too much to do (online training) Vikki Wright |
| 16:00 | Free afternoon |
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
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| Time | Activity |
| 9:00-10:30 | Communicating your (scientific) ideas – Meeting with the editor Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Belgium |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45-12:15 | Communicating your (scientific) ideas – Meeting with the editor Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Belgium |
| 12:15-13:15 | Lunch Break |
| 13:15-14:45 | Communicating your (scientific) ideas – Meeting with the editor Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Belgium |
| 14:45-15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00-16:15 | Communicating your (scientific) ideas – Meeting with the editor Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Belgium |
| 17:00-19:00 | Tour in Palanga: Perfect business plan for Tiškevičius |
Thursday, 6 June 2024
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| 10:00-11:15 | Developing transferable skills during the PhD as key to career success and employability Maria Soriano Carot, CEO/Co-founder, IMFAHE, Spain |
| 11:15-11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30-13:00 | Developing transferable skills during the PhD as key to career success and employability Maria Soriano Carot, CEO/Co-founder, IMFAHE, Spain |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-15:00 | Developing transferable skills during the PhD as key to career success and employability Maria Soriano Carot, CEO/Co-founder, IMFAHE, Spain |
| 15:30 | Amber education at the gallery “Amber Cat” |
Friday, 7 June 2024 |
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9:00-10:30 |
Make your conference speech sound more like a TED Talk Wim Blokzijl, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45-13:00 | Make your conference speech sound more like a TED Talk Wim Blokzijl, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands |
| 13:00-13:15 | Coffee Break |
| 13:15-15:00 | Make your conference speech sound more like a TED Talk Wim Blokzijl, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands |
| 15:00-15:30 | Certificates and group photo |
| 15:30 | Farewell Lunch |
Cancellation Policy
8th International PhD Summer School, 3 – 7 June 2024, Palanga, Lithuania
Any request must be sent to the organizer of the event: phd@ktu.lt
The registration for and the participation in the 8th PhD Summer School program constitutes your acknowledgement and agreement to these terms & conditions.
Magdalena Szuflita – Žurawska – Head of the Scientific and Technical Information Services, Open Science and Research Data Management expert, Head of the Open Science Competence Center.
Dr Vikki Wright is an ex-Professor and certified life coach. After a 20+ year academic career, Dr Wright founded The PhD Life Coach where she provides one-to-one and group coaching for PhD students and academics. She helps people with issues like overwhelm, procrastination, imposter syndrome, and generally not feeling good enough. She also hosts The PhD Life Coach podcast and you can join her free online community here – https://thephdlifecoach.ck.page/c637b96083
Frank Witlox earned his PhD in Urban Planning from Eindhoven University of Technology under the guidance of Harry Timmermans. He also holds Master’s Degrees in Applied Economics and Maritime Sciences from the University of Antwerp. Currently, he serves as the Head of Department and Senior Full Professor of Economic Geography at Ghent University’s Department of Geography. Additionally, he is a Visiting Professor at the University of Tartu (Estonia) and the International Head of the Mobility Lab. Since April 2017, he has been a Visiting Professor/High-end Foreign Expert at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA, China), College of Civil Aviation. Since September 2018, he has been recognized as a 100 Talents Program laureate of Jiangsu Province. From January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2023, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Transport Geography, a prominent interdisciplinary journal focusing on the geographical aspects of transport, travel, and mobility. Presently, he holds the position of Editor-in-Chief for European Transport Research Review and is a founding-co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Urban Mobility. Furthermore, he serves as the Section Editor-in-Chief of Smart Cities and holds roles as an Associate Editor for several journals, including Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Travel Behaviour and Society, and more. Witlox is also part of the editorial board for various Web of Science-listed journals, such as Journal of Transport Geography, European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, Journal of Urban Technology, Transport Reviews, Journal of Location Based Services, Transport, Cities, Transport Problems, Sustainable Cities and Society, and Applied Mobilities.
María Soriano Carot obtained her PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology by the University of Valencia (Spain). In 2013 she moved to United States where she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the molecular and cell biology department at Boston University. During her time in Boston, she also carried out consulting work for the multinational Sekisui, she was part of the board of directors of the association of Spanish scientist in USA, she worked at editorial board of the Postdoc-Journal, and she embarked in the entrepreneurial adventure of co-founding the global career accelerator non-profit, IMFAHE. In 2016, she moved to London where she worked as outreach scientist at the international biotech, Addgene. Since 2019 María is faculty at the IE-University being advisor of final degree thesis/capstone projects at the Bachelor of International Relations. Currently, she is the CEO at IMFAHE where she is dedicated to design, develop, and implement career development strategies and international educative programs of impact to promote internationalization, innovation, and career profiles of excellence.
Wim Blokzijl is a lecturer in Communication Skills at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Oral Presentation is his main area of expertise. He has served as a coach for Delft’s TEDx for many years and instructs master’s students in the course ‘Talk Like TED,’ where students acquire the skills to deliver a TED Talk.
No, you don’t.
KTU International PhD Summer School welcomes doctoral students regardless of their institution, country and major.
You may check visiting the official websites of these networks:
ECIU List of members>>>
NORDTEK List of members>>>
BALTECH List of members >>>
In case the event is online, or hybrid, you will need a computer, a high speed Internet connection, a newer version of a web browser, and access to common tools and software like word processors, email, etc.
And although differenct courses they may have different technical requirements, most of Summer School online courses are offered through Zoom. Generally, you’ll interact with the lecturer and other doctoral students via discussion boards, interactive chat rooms, and video conferences.
In case the event is online or hybrid: methods vary by lecturer but may include pre-recorded or synchronous lectures, videos, podcasts, PowerPoint slides, interactive chat rooms, and more.
This PhD Summer School is a full-time activity. Each course consists of about 6-8 academic hours of academic activities.
Yes, you can e-mail us, and we will proceed your request.
For details on our reimbursement policy, please read the terms and conditions.
The confirmation that your application is received will be sent to you by e-mail indicated in the registration form. Please type your e-mail address carefully. If you are in doubt of your registration, write phd@ktu.lt
Unfortunately, the dates for the school are fixed and participants must undergo the full programme without exception.
Doctoral students usually can apply to their scholarship organization or research council for a grant to cover the costs of attending this event. Some universities or their departments, doctoral programs, etc. may provide small-scale grants for attending training. Research projects funded through third party funds may also include a budget to cover members’ training needs. Please address your research council, local mentor, supervisor or research-training group for more information.
To complete your registration you must upload a certificate of your doctoral student status at your home university. The document must be signed and stamped by a university official.
Exceptions: if you are a doctoral student at Kaunas Unversity of Technology, you do not need to provide this document.
The International PhD Summer School does not provide ECTS, but the certificate indicates how many academic hours you have studied and it depends on your institution whether to grant credits. Usually it is considered as 2 ECTS.
2023
Goda Raibytė-Aleksa, science journalist
Inga Popovaitė, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Magdalena Szuflita – Žurawska, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
Joeri Tijdink, Vrije University, The Netherlands
Jurgita Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Jörg Langwaldt, Tampere University, Finland
Sarah Lynne Bowman, Uppsala University, Sweden
Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, Uppsala University, Sweden
2022
Domenico Golzio, European Patent Office, The Netherlands
Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Belgium
Eva Hnatkova, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Czech Republic
Wim Blokzijl, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Jörg Langwaldt, Tampere University, Finland
2021
Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Belgium
Domenico Golzio, European Patent Office, The Netherlands
Hallvard Fossheim, University of Bergen, Norway
Nicolas Dintzner, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Wim Blokzijl, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
2019
Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Belgium
Ari Visa, Tampere University, Finland
Enrico Luzzatto, European Patent Academy, Germany
Hallvard Fossheim, University of Bergen, Norway
2018
Martijn Wackers, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Telma Esteves, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Roger Strand, University of Bergen, Norway
Arminas Ragauskas, Health Telematics Science Institute, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
2017
Flavien Massi, Intelligentsia Consultants Sàrl, Luxembourg
Lynn P. Nygaard, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway
Jacek Fiutowski, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Sarah Jones, Digital Curation Centre, United Kingdom
Iryna Kuchma, Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL), Lithuania
2016
Lucie Boudova, Elsevier, Czech Republic
Heidi Dyson, Next Level Innovation Ltd., United Kingdom
Dietmar Grichnik, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Elīna Gaile-Sarkane, Riga Technical University, Latvia
2023
Science Communication
Science journalist Goda Raibytė-Aleksa and dr. Inga Popovaitė, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Open Science and it’s Phenomena
Magdalena Szuflita – Žurawska, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
Why Research Integrity Matters – Moving Towards Responsible Research Practices
dr. Joeri Tijdink, Vrije University, The Netherlands
3+1 strategies to boost your motivation
dr. Jurgita Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Research Funding
dr. Jorg Langwaldt, Tampere University, Finland
Cultivating a Soulful and Sustainable Academic Journey
dr. Sarah Lynne Bowman and Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, Uppsala University, Sweden
2022
Intellectual property right for researchers
Domenico Golzio, European Patent Academy
Communicating your (scientific) ideas – Meeting with the editor
Frank Witlox, Ghent University
Open Science and Open/FAIR Data for Early-Career Researchers
Eva Hnatkova, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Czech Republic
Effective scientific presentation: inspiring your audience
Wim Blokzijl, Delft University of Technology
Funding your research and career – research proposals
Jörg Langwaldt, Tampere University, Finland
2021
Scientific writing. Meeting the editor. Do’s and Dont’s of getting your paper published
Frank Witlox, Ghent University
Research data management for PhDs
Nicolas Dintzner, Delft University of Technology
Intellectual property right for researchers
Domenico Golzio, European Patent Academy
Responsibility, interaction, and ethics in research
Hallvard Fossheim, University of Bergen
Effective scientific presentation:inspiring your audience
Wim Blokzijl, Delft University of Technology
2019
Scientific writing. Meeting the editor. Do’s and Dont’s of getting your paper published
Frank Witlox, Ghent University
Big Data – from data to knowledge
Ari Visa, Tampere University
From Idea To (European) Patent
Enrico Luzzatto, European Patent Academy
Responsibility, Interaction, and Ethics in Research
Hallvard Fossheim, University of Bergen
2018
Oral Presentation and Communication Skills Development
Martijn Wackers, Delft University of Technology
Research grant proposal development
Telma Esteves, University of Twente
Research Ethics, Integrity and Responsibility
Roger Strand, University of Bergen
Entrepreneurship and Innovations
Arminas Ragauskas, Kaunas University of Technology
2017
Writing for Scholars
Lynn P. Nygaard, PRIO
Writing Scientific Papers
Jacek Fiutowski, University of Southern Denmark
Project Management for PhD Students
Flavien Massi, Intelligentsia Consultants Sàrl
Open Science and Research Data Management: tips and tools to help you plan to get the most from your data
Sarah Jones, Digital Curation Centre,
Iryna Kuchma, EIFL
2016
How to write a good scientific article
Lucie Boudova, Elsevier
How to overcome hindrance in scientific writing?
Elina Gaile-Sarkane, Riga Technical University
Writing doctoral thesis and articles
Dietmar Grichnik, University of St.Gallen
Developing H2020 proposal writing skills
Heidi Dyson, Next Level Innovations Ltd.
| Austria |
| TU Graz |
| University of Innsbruck |
| Azerbaijan |
| Azerbaijan State University of Economics |
| Institute of control systems, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences |
| Belgium |
| Ghent University |
| China |
| Guilin University of Electronic Technology |
| Czech Republic |
| Brno University of Technology |
| Czech Technical University in Prague |
| Czech University of Life Sciences |
| Masaryk University |
| Metropolitan University Prague |
| Palacký University Olomouc |
| Tomas Bata University in Zlin |
| University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague |
| VSB – Technical University of Ostrava |
| Croatia |
| University of Zagreb |
| Denmark |
| Aalborg University |
| Technical University of Denmark |
| University of Copenhagen |
| University of Southern Denmark |
| Estonia |
| Estonian Business School |
| Estonian University of Life Sciences |
| Tallinn University of Technology |
| University of Tartu |
| France |
| The Université Grenoble Alpes |
| Belfort-Montbeliard University of Technology |
| University of Lille |
| University of Vincennes-Saint-Denis (Paris 8) |
| Germany |
| Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts |
| Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) |
| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| Konstanz University of Applied Science |
| RWTH Aachen |
| TU Darmstadt |
| University of Cologne |
| Greece |
| University of Patras |
| Hungary |
| Semmelweis University |
| Iceland |
| University of Iceland |
| Italy |
| University of Ferrara |
| University of Palermo |
| University of Parma |
| University of Sassari |
| University of Rome Tor Vergata and University of Rome III |
| University Uninettuno – Rome |
| Latvia |
| Riga Technical University |
| University of Latvia |
| Ventspils University College |
| Lithuania |
| Aleksandras Stulginskis University |
| Centre for Innovative Medicine |
| Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC) |
| Kaunas University of Technology |
| Klaipėda University |
| Lithuanian Energy Institute |
| Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences |
| Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry |
| Mykolas Romeris University |
| Šiauliai University |
| The General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania |
| Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
| Vytautas Magnus University |
| Vilnius University |
| Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences |
| Moldova |
| State University Moldova |
| The Netherlands |
| Eindhoven University of Technology |
| University Of Twente |
| VU Amsterdam |
| Norway |
| University of Bergen |
| Oslo Metropolitan University |
| University of Stavanger |
| Poland |
| Jagiellonian University |
| University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow |
| University of Bialystok |
| Portugal |
| University of Aveiro |
| Romania |
| The National University of Political Studies and Public Administration |
| University “Politechnica” of Bucharest |
| University of Bucharest |
| Russian Federation |
| Higher School of Economics, National Research University, Moscow |
| Higher School of Economics, National Research University, St. Petersburg |
| Slovakia |
| Institute of Measurement Science, Slovak Academy of Sciences |
| Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra |
| University of Zilina |
| Slovenia |
| University of Ljubljana |
| Spain |
| University of Barcelona |
| Rovira i Virgili University |
| Valencia Polytechnic University |
| Switzerland |
| University of Neuchâtel |
| Turkey |
| Balikesir University |
| Ozyegin University |
| Ukraine |
| Kiev National University for Construction and Architecture |
| National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA) |
| United Kingdom |
| Bath Spa University |
| Chester University |
| University of Bristol |
| University of East London |
PhD Summer School 2020 postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
