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.