PhD-Summerschool+2017

= International PhD Summer School = Project & Innovation Management

=Programme= For full programme, including social events specific to participants of the International PhD Summer School, please click.

=Speakers= (In order of appearance in the International PhD Summer School programme) to the development of project management as a tool to address critical public priorities. Her research collaborations have spanned the globe to examine project management from various industry, sector and topical perspectives (including project management maturity, e-Learning, construction consulting services, and ‘human factors’ such as trust, motivation and creativity).Multiple books are amongst her publication credits including Designs, Methods & Practices for Research of Project Management (Gower Publishing) and ‘Plan to Learn: Case studies in eLearning project management (CeLEA). Her current publishing priority is as Editor-in-Chief for the journal, [|Project Management Research & Practice]. || South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, University of Siegen and at Universitat Politècnica de València. Between 2009 and 2015, Dr. Albrecht was a research assistant at the Chair of Project Management (Prof. Spang) at University  of Kassel, where he was researching on project management maturity. He was a visiting researcher at the Chair of Complex Project Management (Prof. Brookes) at  the University of Leeds in 2014 and obtained a doctoral degree in project management. Nowadays he is a project manager in product development working with a tier-1 supplier to the automotive industry. || Gilbert Silvius (1963) is professor of project and programme management at LOI University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa and fellow at Turku University of Applied Sciences in Finland. He initiated and developed the first MSc in Project Management program in the Netherlands and is considered a leading expert in the field of project management. Gilbert has published over a 100 academic papers and several books. His areas of specialization are: Sustainability in project management, Standards and methodologies of project management, Project management maturity, Social media in (virtual) project teams and Project business case management. Gilbert holds a PhD degree in information sciences from Utrecht University and masters’ degrees in economics and business administration. As a practitioner, Gilbert has over 20 years’ experience in organizational change and IT projects and is a member of the international enable2change network of project management experts. ||
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 * < Dr. Rao Aamir Ali Khan has done PhD in Project Management from chair of project management University of Kassel. He earned his European Master in Project Management degree from University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Dortmund. He is also Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) finalist and holds MBA in Finance. Presently, Dr. Rao is serving at COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan, as Incharge of MS Project Management Program. ||< Dr. Beverly Pasian is an avid educator, researcher, author and association leader committed
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 * Dr. Jan Christoph Albrecht earned his master's degree in Industrial Engineering at

=Organizer:=

Ala Nuseibah (PhD Cand.)

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Description
Topics that will be addressed in this PhD summer school:
 * Past, present and future research in project management
 * Interdisciplinary research for project management: interfaces with engineering & sustainability
 * Research Methods & Approaches in Project Management
 * Publishing in Major Project Management Journals

In addition, several networking events are planned throughout the week to enable participants to interact with each other, with project management experts and with additional researchers present at the university in that week.

==Target group== Researchers and PhD students investigating in the area of project management are welcome to apply.

Registration
Participation is free of charge. However, the number of participants is limited to 15. For registration and inquiries, please write to ala.nuseibah (@) fh-dortmund.de

Funding Opportunities
Researchers coming from universities within the DAAD Strategic Partnership project EuroPIM (European Project & Innovation Management) or DAAD East Partnership project can apply in addition for financial support. These universities include:
 * 1) University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao
 * 2) Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), Trondheim
 * 3) Catholic University Leuven (KUL), Leuven
 * 4) Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Kaunas
 * 5) Kyiv National University of Construction & Architecture (KNUCA), Kyiv
 * 6) Ternopil National Economic University (TNEU), Ternopil

Registration information can be found here.