The thesis advisory committee (TAC) is responsible for monitoring the progress and development of the PhD Student and to provide advice and support to both student and supervisor.
The TAC consists of your supervisor plus 2 (or 3) scientists of your research area. One of them should be member of the University of Vienna, and one of them must be external (i.e. from a different research institution).
The TAC meets yearly with the PhD student to review the progress and to give advice. By default there will be three meetings (each meeting with different focus/aims, see below).
The Thesis Advisory Committee Meetings will take the following format:
The student needs to inform Chris Robinson and Ines Crisostomo of the date of each meeting. Ines will try to be present at the meetings, to impartially monitor the progress of each student, and ensure that all parties fulfil their responsibilities.
For each meeting a report needs to be filled out and a copy of it submitted to Chris Robinson and/or Ines Crisostomo.
The aim of the first TAC Meeting are to discuss the Project Proposal and:
Assess the match student <-> project
Check the Student-Supervisor relationship
Assess the match student <-> PhD program
Before the meeting the student needs to:
During the meeting:
After the meeting:
Note: A TAC meeting may be scheduled to discuss the Student-Supervisor relationship in the event of a conflict/mismatch. If this happens the student does not need to present a Project Proposal.
In the second meeting the TAC will discuss and assess the project's progress and the student's professional development, namely:
The TAC will also check whether:
Before the meeting the student needs to:
During the meeting:
After the meeting:
In the third meeting the TAC will discuss and assess the project's progress and the student's professional development, namely:
The TAC will also check whether:
Before the meeting the student needs to:
During the meeting:
After the meeting: