Minho highlights the internationalisation oppportunities offered by Arqus to mark European Doctoral Day

As part of the celebrations for European Doctoral Day, Arqus and the Communication and Society Research Centre at the University of Minho (Portugal) are organising a doctoral seminar specifically dedicated to sharing the internationalisation experiences of PhD students from this research unit at the University of Minho.

To mark this day, Arqus has been involved in a range of events. Among these, the University of Minho has organised this session, which will be attended by students from doctoral programmes associated with the CECS, who will be invited to speak about their mobility experiences, particularly within the context of the Arqus alliance.

The event will take place on the afternoon of the 14th of May, in a hybrid format, and the programme will consist of three distinct sessions:

14h30 | In person session

Opening session

• Madalena Oliveira | Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS)

• Margarida Correia-Neves | Doctoral College UMinho

• João Sarmento | Institute of Social Sciences (ICS-UMinho)

14h45 | In person session

Round-table discussion: “The experience of CECS PhD students”

• Chisoka Simões | Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS)

• Tânia Pereira | Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS)

• Inês Mendes | Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS)

• Joana Alves | Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS)

• Moderation: João Sarmento | CECS and ICS

The purpose of this session is to share positive experiences and discuss the impact these experiences have on the academic journey of CECS PhD students. It also aims to encourage mobility within the PhD programmes associated with CECS.  To this end, we will outline how the centre can support applications for mobility opportunities.

16h00 | Hybrid session (Portuguese time)

Round-table discussion: “Internationalisation opportunities via Arqus”

Pedro Francés Gómez | University of Granada

Veronica Costa | University of Pádua

Natália Antunes | University of Minho

Moderation: Rita Araújo | CECS, ICS and Arqus

In this session, the speakers will outline how their university’s participation in the Arqus alliance can provide opportunities for PhD students at the University of Minho. This final round-table discussion will feature online participation from representatives of the various Arqus universities.