Programme
Overview Programme
| DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 |
| Monday, 29 June Research & Society | Tuesday, 30 June Sustainable Development and Responsible Research | Wednesday, 1 July Funding and Opportunities for Doctoral Education | Thursday, 2 July Artificial Intelligence | Friday, 3 July Open Science |
| 9:00 - 17:20 | 9:00 - 16:30 | 9:00 - 17:00 | 9:00 - 13:30 | 9:00 - 12:00 |
Welcome Cocktail |
Guided tour of Lille |
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Cultural activity - La Piscine Museum |
Speakers: |
Programme and speakers
Time | Content |
|---|---|
| Afternoon | Introductory meeting |
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Welcome coffee |
| 09:30 | Welcome & introduction Opening of the programme and introduction to the University of Lille’s international and doctoral education ecosystem. Speakers: Kathleen O’Connor Kamal Lmimouni |
| 10:00 | Round table – Research & Society This round table will explore how researchers can engage with society, communicate their work beyond academia and contribute to wider societal discussions through science communication and outreach activities. Speakers: Gaël Fortin Sylvain Laforêt Kinda Chandelier Corentin Spriet Léa Mekkaoui |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 | Xperium visit Participants will discover the Xperium, a space dedicated to showcasing scientific research and innovation through interactive demonstrations. |
| 14:40 | Scientific mediation workshop This practical workshop will invite participants to reflect on how to design and present a scientific mediation activity. Participants will work in small groups and prepare a short pitch of their proposed activity. Speakers: Frédéric Luginsland Gaël Fortin |
| 18:30 | Institutional cocktail Institutional welcome and networking evening. |
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Workshop – My Earth in 180 minutes Véronique Riffault & Liselotte Tinel |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 | Workshop – Environmental impacts of research activities: estimation and mitigation strategies André Estevez-Torres |
| 14:30 | Workshop – Life cycle thinking card game Ion Cosmin GRUESCU |
| 17:30 | Guided tour of Lille |
| 18:30 | End of the day |
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Funding and opportunities for doctoral education This session will introduce participants to national, international and European funding opportunities connected to doctoral education. It will also provide insight into how funding calls are structured and how applicants can approach the proposal-writing process. Speakers: Kamal [surname to be confirmed] Tom Kalaf |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 | Practical workshop – From call analysis to proposal design Participants will work in groups on a practical exercise based on a funding call. The workshop will help them identify key expectations, structure a project idea and reflect on the main components of a strong application. |
| 16:00 | Feedback & restitution session Participants will share the outcomes of their group work and receive feedback on their approach. |
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Artificial Intelligence: uses, opportunities and challenges This session will address the growing role of artificial intelligence in higher education and research. It will explore concrete uses of AI, as well as the ethical, pedagogical and regulatory questions raised by these tools. Speakers: Jean-François Bodart Pierre Boulet |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 | Cultural activity – La Piscine Museum Participants will take part in a cultural visit of La Piscine Museum in Roubaix. |
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Discovering Open Science through a collaborative workshop Open Science Fresk workshop Speakers: Alicia León y Barella Mónica Michel Rodriguez Jennifer Morival This interactive session invites participants to explore how Open Science practices can help address key challenges in contemporary research, including transparency, reproducibility, research integrity, accessibility and knowledge sharing. |
| 11:30 | Closing session – Interactive feedback on the programme |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |