9. OVERVIEW
Initiatives and agents in the Action Plan for PhD education at Aarhus University
| General themes | Initiatives | Agents:
|
| Recruitment and admission | Specification of admissions targets | University management AU Communication International Centre AU Studies Administration The graduate schools |
| Publicity and websites | AU Communication The graduate schools | |
| Websites | AU Communication The graduate schools | |
| Early recruitment | University management AU Communication International Centre AU Studies Administration The graduate schools | |
| Network | International Centre AU Human Resources The graduate schools | |
| Applications and admission | University management The graduate schools | |
| Cooperation across main academic areas | The heads of Aarhus University graduate schools | |
| Internationalisation | Matchmaking | International Centre AU Human Resources The graduate schools |
| Cotutelle, dual degrees and joint degrees | The Rector’s Office in collaboration with Universities Denmark | |
| Study abroad | The graduate schools | |
| Professional reception and integration | International Centre The graduate schools | |
| Quality assurance | Supervision | The graduate schools |
| Quality assurance instruments | The graduate schools | |
| Mobility | The graduate schools | |
| Information for PhD students | The graduate schools | |
| Stress-related problems | The graduate schools | |
| Social activities | The graduate schools | |
| Quality promotion funding | University management The main academic areas The graduate schools | |
| PhD courses and knowledge dissemination | Development of the graduate schools' course programmes | The graduate schools |
| Allocation of ECTS credits to PhD courses | The heads of Aarhus University graduate schools | |
| Evaluation of PhD courses and instructors | The heads of Aarhus University graduate schools | |
| Courses in ’transferable skills’ | The heads of Aarhus University graduate schools | |
| Website with link to all PhD courses offered at Aarhus University | The heads of Aarhus University graduate schools | |
| External courses | The heads of Aarhus University graduate schools | |
| The framework for knowledge dissemination activities | The heads of Aarhus University graduate schools | |
| The framework for salaried work | AU Human Resources The online PhD administration system The graduate schools | |
| Submission, thesis and defense | Timely submission of the PhD thesis | The graduate schools |
| PhD theses | AU Human Resources The electronic PhD administration system The graduate schools | |
| Assessment of the PhD thesis | The graduate schools | |
| PhD defence and diploma | The graduate schools | |
| The job market | Employment statistics | AU Human Resources The electronic PhD administration system The graduate schools |
| Contact to PhD job markets/prospective employers | The graduate schools | |
| Systematic career planning | University management The main academic areas | |
| Enrolment and financing | Caculation of costs | University management The main academic areas The graduate schools |
| Programme size | University management The main academic areas The graduate schools | |
| Increased external funding | University management The main academic areas The graduate schools |




