Networking for academics

Lecturer:

Course typ:

Workshop

Description:

The course is given by Anna Royon-Weigelt, Golin Wissenschaftsmanagement, Hamburg.

The possibilities to make quick and target focused contact with experts, colleagues, potential employers and staff members, funders and business partners have increased in number and significance. In the light of growing complexity in the knowledge society and better electronic contact possibilities, the "know-who" is gaining in importance next to the "know-how".

In the academic sector, as elsewhere, personal contacts enhance the chances of finding supporters and funders for one"s own project, of receiving conference invitations, of being involved in publications, and of being told about interesting positions.

Networking requires initiative and continued investment. It is helpful, in this context, to be able to rely on proven strategies to make the right contacts, to communicate in a target focused way and to find the balance between giving and taking. The workshop transmits these proven networking techniques. The following points are dealt with:

>> Basics of networking: Objectives - right from the start!
>> Before the harvest, sow: Building contacts
>> Network care: The dos and don"ts of networking
>> Network university: Which contacts and bodies are important?
>> Networking as investment: Benefits versus costs
>> Small talk as icebreaker: Getting into conversation confidently
>> Networking: My next steps

Testimonials:

-         It is important to learn different networking strategies. The workshop gives useful advices, that I hope I can implement to improve my networking.

-         Great starting point to get an idea about networking strategies/opportunities to be tested and practiced.

-         I feel more confident now to approach people at conferences

-         It is a nice overview to how to behave in a coffee break in a conference.

Place:

unspecified

Semester:

WiSe 2017/18

Times:

Dates on Wednesday, 18.10.2017 10:00 - 18:00
First appointment: Wednesday, 18.10.2017 10:00 - 18:00

Course number:

340177

Participants:

Target group: GGNB doctoral students.

Learning organisation:

The workshop will take place at the Ernst-Caspari-Haus / GZMB building, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, seminar room 0.233.

Area classification:

Vorlesungsverzeichnis WiSe 2017/2018 > Forschungseinrichtungen > Göttinger Graduiertenschulen > Georg-August University School of Science (GAUSS) > Göttinger Graduiertenschule für Neurowissenschaften und molekulare Biowissenschaften (GGNB) > Professional Skills, Industry Excursions > Career Development

ECTS credit points:

0.5

Further information from Stud.IP about this course

Home institute: Göttinger Graduiertenzentrum für Neurowissenschaften, Biophysik und molekulare Biowissenschaften (GGNB)
Participants registered in Stud.IP: 3
Number of postings in Stud.IP forum: 2