Soft Skills and career prospects of young scientists at the heart of the 6th Cycle of ‘Real Skills for Scientists - Engineering Sciences’

The 6th cycle of webinars ‘Real Skills for Scientists - Engineering Sciences’, was held on 18 and 25 May 2023 by the National Documentation Centre (EKT) as part of the Knowledge and Partnership Bridges Initiative, in collaboration with R.E.A.L. Science and the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF).

In the two webinars of the cycle, which aimed to develop personal skills of young researchers and scientists, participants were given useful tips and were able to ask experienced and skilled researchers from Greece and abroad about targeted actions that can improve CV creation, professional development and prospects in their field as well as opportunities for networking, funding and connecting with industry.

Approximately 300 undergraduate and postgraduate students, PhD candidates, postdocs, academics, teachers and researchers attended the webinars live. The audience consisted of Greek and Cypriot professionals, students and researchers who were joining not only from their homeland but also from 7 additional countries of the world - Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom,the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Portugal and Turkey- where they were working and/or studying.