EUCN European Union Studies Graduate Weekend School
EUCN Weekend School 2010
The EUCN’s forth Post-graduate weekend School was hosted by the University of Canterbury at their Kaikoura Field Station, two and a half hours north of Christchurch. This picturesque location was the perfect setting for two intensive days of workshops and student presentations. The weekend was attended by 18 postgraduate students from around the country.
Students attended a seminar by Dr. Alberto Montagnoli, a visiting lecturer to the National Centre for Research on Europe, on “The European Unemployment Gap and the Role of Monetary Policy”, before heading up to Kaikoura. Saturday was a fully packed programme, with interactive workshops on dealing with the academic environment, publishing, collaborative research, presentations by students of their research topics and a hotly contested Euro-quiz which tested students knowledge of topics ranging from EU policy to sport and Euro-vision. On Sunday students worked on developing viable collaborative research projects before another workshop, this time focusing on grant application writing. After a busy weekend there was still time for some wildlife watching at the seal nursery just north of Kaikoura before heading back to Christchurch.
Students were enthusiastic about the fact that the weekend offered them the possibility to broaden their horizons of where their research could take them in the future and what the next steps were for their research (beyond just assessment).
The next EUCN Weekend School will be held in either April or May 2011 and will be advertised on this website.
Student Information
Who can attend?
Graduate students from around New Zealand who are studying a European Union relevant course or topic.
When:
Friday 21st - 23rd May 2010
Where:
UC Field Station, Kaikoura (Transport is arranged from the University of Canterbury)
The Programme will consist of skills workshops, presentations and group activities. Students will need to prepare a research project presentation to present during the weekend.
Presentations should be 10minutes for those in the early stages of their research and 15minutes for those 1 year and more into their research. Please make sure you include the following in your presentation:
- Clear Research Question
- Sub research questions (any other questions you will address to help you answer your main research question)
- The importance and novelty of your study
- An outline of your methodology that you plan to use to conduct your research.
Presentations should be supported by either; an A2 poster, Powerpoint presentation or a short self produced film. You will need to be prepared to discuss and answer questions on your presentation.
All meals, accommodation and transport from Christchurch are provided. Support will also be available to help with transport costs for those further a field. Registration is $25 for the weekend.
Earlybird registrations close Friday 9th April with final registrations on Friday 30th April. There are limited places and early registrations will be given priority.
To Register
Please fill out the online registration form. Please complete all fields in the form before submitting. Payment of the registration fee is due to Sarah Christie at the NCRE by the 30th of April.
Past Weekend Schools
Powerpoint presentation of 2007 Weekend School.
2007 Photo Gallery
NCRE Contacts:
Sarah Christie
Project Coordinator
EUCN
e-mail: sarah.christie@canterbury.ac.nz
tel: +64-3-364-3477
website: www.europe.canterbury.ac.nz