{"id":1623,"date":"2018-11-02T11:54:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T11:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/upgrade-gcrf-compass\/?page_id=1623"},"modified":"2021-10-26T11:58:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T10:58:30","slug":"compass-research-training-schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/gcrf-compass\/compass-research-training-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"COMPASS Research Training Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

Current Academic Year<\/h2>\n

GCRF COMPASS Early Career Researcher Training School \u201cGood governance and effectiveness of public institutions in Post-Soviet Eurasia\u201d, 17 – 21 February 2020, ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"The COMPASS Early Researcher Training School (TS) under the aegis of the GCRF COMPASS Project took place in Baku from 17-21 February 2020 and was organised by ADA University\u2019s Centre of Excellence in EU Studies. The TS offered an opportunity for research development, training, exchange of ideas and network-building for PhD and postdoctoral students working in the field of governance studies. The overarching theme of the TS was \u2018Good Governance and Effectiveness of Public Institutions in post-Soviet Eurasia\u2019. 20 participants presented their work, and participated in a range of skills workshops and lectures. The TS programme can be found here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Leadership Winter Training School Programme in Solving Global Challenges at Cambridge, 9 – 19 February 2020<\/h3>\n

\"\" \"\"GCRF COMPASS Cambridge ran a successful training school for participants from across the partner countries and globally from 9-19 February 2020. The ten days programme focused on global challenges of climate change, health and the economy. Senior faculty from across the University of Cambridge along with GCRF COMPASS PI Prof Korosteleva (Uni of Kent), COMPASS Affiliate lecturers Dr Radivojevic (UCL), Dr Lombardozzi (Open University, UK), COMPASS PDRAs Dr Petrova and Dr Kudaibergenova, Mr Honma (Former Head of EBRD Central Asia), S. Mowlds ( UNDP, GATES Foundation and Brookings Institute) among others gave insightful talks and led discussions on energy consumption, SDGs, IFIs, science and its role in development, material culture and history, food security and the Green Revolution.The participants completed four exercises including a project presentation which showcased original research. The full programme can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2018-2019 Academic Year<\/h2>\n

COMPASS Research Training School during 2018 – 2019<\/h3>\n

The project ran four research training schools during the academic year 2018 – 2019. The first of these was held in Baku, Azerbaijan and taught by members of the BSU team on the theme of ‘How to prepare a successful project proposal’. ADA University also hosted the training school on research methodology. Two more training schools followed: Research in Action in Bukhara in April and the GCDC early career researcher training school at the University of Kent in July.<\/p>\n

GCRF GCDC Early Career Researcher Training School \u201cGovernance, resilience and order: Eurasia and beyond, under the pressure of global and regional change\u201d, University of Kent, Canterbury,\u00a02 – 6 July 2019<\/h3>\n

\"\"The first international Training School for Early Career Researchers organised by the GCRF Global Challenges Doctoral Centre<\/a> (University of Kent) and the GCRF COMPASS project took place between 2nd and 6th July 2019. A total of 25 Early Career Researchers (ECRs) participated, with 14 researchers from the project consortium.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Participants had been asked to submit their research papers prior to the training school (TS) in preparation for in-depth discussion and feedback. In addition to these panel exercises, they attended four skill training sessions: Networking for success (Giles Polgase, CCCU), Publishing Internationally (Fragkiskos Filippaios and Sara Slow, University of Kent) and Fieldwork funding ((Sarah Tetley and Alexandra Leduc-Pagel, Univeristy of Kent). The fourth skills session took place at the offices of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers International and was titled ‘Publishing your PhD thesis as a book’ (led by Gurdeep Mattu) and followed the group’s visit to the UK Parliament in London on Day 2. The TS concluded with a certificate giving ceremony.<\/p>\n

Participants were invited to submit revised versions of their research papers (taking into account comments from the feedback sessions) to the Working Proceedings which are expected to be finalised by early September 2019. They will be made available on the University of Kent and GCRF COMPASS websites and a limited number of printed copies will be available to authors.<\/p>\n

Feedback about the TS was generally positive, with most researchers finding the panel training sessions especially useful as they provided an opportunity to present their work and receive constructive feedback. The networking and social dimensions were also much appreciated resulting in lasting contacts between participants.<\/p>\n

GCRF GCDC Training School Programme<\/a><\/p>\n

GCRF GCDC Training School Working Report<\/a><\/p>\n

GCRF GCDC Training School Video<\/a><\/p>\n

COMPASS \u201cResearch in Action\u201d Bukhara Training School, Uzbekistan 8 – 11 April 2019<\/h3>\n

\"\" GCRF COMPASS Cambridge together with The Coordination and Methodological Centre on Contemporary History under the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences organised a three day workshop entitled ‘Research in Action’ on 8-10 April 2019. It was designed to engage with varied research cultures, interdisciplinary research, and methodologies of research while considering the most current concerns in Central Asia, wider Eurasia and globally. It was organised with support from the Embassy of Uzbekistan in the UK, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, the Academy of the General Prosecutor\u2019s Office of Uzbekistan, and the Institute of Contemporary History under the Academy of Sciences in Uzbekistan, University of World Economy and Diplomacy. The training school provided the basis for research capacity building, a core goal of the COMPASS project, in academia, government and media. It focused on research methodologies across development paradigms and encompassed sustainability, multilateralism, scientific and cultural diplomacy, international relations, political economy, industrial policy and technology, science and education amongst other areas.<\/p>\n

The training school met the requirements of the key goals of the COMPASS project, namely<\/p>\n