An evening for doctoral supervisors (only for supervisors)
We warmly invite all doctoral supervisors at the University of Oulu to an evening of celebration, conversation, and good company on Wednesday, 2 December 2026, 17.00–21.00 at Hotel Lasaretti, Aurora hall.
Event information
Time
Wed 02.12.2026 17:00 - 21:00
Venue location
Hotel Lasaretti, Aurora hall
Location
Other
Supervision is at the heart of doctoral education. Behind every doctorate there are supervisors sharing their time and expertise and guiding doctoral researchers through their journey.
The event will offer perspectives on the successes and challenges of supervision and its changing landscape. The event will be flexibly multilingual with the main programme in English.
The evening is organised by the University of Oulu Graduate School's PhD Supervisors' Academy and hosted by Simo Kekäläinen.
Programme:
- Good supervision, strong doctoral education – Annu Perttunen, Director of the University of Oulu Graduate School
- How to succeed and fail as a doctoral supervisor – Terhi Piltonen, professor, Research Unit of Clinical medicine
- Cocktail menu and conversation
- Supervision in a changing doctoral education landscape. What does good supervision require as doctoral education changes? – A panel of doctoral supervisors takes up current questions in supervision: University Lecturer Seija Jalagin, Senior Research Fellow Akseli Mansikkamäki, Professor Eva Pongracz, and Associate Professor Onel Alcaraz López
- Cocktail menu and conversation
Created 14.10.2026 | Updated 14.10.2026