Every PhD student at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences has to follow courses to collect the minimum amount of credits necessary to complete their PhD training program.
The minimum amount of credits to be obtained is 200. Of these 200, 120 credits can be allocated to:
- 40 for visiting seminars, symposia, congress, etc.
- 40 for supervisory activities
- 40 for project and department related meetings
The remaining 80 credits should be obtained by following general and research school specific courses.
General Courses
An overview of the general courses for academic training at FHML can be found at the UM website.
All GROW PhD students must follow the three courses within the section "Communication in scientific English":
- Schrijfvaardigheid Engels, deel 1
- Schrijfvaardigheid Engels, deel 2
- Voordrachten Engels
GROW Courses
An overview of the research school specific courses for academic training at FHML can be found at the UM website.
Within GROW the following specific courses are (or will soon be) available:
- Genetics in Developmental Biology and Cancer
Next course date: 21-25 February, 2011
Target group:
PhD students
Aim:
This two day course is developed for PhD students, who are new to the field of genetics and who want to improve their knowledge of the role of the human genome and its abnormalities in reproduction, development and cancer. At the end of the course the students are expected to have a basic understanding of all basic genetic and epigenic mechanisms that are relevant in basic and applied research of these processes.
Coordinator:
Prof.dr. Joep Geraedts, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht. Tel.:+31 43 38 75899,
e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Registration: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Download the program - Epigenetics
Next course date: October/November, 2011 (specific date still unknown)
More information on the Epigenetics course 2011 follows in due time. - Fetal and Perinatal Physiology
Next course date: not available.
Target group:
PhD and Master Students in the Life Sciences, Residents in Pediatrics and Obstetrics, Perinatologists
Aim:
The aim of this two-day course is to introduce and discuss several aspects of developmental physiology during the fetal and the neonatal period with special emphasis on the physiological basis for the therapies that are currently used in the clinical setting.
Coordinator:
Dr. Eduardo Villamor. Department of Pediatrics Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, University of Maastricht. P. Debyelaan 25. P.O. Box 5800. 6202 AZ Maastricht. The Netherlands. Phone +31 43-3877246, fax +31 43-3875246 e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Download the program - Advanced Microscopy and Vital Imaging
Next course date: 4-8 July, 2011
Target group:
PhD and Master students in the Life Sciences.
Aim:
The aim of this one-week course is to introduce and discuss the technologies and applications of various advanced microscopic techniques. Also tissue and cell preparation protocols and immunocytochemical procedures will be discussed. Finally, vital imaging and quantification of molecular processes in the cell will be explained and demonstrated.
Coordinator:
Prof.dr. Frans C.S. Ramaekers, Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Maastricht University, Medical Centre, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht. Tel.:+31 43 3881351, fax: +31 43 3884151, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Registration: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Download the program (July 4th-7th) program (July 8th) and registration form.
Pizza meetings
Apart from the above mentioned GROW PhD courses, GROW organizes Pizza meetings on a monthly basis. All GROW PhD students must attend these meetings. If a PhD student did at least attend 25 Pizza meetings, 10 credits may be added to the total course credit balance.
top