UNIKE - Universities in the Knowledge Economy Project Overview

Secondments in PhD Education Corina Balaban coba@edu.au.dk Jie Gao jiga@edu.au.dk Sue Wright suwr@dpu.dk Universities in the Knowledge Economy UNIKE@au.dk DPU (Aarhus University)

UNIKE Universities in the Knowledge Economy Marie Sk odowska-Curie ITN Project, 2013-17 Research Question: How are processes of creating regional and global knowledge economies (ecologies?) redefining the nature and scope of universities in Europe and the Asia-Pacific Rim? First aim: A networked group of expertly trained, mobile and independent researchers, able to work in a range of sectors and take new, critical and inter-disciplinary approaches to universities in global knowledge economies in Europe and the Asia-Pacific Rim. Second aim: To create a cohort of current and future researcher leaders committed and able to develop doctoral education in their own institutions and internationally.

Project Composition 6 European Partners (7 professors) 12 PhD and 3 Post Doc Fellows from 15 different countries (plus 4 Associated Fellows from China, Denmark, Austria) 21 Associated Partners in Europe and Asia-Pacific hosting fellows secondments and research visits

Supervision and Training Insitutional Training courses (each partner has different ECTS requirements) Own institution s PhD training Partners PhD Training Courses available to UNIKE Fellows (on a specific topic or in English) Fellow-led Work Groups Prepare for Training workshops Writing and editing support groups Research, Training and Career Plan Template, 6 month deadline, annual update Supervisor Supervise research project Integrate into institution s research milieu University regulations (upgrades, periodic reviews, exam procedure) Advocate, mediator within the university (e.g.administration of expenses claims) UNIKE 6 Workshops and 2 International Conferences Secondments Data collection for own research Daily work in organisation and networking in the sector Additional skills Task for /giving-back to the organisation UNIKE Mentors Meet at each workshop Annual review of Research, Training and Career Plan Contacts for career development, networking, dissemination etc

Secondments

Secondments (contd) ESR/ER Secondment Supervisor Length of Host Purpose No. Secondment Develop knowledge of think tanks and skills to work in a research consultancy To gain knowledge of internationalisation of higher education AP3 Academic Cooperation Association, Brussels Bernd Waechter, Director Tatyana Bajenova 4 months Janja Komlijenovic CHE Consult, Berlin Uwe Brandenburg 1 month AP28 UNESCO, International Task Force on Teachers for Education for all, Paris Sintayehu Kassaye Alemu Edem Adubra, Head of Secretary Participate in education for all programme 3 months Carla Salvaterra, Vice Rector of University of Bologna Prof. Christopher Tremewan, Secretary General Magna Charta Observatory Help organise annual conference 3 months Sina Westa AP6 Association of Pacific Rim Universities, Singapore Participate in APRU on statement of university values 1 month

PhDs including Secondments EU aim train knowledge workers for industry, not academia UNIKE aim capable of moving between academia and other sectors (industry and socio-economic actors ) 1. Site for fieldwork Learn how to conduct academic research in organisations 2. Experience of how the organisation/sector works 3. Reciprocate feedback something useful to the organisation 4. Develop abilities/skills beyond PhD training and useful for employment inside or outside academia

Corina Balaban Doctoral education in Europe and US CIRGE, University of Washington, USA March-June 2015 How did I use my secondment Site for fieldwork How the centre/US university worked Developing skills Giving back

Jie Gao Joint Campuses in Mainland China Sino-Danish Centre, Beijing, China March-June 2014 and 2015 Operation of SDC Vantage point for research Skills acquired Feedback to SDC

Lessons from Anthropology of Organisations Location in a site to gain insight into a field Where is this organisation within the knowledge ecology? Strengths/vulnerabilities? Organisations not discrete relations and boundaries being made, reinforced, changed Insider/outsider position in organisation located in day to day work but protecting academic freedom Reflexive analysis of positionality among reflexive employees constant negotiation and adjustment serendipity Ethics fit in but mark that you are researching all the time, confidentiality among colleagues, avoid becoming a resource in their politics Ownership of material, their right to comment, gve feed back orally to secondment supervisor before giving it to them in writing avoid surprising them.

Thank you Tak for jeres opm rksomhed

Secondment Agreement Between Student, Head of Department, Secondment Supervisor ARTICLE 1 Dates of Secondment ARTICLE 2Detailed programme of the training period ARTICLE 3 Description of Secondment task ARTICLE4Training provided by Secondment Organisation ARTICLE 5Research - how the secondment helps the thesis research ARTICLE 6 Work arrangements ARTICLE 7 Coordination arrangements between UNIKE Fellow, university supervisor and secondment supervisor ARTICLE 8 Confidentiality and other restrictions ARTICLE 9 Rights over research material ARTICLE 10 Employment (by the university not the secondment organisation) ARTICLE 11 Financial support ARTICLE 12 Insurance ARTICLE 13 Visa ARTICLE 14 Feedback and Evaluation ARTICLE 15 Liability ARTICLE 16 Dispute resolution ARTICLE 17 Termination

Fellows (Started Aug/Sept 2013) Institute Fellow Country of origin Doctoral / Postdoctoral AU, Denmark Miguel Lim Corina Balaban Freya (Jie Gao) Jana Bacevic Philippines Romania China Serbia Doc Doc Doc Postdoc UB, UK Janja Komljenovic Que Anh Dang Chris Muellerleile Slovenia Vietnam USA Doc Doc Postdoc RU, UK Katja Jonsas Catherine Butcher Finland Saint Lucia, West Indies Doc Doc LU, Slovenia Kassaye Alemu Sintayehu Sina Westa Ethiopia Germany Doc Doc Porto, Portugal Benedikte Custers Vanja Ivosevic Belgium Croatia Doc Doc ENS, France Tatyana Bajenova Uzbekistan Doc

WP 1 Concepts and theories Que Anh Dang: ASEM meetings and HE policy travel from Europe to Asia. Bristol University, (Roger Dale) Kassaye Alemu Sintayehu: Internationalisation of higher education in centres and peripheries. Ljubljana University, (Pavel Zgaga) Jie Gao: Conjunction of Chinese and Danish partners in the design and teaching of the Sino-Danish Centre. Aarhus University, (Sue Wright) Sina Westa: Academic values between globalisation and globalism. Ljubljana University, (Pavel Zgaga) Corina Balaban: Comparing European and US flagship programmes for doctoral education. Aarhus University, (Sue Wright)

WP 2 Trends and developments) Janja Komljenovic: Mapping the field of higher education industries, and choosing case studies. Bristol University (Susan Robertson) Miguel Lim: Audit culture and the industries of ranking. Aarhus University (Sue Wright) Tatyana Bajenova: Think Tanks and Academic Entrepreneurs in the Production of Knowledge. ENS de Lyon (Cecile Robert) Chris Muellerleille: New landscapes of publishing and knowledge dissemination. Bristol University (Susan Robertson) Jana Bacevic: Academic entrepreneurialism, civil society and democracy. Aarhus University (Sue Wright)

WP 3 Policies and practices Vanja Ivosevic: Governance through autonomy A context-rich comparative study. University of Porto, (Ant nio M. Magalh es) Catherine Butcher: Alternative ownership, finance and organisation of universities. Roehampton University (Rebecca Boden) Katja Jonsas: Management and gender. Roehampton University (Rebecca Boden) Benedikte Custers: Impact of governance changes on the educational categories and internal life of universities. University of Porto (Ant nio M. Magalh es) Rebecca Lund: The conditions and characteristics of academic work. Aarhus University (Sue Wright)

UNIKE Workshops and Summer Schools Event Scientific Training Complementary skills Aspects of Doctoral Education Copenhagen, Oct 2013 Global processes and regional spaces International networking and collaboration History of policy debates about doctoral education in Europe and USA Bristol, Feb 2014 Ranking and governance Publishing in different genres Working/ researching in organisations Ljubljana, July 2014 Policy travel Entrepreneurship and grants Partners own practices Roehampton, Sept 2014 Management technologies International conferences Academic Freedom Waiheke, NZ Jan 2015 Research methodologies Reviewing articles and commenting Student-led writing groups Porto, July 2015 Figures on the HE landscape Writing abstracts for scientific papers Governance narratives Tba, Oct 2015 Mapping knowledge economies Genres of research writing Social science doctorates