Sample advices:

• didactic composition of PhD training programs
• effective organization and administration of graduate and research schools
• alignment of educational opportunities at local graduate schools with those at national graduate schools or research schools
• preparation of PhD projects, for example via Research MA programs
• setting up databases to record progress of PhD candidates and to evaluate their progress and ‘drop out’ patterns
• development of instructional and educational expertise (e.g. for new PhD advisors)
• preparation of accreditation procedures
• preparation and implementation of International Trainee Exchange Programs for PhD candidates
• Quick Scan studies for university officials (for example to rapidly identify trends in PhD programs at their own university)
• devisement and implementation of procedures and gathering of materials to evaluate the quality of PhD guidance.