On April 2, 2015, the WIMEA-ICT PhD candidates in Uganda dined with their supervisors and mentors.

The dinner, which was organised by Dr. Agnes Semwanga (the WIMEA-ICT’s gender specialist) was aimed at developing links and better interactions between the students with their mentors and supervisors.

It was during this dinner that Dr. Peter Wakholi shared some of the experiences of studying in Bergen, Norway.

WHAT STUDENTS NEED FOR NORWAY?

Norway, particularly the city of Bergen, is multi-cultural. For a PhD student to successfully complete their course at the University of Bergen, they must accumulate the required credits through passing a number of courses and to publish at least two peer reviewed research papers. For this to happen, the student must maintain a good relationship with their supervisors and work hard.

WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS FROM THE SUPERVISORS AND MENTORS?

Supervisors need to respond to their students’ consultations and queries. Keep timelines and monitor their students’ progress.

 WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS FROM THE STUDENTS ON THE PROJECT?

Students are expected to be fully committed and finish their study in time. They were advised to let go of the other attachments elsewhere and also reduce on their teaching load so as to have full concentration on their studies. They need to establish good relations with their supervisors and mentors so that they can ask questions A dinner fit for academicians and share information regarding their success and challenges in their study. They must take the lead and remind their supervisor and not the supervisor chasing after them concerning their PhD.