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1) NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORKS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND JOB PLACEMENT
Educational meetings to provide an overview of the possibilities for research funding, both nationally (from research start-up projects to Prin) and internationally (Marie Curie, ERC, Research Professionals, ERASMUS + etc.). It also aims to offer information on the main tools and paths for continuing a career in the academic field (e.g. post-doc opportunities, international placement opportunities), and/or entering the world of work with high-profile professionalism.
2) ORIENTAL STUDIES IN ITALY: SCHOOLS, CURRENT, PERSONALITY
This activity aims to offer a diachronic overview of area studies in Italy and is therefore thought of as an in-depth study to be developed within each curriculum, also making use of the most recent research aimed at reconstructing the history of oriental studies in our country.
3) THE ORGANIZATION OF A CONFERENCE: MANAGEMENT AND SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS
Accepting the proposal of the PhD students of previous years, a training activity is proposed aimed at providing some introductory information useful for planning an international conference. In the specific case, the planning of the International Workshop will be used as an example and as a tool for laboratory activities, which constitutes an integral part of the training program for second year PhD students. Third-year doctoral students, who the previous year will have been panelists or auditors of the conference, will have the opportunity to acquire management and coordination skills, both operational and scientific.
4) WRITING A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE: FROM IDEATION TO PUBLICATION
Reconnecting to the training activity started at the end of the second year on writing a scientific article, a training activity is foreseen focused on the completion of the process of writing a scientific essay, under the supervision of the tutor and the teachers of the curriculum, with the analysis of the referees received on the proposed article and the revision.
5) INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM ON ASIAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES
PhD students will participate as listeners and possibly as discussants in the International doctoral symposium on Asian and African Studies , organized in collaboration with the University of Venice and Heidelberg. The workshop includes a series of expert reports, followed by the presentation of the research of the second year PhD students. The workshop is usually held in February.
6) CURRICULUM SEMINARS
Seminar lessons organized by the single curriculum according to the lines of research related to it.
7) TUTORING AND SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING ACTIVITIES
In compliance with the provisions of art. 12 paragraph 2 of Ministerial Decree 45 of 2013, according to which "PhD students, as an integral part of the training project, can carry out tutoring activities for students, subject to authorization from the teaching staff and without this involving any increase in the scholarship of degree and master's degree courses as well as, in any case within the maximum limit of forty hours in each academic year, supplementary teaching activities", it is envisaged for second-year doctoral students the possibility of carrying out up to a maximum of 40 hours of of tutoring for master's degree students of the degree course in Oriental Languages and Civilisations, hopefully in combination with supplementary teaching activities on the proposal and supervision of the reference tutor.
8) PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES OR SEMINARS AT THE CHOICE OF THE PHD STUDENT
Each PhD student is expected to participate, as an auditor or possibly a speaker, in conferences, study meetings, national or international specialist in-depth seminars. Participation must be agreed with the tutor. The drafting of a short summary report on the event attended is expected, the preparation of which is considered an integral part of the number of hours considered in the calculation of credits. The meetings in which it is possible to participate include the teaching activities that are part of the training plan of the second and possibly first year of the doctorate (for new activities, introduced in the training plan in the 2021-2022 academic year and therefore not attended in past).
No credits are awarded from courses/seminars envisaged for PhD teaching, but attendance is compulsory.
Method of admission to the final examination
The verification consists of two phases: 1) monitoring of the first semester; 2) monitoring of the second semester with admission to the final exam.
The procedure, timing and documentation required for each of the two phases are illustrated below.
1) MONITORING OF THE FIRST SEMESTER
Monitoring of the first semester is usually held in early May. In addition to the updated bibliography and index, the doctoral student will have to submit for approval at least one chapter of the thesis, together with the general index (which, however, may still be slightly modified); it is possible to bring other optional materials (e.g. other draft chapters, translations, tables, statistical data or other) for evaluation. Any essays being published or already published may be included in the material being evaluated.
2) MONITORING OF THE SECOND SEMESTER WITH ADMISSION TO THE FINAL EXAMINATION
For the changeover of the year which takes place in the second half of October, a written report must be submitted by 20 September. The material required for the passage of the year and admission to the final exam consists of a report on the state of research and the training activities carried out. The report consists of four sections, described below:
Section 1: Progress of research work
In this section, the doctoral student can first briefly describe his research project, then focusing on the developments of the research that took place in the academic year just ended and on the various phases of the same, especially for the periods spent abroad. Any evolutions that the project has undergone with respect to the form in which it was presented at the time of admission to the doctorate may be described; this aspect can be made explicit by arguing the path of the study that has been produced up to that moment also through references - for example - to new studies and new bibliographic sources that add up to those presented in the initial project, comparisons made with other scholars or the outcome of any missions abroad. For greater clarity, this section can be divided into several sub-sections.
Section 2: Training activities
In this section you can proceed with the list and brief description of the training activities carried out in the a.y. recently passed, such as, for example, participation in conventions, conferences, workshops or other, both as a speaker and as an listener; participation in methodological lessons and any curriculum lessons; teaching support and more.
Section 3: bibliographic section which reports in more detail any references cited in Section 1.
Section 4: Approval and signature (also electronic) of the tutor. The last part of this report must be reserved for an approval note signed by the tutor.
Final examination
Ø by October 31st the doctoral students will have to deliver the thesis to the external evaluators;
Ø by 15 December, the external evaluators will have to formalize their judgment to allow for the operations of admission to the final exam and the discussion of the thesis or the postponement up to a maximum of 6 months from that date;
Ø by 28 February the PhD students will have to discuss their thesis and obtain the title of PhD.
If the PhD course has PhD students whose careers have been suspended or who have been postponed by external evaluators following a negative judgement, for a period equal to or less than 6 months, it is established that an extraordinary session will be held by 30 September of each year.
Then:
Ø by June 15th the doctoral students must deliver the thesis to the external evaluators;
Ø by 31 July the external evaluators will have to formalize their judgment to allow the operations of admission to the final exam and the discussion of the thesis;
Ø by September 30th, the doctoral students will have to defend their thesis and obtain the title of research doctor.
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