Athens (Greece), 14 May 2010
With the Hellenic Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Programme:
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:15 Opening and Introduction to the programme. — DA Kyriakidis, C Drainas, G Güner-Akdogan, K Elliott
09.15 -13.00 Problem-Based Learning
09.15-10.45 “Problem-based learning (PBL) – the experience in Manchester and in Izmir” — K Elliott (Manchester) and G Güner-Akdogan (Izmir)
10.45-11.00 Introduction to the Workshop and dividing into groups
11:00-12.30 Workshop: work in groups with examples of problems-cases. — K Elliott, G Güner-Akdogan, J Perret, C Drainas
(Coffee will be served at the tables)
12.30-13.00 General Discussion (Whole Group) — K Elliott (Moderator)
13:00-14:30 Lunch
14.30-18.30 Post-Graduate Education
14:30- 15:15 Qualities in Post-Graduate Education and Post-Graduate Education in Greece. — G Güner-Akdogan (Chair, FEBS Education Comm) and C Drainas (Chair, HSBMB)
15:15- 16:00 “What abilities are needed by the student and what skills are needed by the supervisor” — J Perret (Bruxelles)
16:00-16:15 Introduction to the Workshop and dividing into groups
16:15 - 17:15 Small Group Discussions on 1. Student abilities and supervisor’s skills, 2. Role of the supervisory committee, 3. PhD curriculum, 4. Experimental research-based thesis.— C Drainas, DA Kyriakidis, J Perret, K Elliott, G Güner-Akdogan
(Coffee will be served at the tables)
17:15 – 18:00 Presentation of small groups to the whole group. — J Perret (Moderator)
18.00-18:30 General Discussion on Post-Graduate Education (Whole Group) — G Güner-Akdogan, K Elliott, J Perret, C Drainas, DA Kyriakidis
18:30-19:00 Concluding the Workshop. — DA Kyriakidis, C Drainas, G Güner-Akdogan, K Elliott, J Perret