CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

All postgraduate students (master’s and doctoral) are eligible to apply to present their work or attend the PhD Summer School. However, preference will be given to the participation of doctoral students in case of reaching the maximum number of participants. In order to be accepted, all students (presenters and listeners) should apply using the guidelines. The number of places will be limited and presenters will be selected by the Summer School deans.

Guidelines

·      Personal information: Student name and surname, gender (optional), current graduate programme (e.g. Master/Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering), department/Institution (country), advisors/supervisors, current year in the programme (e.g. second year), e-mail/mobile number.

·      Title of research

·      Purpose of research: [Provide an overview of the context of your research (address the “big picture” implications of the work). One way to systematically do this is by responding to the following questions: What is the problem?  Why did you choose this problem? Why is it important? To whom does it matter? What have others already done on this topic (literature review)? In what ways are existing solutions or approaches lacking? How will this research fill the gap?]

·      Research questions and hypotheses: [What questions do you want to answer by doing your research? What assumptions are you making?]

·      Research method: [How will you deliver your work? Describe the research method(s) used. Discuss your approach as well as the theoretical or empirical resources you have drawn on. A flow of research activities should be graphically presented, indicating the main stages and activities of the research project, as well as data sources you have used.]

·      Research scope and limitations: [What is the scope of the proposed work? What are the methodological limitations for the research and how will you minimize their impact?]

·      Implications: [Restate the contributions to knowledge or practice expected from your research investigation and discuss their implications: Are there changes to practice that should be made as a result of your research? What are the main theoretical implications? How should it influence attitudes in the industry or the public at large? Does it suggest changes in government or industry policy? Will it affect the quality of life? If so, for whom and in what way? Include suggestions for future research.]

·      Research timetable: [Graphically depict along a timeline what research tasks you will perform and when and where you are today.]

·      Preliminary findings: [If available, please include results, analysis, and discussion.]

·      References: [List primary references that support your research. Format them following the specifications provided in the IGLC33 conference paper template posted online at this link.

·      What do you expect to get from your participation in the Graduate Summer School?

Key Dates

·      Abstract submission deadline for presenters: 15 March 2025

·      Provisional acceptance of presenters and comments from Summer School deans: 31 March 2025

·      Final acceptance of presenters: 15 April 2025

·      Registration deadline for presenters: 30 April 2025

·      Registration deadline for listeners: 15 May 2025

·      Presentation submission deadline: 4 June 2025

·      PhD Summer School: 7 & 8 June 2025

Submission Process

To submit, all applicants must send their submission as an attachment in PDF in English with the abovementioned information to the following email address [iglc33@iglc-conference.com] with the email subject starting with "IGLC33 | PhD Summer School submission".