1. Organization of twinning master theses
Hans Schnitzer
April 2010

2. Find and contact a company
It is most important, that the topic for the thesis comes from business
Please involve the company as much as possible into the decision and planning process!
Make sure that the problem is relevant to your country

3. Find a professor at your university who is willing to supervise
Depending on the topic, you will need (a) professor(s) who is / are ready to supervise the theses
The professor has to be able to supervise the thesis and to give the certificates

4. Let the company fill to form at the homepage
There is a form at the UNCHAIN homepage that has to be filled by the company. Please support them in doing so.
See under “Enterprises – University” or “Students Twinning”
Please add the desired start time and duration (depending on the regulations of your University)
We will also upload a document for students to apply

5. Send the form to Hans Schnitzer
All applications will be collected within the work package for ranking and approval
We will try to evaluate all proposals from one country at one time!
Evaluation criteria:
Relevance to business
Relevance to university
Relevance to country
Relevance to sustainable development

6. Let’s find a twinning professor at one of the European Universities
Contact the UNCHAIN partner at the European University to find a professor who is ready and interested in carrying out the twinning thesis
He will have to look for a student suited to do the work

7. Common decision about project
Hopefully there are more applications that possibilities
UNCHAIN will jointly decide about the projects selected with the involved Universities
At the time of the decision, all proposals from the specific country should be ready according to the specific University regulations (not all countries at the same time, but all proposals from one country if possible)

8. Prepare project plans Like for any project, we need a plan. Goals
Work packages
Deliverables
Time schedules
Visits, travels
Milestones
Budget

9. Arrange meetings
Both students in the project should work together in the MEDA-country
There should be a study session in the European country for both
Professors should visit each other and the company where the work takes place
UNCHAIN should take part in at least one of the meetings …

10. Final report
The theses will be evaluated at the home-university of each student
There has to be a short report to UNCHAIN
There is no formal layout from UNCHAIN, we will follow the regulations of the Universities