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This Doctoral Symposium aims to:
This doctoral symposium will provide the opportunity for selected doctoral students from six universities—The University of Chicago, Hong Kong Baptist University, The University of Michigan, Seoul National University, The University of British Columbia, and Nanyang Technological University—to present their work and engage in scholarly exchange and networking with their counterparts around the world. and networking with their counterparts around the world.
This year Doctoral Symposium will be held in the Hong Kong Baptist University on
March 10 – 14, 2025
The Symposium will be led by an organizing panel of international experts with representative from the six collaborating institutions.
The University of Chicago, The University of Michigan, Seoul National University, The University of British Columbia, and Nanyang Technological University, in collaboration with Hong Kong Baptist University, are excited to present a series of online career workshops for doctoral students.
Workshop 1: Academic Career Paths Friday, 27 September 2024 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (Hong Kong Time) This workshop will feature presentations from junior faculty members who will share their experiences and insights on pursuing an academic career after graduation. Each speaker will have 10 minutes to present, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session.
These workshops are part of a series derived from “International Doctoral Symposium: Global Perspectives on Social Problems, Policy, and Practice” co-organized by six major universities in the world, which aims at establishing a sustained and interactive network for doctoral students.
This doctoral symposium will provide the opportunity for selected doctoral students from five universities—The University of Chicago, Hong Kong Baptist University, The University of Michigan, Seoul National University, the University of British Columbia, and the Nanyang Technological University —to present their work and engage in scholarly exchange and networking with their counterparts around the world.
Up to four doctoral students from each university will be selected based on the quality of the proposal and its fit with other submissions. The symposium will include site visits to local communities experiencing, and organizations addressing, relevant contemporary social problems.
