In our training offer we have 2 courses on Time Management with more or less the same content. However, the courses are taught by a different trainer, and differ in time commitment. While there may be some differences in content, it is pointless to take both courses. So choose the course according to your preference of location and time commitment. Below you find the detailed information per course.
Time Management (9h)
Content of the course:
During this 1.5-day course, you will learn to manage your time more efficiently. You will learn to recognise and deal with notorious time wasters. You will also be given a number of tools to learn how to prioritise and gain insight into the importance of planning. Persevering requires persistence and discipline, but the effect pays off.
After the first training day, you will be asked to detail your time use with a logbook. On day 2, we discuss the results in small groups and add tips.
This training is most suitable for PhD researchers in the early stages of their PhD trajectory.
Dates and location:
| Course HC01 | 27 October 2025 | 9h00 - 16h00 | Campus Drie Eiken - Building R - room R.015 |
| and 26 November 2025 | 13h00 - 16h00 | Campus Drie Eiken - Building R - room R.015 | |
| Course HC02 | 28 October 2025 | 9h00 - 16h00 | Campus Middelheim - Building A - room A.301 |
| and 3 December 2025 | 13h00 - 16h00 | Campus Middelheim - Building A - room A.301 |
Trainer:
Brigitte Carron
Language of the course:
English
Docop points:
This training counts for 0,9 points.
Registration:
Via Sisa Selfservice. Log in with your student account. Registration is possible as from 9 September 2025 and after you've been (re-)enrolled as a PhD student for 2025-2026.
Time Management (14h)
Content of the course:
In this very hands-on Time Management workshop, you'll tackle the challenges that often leave you feeling overwhelmed and discover practical tools that can help you to feel a bit more in control, a bit calmer and better able to captain your own ship. By working with your peers on your real situation, you’ll explore prioritisation, setting goals and taming your to-do list; navigating boundaries, expectations and saying no; finding focus and managing mindset; and working with tools and approaches to help you get on with things.
By the end, you will have begun to address the following:
- Understanding how to manage state of mind to feel calmer and make conscious choices
- To go beyond SMART and get into setting motivating goals
- To understand how to prioritise and diarise important activities and which to drop, defer or delegate
- Be able to say no, to negotiate boundaries and expectations, and know how to structure these
critical conversations - Know tricks and tips to enable focused working, to minimise disruption, and deal with common
obstacles to effectiveness - Understand effective approaches to email
- Benefit from shared good practice
Dates and location:
Course HC01 | 18, 19, 20 and 21 November 2025 | 9h00 - 12h30 | Online |
Trainer:
Jamie McDonald
Language of the course:
English
Docop points:
This training counts for 1,4 points.
Registration:
Via Sisa Selfservice. Log in with your student account. Registration is possible as from 15 October 2025 and after you've been (re-)enrolled as a PhD student for 2025-2026.