UNIPED-900 Follow-Up Program for experienced PhD-supervisors

Programme Code: UNIPED-900
Programme period: October 2026–May 2027
Hours of work: 50 Hours
Programme administrator: Øystein Lund

Registration data to come.

Follow-Up Program for experienced PhD-supervisors

English | hybrid.
The Follow-Up Program for experienced PhD supervisors enhances participants’ ability to take on a constructive leadership role in fostering effective supervisory teams, as well as providing support to less experienced supervisors or teams. The program offers valuable insights into practical supervision strategies, alongside current theories and research, with a particular focus on team-based PhD supervision and collegial mentoring to enhance professional expertise. Adopting a process-oriented and collaborative approach, the program encourages participants to address their individual development needs by reflecting on their own practices and engaging in peer observation of PhD supervision. It combines mandatory and optional voluntary sessions, digital learning resources, cross-faculty group discussions, and the sharing of experiences. Additionally, participants are required to complete one written assignment. The total workload for the program is approximately 50 hours.

Admission requirements

To participate in the programme, the following requirements must be met:

• You must have completed the UNIPED-600 Development Program for PhD supervisors.
• You must have supervised at least five PhD candidates, including serving as the main supervisor for at least two of them.
• You must have UiT – The Arctic University of Norway as your main employer.
• You must supervise one or more PhD candidates (as main or co-supervisor) at the time the programme starts and throughout the program period.

Requirements for Programme Completion

To be eligible for certification upon completion of the programme, participants must complete the following:

1. A start-up session (physical)
2. Three short optional workshops (usually digital)
3. A colleague mentoring project, and based on this:
   • • Preparation of a reflection note (including peer feedback)
     • Presentation of reflection on experiences, and discussion, at a final workshop in small groups (digital)

Programme model

• What can you expect the programme to include? Here you can see how the programme is structured and what is to be completed during your time as a participant.
• Work with digital content, as well as reading specialist literature.
• Mandatory participating in one half-day gathering and one half-day digital small group workshop including a presentation.
• Complete a colleague mentoring project.
• Submit one short written assignment based on a project and provide feedback on a colleague’s assignment.
  Attend three optional short digital workshops.
• The scope of the programme is
  50 hours