2nd Study Program Council Meeting

Wednesday 27 Oct 2021, 14:00 → 16:00 Europe/Zurich

Study Program Council - doctoral program "High-Energy Physics and Accelerator Technologies"

Responsibilities:

1.To create and implement the Program development strategy, determine development tasks and achievable indicators;

2.To monitor the implementation of the Program, adjust and improve the content of the Program, evaluate and submit for approval changes;

3.To determine uniform requirements regarding the implementation of the Program (including rotation and newly developed study courses), final examinations, awarding of a degree to be obtained in studies, etc.;

4.To update and approve the Program plan for the next academic year and to prepare the list of optional study courses available for studies, to approve lecturers for specific study courses, to determine the place and form of implementation;

5.To evaluate and submit for approval to the Senates on universities the annual self-evaluation reports;

6.To develop admission regulations for doctoral studies and evaluation criteria of applicants;

7.To coordinate the study process and to organize its quality control in cooperation with the Doctoral School of the LU and the Department of Doctoral Studies of RTU;

8.To participate in evaluation of the teaching staff involved in the implementation of the Program;

9.To form two doctoral examination commissions: in high energy physics and accelerator technologies, each consisting of at least three members of the Council;

10.To organise the pre-defense of the doctoral theses of the Program and to make a decision regarding the submission of the doctoral thesis to the Promotion Council;

11.To co-operate with the study program and study direction councils / commis sions of the higher education institutions of the respective field;

12.To promote scientific and academic cooperation with Latvian and foreign universities and scientific institutions, especially the CERN Baltic Group;

13.To develop recommendations in order to improve the academic and scientific activities of higher education institutions in the respective field of study;

14.To coordinate the detailed distribution of financing and the mutual settlement procedure between the universities.

 

Composition:

8 Members + 2 Directors (without voting rights)

1. Dr. Paul COLLIER (CERN)
2. Dr. Martijn MULDERS (CERN)
3. Dr. Mario KADASTIK (CERN Baltic Group)
4. Dr. Brigita ABAKEVICIENE (CERN Baltic Group)
5. Dr. Kārlis DREIMANIS (RTU)
6. Dr. Andris RATKUS (RTU)
7. Dr. Vyacheslavs KASHCHEYEVS (LU)
8. Dr. Elīna PAJUSTE (LU)   

+ Prof. Mārcis AUZIŅŠ (Program Director - LU)

+ Prof. Toms TORIMS (Program Director - RTU)

14:00 → 14:05 Introduction

Speakers: Martijn Mulders (CERN), (chairman)

14:05 → 14:10 Approval of Agenda

Council collegially discuss relevant issues according to the agenda.

Objectives of this meeting:
- To approve the tuition fees for the study programme;
- To approve the examination commissions for the two main study courses;
- To admit the first cohort of students and to approve their proposed provisional thesis topics and supervisors;

Speaker: All Members

14:10 → 14:20 Appointment of the tuition fees - vote

Vote on the approval of the tuition fees applicable to the study programme

Speaker: All Members

14:20 → 14:30 Approval of the examination commissions - vote

Vote on the examination commissions for the two main study courses - Particle Physics Theory and Accelerator Technologies.

Speaker: All Members

Examination commissions.pdf

14:30 → 14:55 Approval of the selected students - votes

Evaluation and admission; the council votes:
- to admit or not admit the candidates;
- to approve or not approve the proposed provisional thesis topics;
- to approve or not approve the proposed supervisors;

Speaker: All Members

students_evaluation_and_admission.pdf

14:55 → 15:00 Summary and next steps

Speakers: Martijn Mulders (CERN), (chairman)