PhD Academies
The Globelics PhD Academies are one of the network’s most important capacity-building activities. Designed for doctoral students working on innovation, learning, competence building, science, technology, and development, the academies provide an intensive space for training, mentoring, academic exchange, and community building.
Historically also known as International PhD Schools, these academies bring together young researchers from different regions of the world with senior scholars from the Globelics community. Through lectures, paper presentations, feedback sessions, group discussions, and informal exchanges, participants strengthen their research projects while becoming part of an international network committed to innovation and development studies.
Over the years, more than 300 PhD students from across the globe have participated in Globelics PhD Academies. The location of the academies has shifted between the Global South and the Global North, reflecting the network’s commitment to balanced global participation, diversity of perspectives, and mutual learning across contexts.
The PhD Academies play a key role in supporting new generations of scholars. They help doctoral students engage with frontier debates, receive guidance from experienced researchers, build long-term collaborations, and connect their work to broader discussions on development, policy, and social transformation. In this sense, they are not only training programs, but also spaces where the future cohorts of the Globelics community are nurtured.
This section presents the history of Globelics PhD Academies, including their locations, dates, academic programs, senior lecturers, participating students, and related materials. Together, these academies show Globelics’ long-standing commitment to capacity building, intergenerational dialogue, and the development of a truly global research community.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2023) :Johannesburg, South Africa
The 2023 Globelics Doctoral Academy brought researchers from across the world to Johannesburg, strengthening doctoral capacities through transformative innovation, international collaboration and policy-relevant research on science, technology, learning and development.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2019) :Tampere, Finland
Returning once again to Tampere, the 2019 Globelics PhD Academy connected doctoral researchers across regions and disciplines, fostering critical discussion of innovation, sustainability and development while strengthening the international research community built through the Academy.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2018) :Tshwane, South Africa
Hosted in Tshwane, the 2018 Globelics PhD Academy brought doctoral training to the African continent, connecting innovation research with development challenges and strengthening collaboration among emerging scholars from diverse national and institutional backgrounds.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2017) :Tampere, Finland
The 2017 Globelics PhD Academy transformed Tampere into a meeting point for emerging innovation scholars, combining doctoral research, international perspectives and collaborative learning to examine how innovation can contribute to economic and societal transformation.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2013) :Tampere, Finland
The 2013 Globelics PhD Academy returned to Tampere for its ninth edition, bringing doctoral researchers into an international learning environment focused on innovation systems, economic development and the diverse institutional challenges shaping contemporary societies.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2012) :Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hosted in Rio de Janeiro, the 2012 Globelics PhD Academy placed sustainable and inclusive development at the center of doctoral training, connecting innovation research with policy challenges and perspectives from Africa, Asia, Latin America and beyond.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2011) :Tampere, Finland
The 2011 Globelics PhD Academy returned to Tampere, bringing together an international community of doctoral researchers to discuss innovation, economic development and the increasingly transnational relationships connecting knowledge, institutions and innovation systems.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2009) :Lisbon, Portugal
Returning to Lisbon in 2009, the Globelics PhD Academy connected innovation research with a rapidly changing global economy, encouraging doctoral scholars to examine development, innovation systems and emerging economies during a period of international uncertainty.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2008) :Tampere, Finland
Moving to Tampere for the first time, the 2008 Globelics PhD Academy expanded its international reach and created a new setting for doctoral researchers to explore national innovation systems, economic development and competence building.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2007): Lisbon, Portugal
The 2007 Globelics PhD Academy brought doctoral researchers together in Lisbon to examine innovation systems and economic development, combining international perspectives, research presentations and critical discussion of the institutions and capabilities shaping development.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2006) :Lisbon, Portugal
The third Globelics PhD Academy continued Lisbon’s role as a hub for doctoral training, connecting researchers from diverse backgrounds to explore innovation systems, development challenges and the importance of knowledge, institutions and interactive learning.
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Globelics PhD Academy (2005) :Lisbon, Portugal
Returning to Lisbon, the 2005 Globelics PhD Academy strengthened doctoral research on innovation systems and development through advanced academic discussion, international exchange and engagement with the institutional challenges shaping innovation across different economies.