YEBN

May 24th, 2012 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

On May 24th, YEBN will provide a satellite session entitled "Graduate Careers for Scientists" to the BCFcareerevent taking place in Amsterdam. During this session, YEBN will present opportunities of European collaboration by presenting selected YEBN activities. Young Scientists constantly need to adjust their skills to compete in a changing job market. The satellite session will therefore focus on two “career and skill”-oriented projects conducted by YEBN: iPhD and CiLS. The industrial PhD (iPhD) project was a survey on current iPhD programmes in Europe whereas the Careers in Life Sciences (CiLS) project aimed at identifying key factors driving and impeding European life scientists’ careers, in regards to skills and international mobility. One goal of these ventures was to assess which skills young life scientists consider valuable in comparison with the skills that companies deem important for their job candidates. The YEBN Executive board will also take this opportunity to raise the visibility of the network in the Netherlands by giving a general introduction to YEBN.

YEBN members get the chance to visit the fair and the session for free (excluding lunch), non YEBN members need to pay the regular entrance fee (€6,- excluding lunch). Log into the YEBN webpage to see the promotional code below this article (promotional code already visible below if you are logged in right now).

YEBN Annual Meeting: General Assembly and Intercultural Communication Training

2-4 December 2011, Bologna, Italy

YEBN would like to thank all the participants of the Annual Meeting for their presence, contribution and feedback at the meeting.

We hope you enjoyed the training, discussions and brainstorming sessions. In 2012 there will be even more!