Successful candidates will study at the Centre for Global Learning (GLEA), Coventry University, UK, and will also undertake a co-supervised PhD programme (cotutelle) at Aarhus University, with support from professors and lecturers from both universities. The minimum stay in Denmark is 12 months and the maximum stay is 18 months, at the Centre for Higher Education Futures (CHEF), Aarhus University.
The program is part of a research project with the theme: "Social imagination and international collaborative doctoral programmes in Denmark: Benefits for stakeholders”.
Details:
The global economy, the constantly changing nature of knowledge production, research funding mechanisms, and the labour market for PhD holders are factors that have led to increasing interest in the International Collaborative Doctoral Programme (ICDP) in the UK and Denmark.
The ICDP programme calls for negotiating new transnational training programmes, changing the face of funded projects, the borders between national doctoral training regulations and university implementation, building international supervision capacity and new doctoral learning ecosystems, providing access to new facilities and resources for learners, and multiple ways to (re)orient scientific research topics in line with the UN sustainable development goals.
From a critical realist perspective, this PhD project focuses primarily on international collaborative doctoral training as a policy, a practice, and an object of knowledge to be studied. It focuses on the social imagination of the stakeholders involved in this training program at the international/national level, the level of the training institution, and the level of the individual learner. In this context, the “imagination” (or expectation) of each individual is social, because it is socially constructed and has social (and possibly material) impacts.
The complexity of social imagination at multiple levels and in multiple contexts creates challenges in conceptualizing and implementing ICDP. The lack of consensus on the definition of ICDP and the lack of accurate data make comparisons difficult and generate debates around the world.
The full scholarship will cover the following expenses:
Full tuition at both schools.
Living expenses for a maximum of 3.5 years (currently set at £15,609/year), subject to adjustment for actual circumstances during the course of study.
Funding for participation in scientific conferences (approximately £250/year).
Request
Have a bachelor's degree in a related major/field, project score (internship or equivalent) of at least 6/10 or equivalent.
Master's degree, minimum two-year program, thesis score of at least 6/10 (or equivalent).
There is a research proposal.
Commit to participate in a training and research program lasting at least 3.5 years.
International language certificate: IELTS (Academic) minimum 7.0 (no skill component score below 6.0) or TOEFL iBT minimum 95 (no component score below 21).
How to apply
Informal pre-application enquiries should be sent to: Dr. Que Anh Dang (queanh.dang@coventry.ac.uk) or Assistant Professor Søren Bengtsen (ssbe@edu.au.dk).
Applicants must submit a research proposal of up to 3,000 words (excluding references), stating the research problem, what existing knowledge the research is based on, proposed research methods and research area.
Personal CV, 2 letters of recommendation and application letter of approximately 800 words (stating the candidate's experience, skills and research topics of interest relevant to the project).
Apply online starting December 2021 or early January 2022 at the website:https://pgrplus.coventry.ac.uk/
For more information, please see the attached file or visit the websites of the units:
Author:Quang Huy
