Dates 07 and 14-15 December 2020 it will be held training workshop on mentoring research students in framework of DRIVE project. 
Objective of workshop is identifying competence gaps needed for the mentoring of Masters and PhD students; facilitating the mentoring and knowledge transfer processes by presenting and discussing the real-life mentoring case studies of EU partner universities. This training creates the basic framework for developing “Guidelines for the research mentoring” and adapting them for all partner universities.

The training is held in digital form (all participants take part in online sessions, combining asynchronous and synchronous modes).
The training days have been split to ensure continuity and efficient transfer of the training results. The training includes the presentations and small group discussions (one group of each single university). 

The training starts with a gap analysis (Workshop day 1) to identify the current mentoring practices at the partner universities and their deficiencies (competences, resources, etc.). On the second and third day, the case studies at POLIMI and AAU will be presented and the possible adaptation of the mentoring practices offered by the partner universities will be identified (Workshop day 2 and 3).

The training activities will have to be conclude with an in-depth self-examination of the existing mentoring practices and processes at the partner universities, which will form the basic framework for the development of the “Guidelines for the research mentoring”. The results of the training, including gap analysis, have to be submitted to the project coordinator that in this project is POLIS University from Tirana. From our university we are presented by: Prof. Assoc. Dr. Antigona Dervishaj Ukehaxhaj, Prof. Asocc. Dr. Dardan Koçinaj, Prof. Asocc. Dr. Behxhet Gaxhiqi, Prof. Ass. Dr. Laura Naka, Prof. Ass. Dr. Shqipe Husaj, Prof. Ass. Dr. Sazan Kryeziu supported by International Cooperation and Project Office containing Rolanda Mula and Denis Spahija.