Outline
The IN-NOVA project combines well-established structured PhD programmes into outstanding doctorates with ECTS award schemes in all Academic Beneficiaries with innovative training elements, including:
- Experimental research in some of Europe’s leading and best-equipped laboratories for vibroacoustic research.
- Industry-academia collaboration through dedicated business-focussed events, inter-sectoral secondments as projects, and both academic and non-academic experts co-supervising DCs.
- Transferable skills, including complementary technical skills and generic skills, such as IP, communication skills, consulting methodologies, ethics principles, project management, business plan development, and spin-off establishment and running, that will be tailored to the specific needs of the researchers.
- Network-wide events with scientific and non-scientific training elements, with high attention to integration, especially the annual IN-NOVA Days and wide contacts with DCs from other ITNs/DNs.
- International exposure at summer schools, conferences and trade shows to enhance scientific and business networks beyond the IN-NOVA members, and help training presentation and promotion skills.
Each Doctoral Candidate will have a Personal Career Development Plan and be guided by five experts - the main supervisor, three other experts from the consortium, including academia and industry, and one expert from a non-European university. Joint or double degree programmes can be arranged provided two organisations agree for that.
The DC from the academic sector will be seconded to a non-academic member at least once. Each DC from the non-academic sector will be seconded to an academic member at least twice to obtain research experience and network. All seconded DCs will have defined projects during their secondments, and the results will be reported to their ISCs. At the end, all DCs will have a first-hand experience of research in both sectors.