20 doctoral candidates came together at Fachhochschule Dortmund for an intensive exchange about their doctoral theses. Assistant Prof. Dr. Reinhard Wagner, a prominent and globally networked luminary, also took part.
At the invitation of business economist and project manager Prof. Dr. Jan Christoph Albrecht (Faculty of Business Studies, Dortmund UAS) and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carsten Wolff (IDiAL and Faculty of Computer Science, Dortmund UAS), 16 doctoral students from the Alma Mater Europaea University (Maribor, Slovenia) and four doctoral students from Dortmund UAS - including three alumni of the European Master in Project Management (EuroMPM) of the Faculty of Business Studies - presented their projects.
The work deals with topics from the fields of project management, engineering management, technology development and technology and innovation management. The doctoral students presented the status of their work and received feedback from the other participants.
The professors also had their say, above all A./Prof. Dr. Reinhard Wagner, co-director of the PM doctoral program at Alma Mater Europaea University and former president of the global PM association International Project Management Association (IPMA).
Prof. Albrecht presented the results of the two research projects "Digital Transformation Projects - Project Management for the Digital Transformation (DigiTransPro)" and "Sustainable Project Management for Development Projects (SusProLab)" in a lecture. In addition, work sequences on research methodology and writing for publication were also on the agenda.
Motivation and input
"The overall aim of the workshop was to provide fresh motivation for the doctoral students' research work. The workshop was a platform for professional feedback. In my opinion, this kind of exchange and access to networks is extremely important for the success of a doctoral project," says Prof. Albrecht.
On the one hand, opportunities for personal networking are always valuable and fruitful for prospective researchers, and on the other hand, they have been able to exchange ideas with their colleagues and professors on research problems and questions about content and methodology.
Prof. Albrecht emphasizes that it is events like this, organized on their own initiative, that maintain and further develop relationships both within the specialist community and with the IPMA association.