Smarti Trainings

Hello folks

So here I am again with my SMARTI experience to share. Being part of the European training network and a Marie Curie fellow we have to attend different trainings at different partner universities and organizations. This is not just a great learning experience but also a great chance for networking.
Our first training was held at the University of Nottingham, which was an introductory week, and we were introduced to the rest of the fellows, supervisors and the project partners. Unfortunately, I could not attend the first two days of the training week as my visa arrived late. So, folks if you need a visa, apply at least 3 months prior despite where you are traveling to. The remaining three days of the training included lectures on the topics of presentation skills, planning your research and skills related to becoming an engaging researcher. We also had a robin hood tour of the city which was amazing until it started to rain.  

Here are some of the pictures from the first training week:

The second training week was also in Nottingham and this time the topic was communication skills and digital marketing techniques. The lectures included were about the digital tools needed for research, writing a research paper, presentation skills and how to effectively communicate your research to a wider audience. Also the importance of using social media platforms to disseminate your work. For this, we were advised to create our own blogs and use social media for our professional work as well.
Another good aspect of these training is that we got to share our experiences and work with other fellows and bond as a group rather than individuals and I must say within these two trainings we have become a stronger and cohesive group, offering each other mutual support and respect.

Here are some of the pictures from our second training week:

Our next training week/summer school is scheduled at the University of Palermo, Italy in September and I am super excited for that, I mean just look at the beaches :D can you blame me :D

But hopefully, it would be as informative and helpful as the other two. So that is it for today I will get back with some other topic and experience to share until than Ciao 😊.