Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Participants
- Welcome and Opening Address
- Astronomy Education: an International Perspective
- Special Lecture: Sundials in London – Linking architecture and astronomy
- 1 University Education
- University Education in the next Century
- Who are our Students – and Why does it matter?
- The Use of Photographs in Astronomical Instruction
- New Trends in University Education in Russia: Teaching Natural History for Humanities
- International Schools for Young Astronomers, Astronomically developing countries and Lonely Astronomers
- India
- The Challenge of Teaching Astronomy in Developing Countries
- The MicoObservatory Net
- The European Astrophysics Doctoral Network
- 2 Distance Learning and Electronic Media in Teaching Astronomy
- 3 The Student Learning Process
- 4 Planetarium Education and Training
- 5 Public Education in Astronomy
- 6 Teaching Astronomy in the Schools
- Posters
- Final Address
- Authors
The European Astrophysics Doctoral Network
from 1 - University Education
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 June 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Participants
- Welcome and Opening Address
- Astronomy Education: an International Perspective
- Special Lecture: Sundials in London – Linking architecture and astronomy
- 1 University Education
- University Education in the next Century
- Who are our Students – and Why does it matter?
- The Use of Photographs in Astronomical Instruction
- New Trends in University Education in Russia: Teaching Natural History for Humanities
- International Schools for Young Astronomers, Astronomically developing countries and Lonely Astronomers
- India
- The Challenge of Teaching Astronomy in Developing Countries
- The MicoObservatory Net
- The European Astrophysics Doctoral Network
- 2 Distance Learning and Electronic Media in Teaching Astronomy
- 3 The Student Learning Process
- 4 Planetarium Education and Training
- 5 Public Education in Astronomy
- 6 Teaching Astronomy in the Schools
- Posters
- Final Address
- Authors
Summary
What is the EADN?
In 1986, a group of university astrophysics institutes in eleven Western European countries established a federation known as the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN). The aims of the EADN, then and now, are to stimulate the mobility of postgraduate students in astrophysics within Europe, and to organize pre-doctoral astrophysics schools for graduate students at the beginning of their PhD research. The network has by now expanded to include about 30 institutes in 17 Western European countries, and ways are being actively sought for expanding the EADN even further to include Eastern and Central Europe. The coordinators have been Prof. Jean Heyvaerts (France) until 1992, Prof. Loukas Vlahos (Greece) 1992-1993 and myself since 1993. The network is financially supported by the European Union “ERASMUS” and the “Human Capital & Mobility” programmes as well as by national funds.
The Student Mobility Scheme
The Student Mobility Scheme has been designed to encourage postgraduate, or in some cases senior graduate, students to undertake part of their doctoral or diploma thesis research at an institute which is part of the network. It offers ERASMUS funded grants intended to cover student travel expenses and extra expenses encountered by the student caused by living away from their home institute. The grants are not full grants since it is expected that the student can retain the home grant while at the partner institute. The duration of the visit is usually anywhere between 3 and 12 months and must be preceded by contacts between the student's regular thesis advisor and the network partner advisor.
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- New Trends in Astronomy Teaching , pp. 38 - 42Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1998