WP4 Young Researchers’ Empowerment

Description of work

• Identifying topics for PhD studies (with respect to science career) in correlation with WP3 research capacity building, focusing on new education through science vision and advances in assessment for learning.
• Co-supervision between partners, raising the capacity of supervision (supervisors) for the provision of a higher quality of supervision for students
• Mobility of young researchers to WEIZ and UH.

Activities

1. In collaboration with WP3 T3.4 // Mobility of young researchers to WEIZ, UH (4 persons per year, each ā 4 days)
2. 3 joint schools (in Estonia, Israel Finland) open for project partners and representatives from the Baltics 
3. Soft skills & coaching trainings open also for young Baltic colleagues (in correlation with WP5)
4. Young researcher start-up/entrepreneurship trainings open also for young Baltic colleagues (in correlation with WP5)

Summer/Winter schools

• 3.-4.12.2021 Doctoral students’ international seminar, Tartu University
• 24-26.8.2022 International Seminar for STEAM Doctoral Students, University of Helsinki
• 16-18.10.2023 International Autumn School for STEM Doctoral Students, Vihula Manor, Vihula, Estonia
• 3.5.2024 International seminar for PhD students, Academy of Science, Tallinn, Estonia
• 24-26.9.2024 SciCar Final Doctoral School, Tallinn, Estonia

Doctoral projects

SciCar doctoral projects:

• Developing justified phenomena-based science shows promoting students’ cognitive and affective science development
  Rasmus Rohtla 
  Supervisors: Heili Kasuk, Jack Holbrook (University of Tartu)
• Developing an operational model for STEM education incorporating attributes for future career and life issues
  Janari Teessar 
  Supervisors: Miia Raanikmäe, Regina Soobard, Jack Holbrook (University of Tartu)

• From School to Society: establishing learning progressions and interactive strategies involving wicked problems throughout school levels
  Merilin Mägi 
  Supervisors: Miia Rannikmäe, Regina Soobard (University of Tartu) and Jari Lavonen (University of Helsinki)

• Situational interest and engagement in project based learning
  Rauno Neito 
  Supervisors: Kaido Reivelt (University of Tartu) and Jari Lavonen (University of Helsinki)

• Psychological and didactical factors influencing gymnasium  students` STEM achievement and career choices
  Anne Mari Roost 
  Supervisors: Miia Rannikmäe, Regina Soobard, Karin Täht (Faculty of Social Science, Institute of Psychology, associated professor in psychometry)

• Teaching and learning the concept of energy
  Lauri Kõlamets
  Supervisors: Heili Kasuk, Vladislav Ivaništšev (University of Tartu) and Rachel Mamlock- Naamann (Weizmann Institute of Science)