The problems and issues in agriculture and life sciences are becoming more and more global, international and multi-disciplinary as proven, among others, by the recent food crisis, the climate and other environmental problems, the globalization of food standards, the increased interactions between commodity and energy markets, the globalised risks of plant and animal diseases, and contaminations.
 
This requires the development of a more interdisciplinary and international perspective in doctoral and post-doctoral, early stage researchers, in agricultural and life sciences, as well as more interaction with non-academic stakeholders. Increased mobility, cooperation among higher education institutes and exchange with non academic stakeholders may provide opportunities in this respect, but also pose important challenges to higher educational institutes and for the organisation of graduate schools.
 
The main themes of the Conference are:
 

• Research careers and doctoral education in Europe
• University strategies for doctoral training
• Skills set development of doctoral graduates and post docs
• Innovative models for doctoral and graduate research schools
• Internationalization of doctoral training programs

The expected outcomes are to provide institutional educators and managers with better insights into the challenges posed by the global developments for doctoral and post-doctoral training and research in agricultural and life sciences and to provide them with innovative ideas and models for the institutional incorporation of international mobility of faculty, staff and students in their programs.

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