Graduate education,Research and Funding

• Graduate Education

• Funding

Graduate education

• Courses• Thesis• Departmental duties (≤20%)• Licentiate degree – 120 hp

– 2 yrs (≥45 hp* courses, ≥60 hp thesis)

• PhD – 240 hp– 4 yrs (≥75 hp* courses, ≥120 hp thesis)– Lic + ≥30 hp courses + ≥60 hp thesis

PhD student position

“Doktorandtjänst”

1 hp = 1 högskolepoäng = 1 university credit 1 year study = 60 hp

*/ for CS

The PhD student in focus

Dissertation

Recruitment (Leading in RT; Industry coop; Int’l contacts)

Co-operation

Int’l network>3 months abroad

Nat’l network•ARTES courses; meetingsCo-op projects•Uppsala; KTH; CTH

Industrial co-operation•MRTC ABB, Ericsson, Volvo, ...•PROGRESS

Project; group; labSeminars; Visitors; External mentors

Supervisory team•de facto supervisor•main supervisor•external supervisor

AdmittanceCourses•Locally•Nationally•Internationally

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Admittance of Graduate Students• Exam on advanced level• i.e. Magister exam or Master exam

(M.Sc.) in Computer Engineering or Science

• Alternatively: 240 hp courses with 60 hp on advanced level

• Alternatively: similar knowledge

Subject areas (Forskarutbildningsämne)

• Graduate education (and research) is organised in subject areas

– e.g., Computer Engineering; Computer Science

• Formal rights granted by the government(University or Science Area)

• MdH has Science Area Engineering (not in Caring; Hum/Soc..)

Admittance and supervision• The faculty board has formal responsibility

• The faculty board decides who can be supervisor– “main supervisor” - should be qualified supervisor (docent

or professor)

– “assistant supervisor”• PhD

• often the actual supervisor

Individual study plan• Required for admittance

submitted together with undergrad exam and application

• Rough plan from admittance to dissertation– Courses (name, time, points)– Thesis (titel and time)– Supervisors (type, title, and name)

• Is a plan!– Revised annually

Responsibilities: Grad Student - Supervisor(there is no general rule)

• Supervisor (H)– Intro to research area

– Contacts and refs

– Problem formulation

– Financing

– Co-author

• Student (D)– Coursework

– Study of research area

– Problem formulation

– Experiments/prototypes

– Main author

• “Goal”: The student should become more competent than the supervisor in the specific area of study

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The academic Career• Undergraduate exam (master)• Graduate education => Lic and/or PhD• PostDoc.• Lecturer (Teacher/Researcher)• Docent• Professor• Professor emeritus • “Jubeldoktor” - 50 years since PhD

Research Funding

Univ. funding (Fakultetsanslag)

Res council (forskningsråd) (e.g. VR)

Stiftelsen för strategisk forskning

KK-stiftelsen

Prod.development

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Applicability

Science

Basic Research Applied Research Prod.Development

Vinnova

Teknikbrostiftelsen

”Uppdrag”

Projects

Programs

KK-profile

Base funding MdH (fakultetsanslag)CUGS

KK-stiftelsen Industry

Industry

Industry

SSF

KK-stift.

VinnovaEU

VRVinn-ova

Total c:a 50 MSEK

MRTC funding (2004)

8 MSEK

Teknikbrostiftelsen• University – Industry interactions

– In particular SMEs (Small and Medium sized Enterprises)

• Commercialization of univ. knowledge and competence– Early phases – seed capital– In preparation for funding from other sources

• Exemple:– RealFast and ZealCore

Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems

• Some current initiatives (related to MdH)– Dynamic Innovation Systems (e.g. Robotdalen)– Competence centres (e.g. ASTEC)– Research Institutes (e.g. SICS)– Branch specific initiatives (e.g. vehicles; EAST)– Specific research programmes

integrates research and development in technology, transport and working life. VINNOVA´s mission is to promote sustainable growth by financing RTD and developing effective innovation systems. Vinnova supports cooperation between industry, university, and research institutes, as well as international cooperation, mainly within EU.

The “new” research foundations• “Meidnerska löntagarfonder”

Aims at increasing competence to facilitate economic growth. Supports e.g.:

- Schools- “New univ.” (e.g. MRTC)- Education of SME’s in Embedded Systems (e.g. TeknIQ)

Supports science, engineering and medicine. Development of strong research groups on highest international level, with importance for development of Sweden.- Local Programs (CAS at KTH)- National networks (ARTES)

The Swedish Research Council (VR) has a national responsibility for the development of Swedish basic research and research information. VR has three main tasks

•Funding of basic research•Research policies•Research information

The Swedish EU-R&D Council promotes and co-ordinates the Swedish participation in the EU-R&D framework programmes.

•provides information and advice •monitors Sweden’s progress

“Private” research foundations• Knut och Alice Wallenbergs stiftelse

• Volvo Research Foundation

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How to write an application?•Project name•Applicants: “established” researcher + (possibly) junior researcher•Abstract (Most people will read only this+budget ;-)•Background: Why is this a good project?•Problem formulation: Which specific problem is considered?•Expected results and impact•Related Work (SotA)•Partners (academic and/or industrial)•Project plan: What should be done when?•Budget: (staff, equipment, travel, overhead)?•App1: The environment: presentation of research group•App2: Curriculum Vitae for applicants

Specific instructions on how to write the application is often provided

How are applications evaluated?(it varies!)

• Previous results– you should have a good reputation

• Relation to purpose of the call• Main idea• Relation to state-of-the-art• Co-operation• The plan: methodology and realism• The applications are often judged by external

(international) experts

Is the idea interesting and sound?Will the applicantssucceed?