FEBS Education Platform

FEBS & Slovenian Biochemical Society Education Workshops

University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, 19 September 2023

Specifically focused to young scientists and transferable skills.

Attendance is free.

Portus Congress Centre, Portorož, 21 September 2023

Focused to senior educators.

Attendance via registration to the congress.

 

This session will be held within the 15th Meeting of the Slovenian Biochemical Society [congress website]

Tuesday, 19 September

Programme:

09:30-09:35 Welcome addresses — Aljoša Bavec, Ferhan Sağın
09:35-09:45 FEBS Education Committee — Ferhan Sağın
09:45-10:15 Presenting your science to scientists — David Smith
10:15-10:45 The art of writing a scientific paper — Ferhan Sağın
  cofee break
11:10-12:20

Meet the Expert session 1
(participants work in small groups on both topics - 30 min. each, 10 min allocated for exchange of groups)

  • Presenting your science to scientists — David Smith
  • The art of writing a scientific paper — Ferhan Sağın
  lunch break
13:30-14:00 What FEBS can offer to young scientists? — Jerka Dumić
14:00-14:30 Efficient networking in the academic world — Nino Sinčić
14:30-15:00 Transferable skills for the needs of industry — Jerka Dumić
  cofee break
15:30-16:40

Meet the Expert session 2
(participants work in small groups on both topics - 30 min. each, 10 min allocated for exchange of groups)

  • Efficient networking in the academic world — Nino Sinčić
  • Transferable skills for the needs of industry — Jerka Dumić
16:40-17:00 Discussion & wrap-up of day 1 — Aljoša Bavec, Ferhan Sağın

Thursday, 21 September

Programme:

14:00-14:25 Why and how you should develop your teaching skills?: Tips for junior and senior scientists — Ferhan Sağın
14:25-14:50 COVID – Lessons for education — Blaž Cigić
14:50-15:15 Current challenges and opportunities for AI in education — David Smith
15:15-15:40 AI and VR assisted teaching: Education through immersive technologies — Damjana Kastelic
15:40-16:00 Large group discussion, wrap-up and feedback — Ferhan Sağın, Aljoša Bavec

 

FEBS Education Committee will award a prize to the best educational poster (200€) during the congress, to encourage scholarly educational research.