The Orpheus Network, Organization for PhD Edcuation in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System, is one of EMTRAIN's key stakeholder groups in context of PhD programmes. EMTRAIN contributed two presentations to their 2011 Annual Conference and provided travel bursaries for three selected PhD students from Croatia, Georgia and Hungary. All three students presented posters (photo).
The Orpheus conference took place in Izmir, Turkey, from 27-30 April 2011, and was devoted to the subject of "PhD Quality Indicators for BioMedicine and Health Sciences" (see scientific programme). The outcome of the conference has been a draft position paper which has the potential to serve as a guidance and reference to PhD programme providers in the European system. Mike Hardman, EMTRAIN Coordinator, held a presentation on PhD quality aspects from the standpoint of the employer; Anita Aperia (EMTRAIN WP6 Leader on PhD programmes) talked about the importance to invest in high-quality aspects and aspects of public-private partnership.
