Conferences on Post graduate supervision

The 2017 annual general meeting and the workshop on supervising successful research writing will take place in Durban on  21 November 2017

This week I want to focus on conferences that deal with postgraduate studies.  First of all, the annual general meeting of PGFSA (the Postgraduate Forum for Southern Africa) and a workshop on supervising successful research writing is scheduled for 21 November 2017 (yes next week) at the Durban University of Technology, in the Hotel School Conference Centre, on the Ritson Campus, Winterton walk in Dunban. Respond today or tomorrow to ensure a place at this highly recommended gathering. The general meeting will take place after the workshop at 16:00 in the same venue. The workshop will start at 8:30 and it will be facilitated by Prof. Gina Wisker from Brighton University.

There are also s number of international conferences on Postgraduate supervision and take note that the deadline for abstracts for these conferences are in November and December 2017.  

The Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference will take place in Adelaide, Australia from 17 to 19 April 2018. The bi-annual conference focuses on understanding how processes and practices support doctoral candidates in their studies. The last date for submitting abstracts is 21 November 2017.

The 3^rd Mixed Methods International Conference of the Mixed Methods International Research Association (MMIRA) will be held in

Vienna, Austria, from August 22 to August 25, 2018. This conference will

focus on deepening and expanding the field of mixed methods research. Abstracts must be submitted by 31 December 2017.

The 20^th International Conference on Postgraduate Education and Research (ICPER) aims to bring leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars together to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Postgraduate Education and Research. This conference will take place in Paris, France from 25 to 26 June 2018. The due date for abstract submission is 17 November 2017.

Not much time to respond to any of these calls for papers or registration for the PGFSA meeting next week. So do visit the web pages of these conferences and prepare abstracts if 2018 will be the year you want to focus on developing skills and deepening knowledge on assisting postgraduate students.