Descrizione del progetto
Supportare il percorso professionale dei dottorandi
Per agevolare l’acquisizione di competenze imprenditoriali e di leadership su misura, il progetto EPFLglobaLeaders, finanziato dall’UE, si prefigge di attirare l’interesse di dottorandi di rilievo da tutto il mondo e di condurli verso la Scuola politecnica federale di Losanna (EPFL, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) in Svizzera. Il programma migliorerà le conoscenze e la consapevolezza dei dottorandi riguardo alle questioni sociali del momento, fornendo loro inoltre la preparazione per ruoli di comando, con un’attenzione speciale a sfide mondiali e società sostenibili. Lo scopo globale del progetto EPFLglobaLeaders è quello di richiamare l’interesse di dottorandi di caratura eccellente e di offrire loro la formazione, l’esperienza e la consulenza richieste per dare slancio alle loro carriere.
Obiettivo
The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is one of the two Federal Institutes of Technology in Switzerland. The School has three missions: i) education, ii) research, and iii) technology transfer. EPFL is successful in fulfilling these missions, being ranked as one of Europe’s top institutions with respect to education, research, training-through-research and innovation.
As a world-leading scientific institution, EPFL needs to play a critical role in the transition towards a sustainable society based on technology and innovation. In addition to new knowledge and technology, this requires scientific leaders with the ability to see problems as a whole and to think across boundaries.
'EPFLglobaLeaders' is a new and innovative doctoral initiative, which aims to attract to EPFL outstanding PhD candidates from all over the world seeking to - and with the potential to - become leaders in the transition towards sustainable societies. The programme aims to (i) increase their knowledge and awareness – from the very beginning of their PhD studies - on pressing societal questions, (ii) increase their capacity to come up with technological and innovative answers that address global challenges, (iii) and prepare them to take leadership roles - with a focus on global challenges and a sustainable society - in private companies, academic research, non profit organisations, etc.
The programme will bring to excellent PhD candidates the appropriate training, experience, and guidance to boost their career as well as their readiness and aptitude for societal impact. The PhD programme is open to applicants in any of the disciplines available at EPFL. Selected candidates will carry out their PhD studies to a large extent at one of the five EPFL campuses, and will benefit from a multifaceted training programme - including a secondment in the non-academic sector and a formal Leadership Training.
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MSCA-COFUND - Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND)Coordinatore
1015 Lausanne
Svizzera