SMARTNET_Erasmus master

A Thank You Present to the SMARTNET Secretariat from Grateful Students

https://smartnet.astonphotonics.uk/blog/
The SMARTNET grateful students from the 3rd intake organised a small party and presented a Map as a gift to the SMARTNET programme director, Dr Stylianos Sygletos. Students used pins of two different colours to mark countries from where the students originated and where the SMARTNET alumni are currently working.

It was very well-organised communication between all three cohorts during the programme, and students stayed connected even after graduation. Therefore, even the first and second intakes alumni have contributed by providing location information.

I cannot express how is pleasant to receive sincere gratitude from students for the last 3 years of work on the Smartnet project! Thank you very much, guys, for this surprise!Special thanks to Safiya Dabwan, the student of the third intake who was the main organiser of this sincere event.

Today, the 8th of April 2022, the official graduation ceremony for the SMARTNET students took place at Aston University.
Dear students, congratulations on your graduation! The highest hopes of the SMARTNET consortium are that you will continue such success and will succeed in future life.
https://smartnet.astonphotonics.uk/.../aston-graduation.../

As a part of Aston Optica / SPIE / IEEE Chapter, with the support of FONTE-EID H2020 and SMARTNET/PIXNET Erasmus+ projects, an all-day event was organised on 11th of March 2022, to commemorate International Women’s Day, celebrating Women in STEM Careers.

The team of organisers hosted speakers, across genders, to talk about their experience in moving from a PhD into their careers in academia, industry and publishing. The speakers shared their experiences about their journey and told about skills and know-how they deem necessary for their vocations. We hoped this would help participants to understand how they can find a foothold in different career alternatives after finishing their PhD. This was a great opportunity to hear not only about the achievements but also their struggles and not-so-straight timelines of pursuing a career or position of their choice.

The event was opened not only to Women in STEM Careers, but to a diverse general audience, and we hope participants from all educational levels and work spheres joined to appreciate the narratives. SMARTNET and PIXNET students have also participated in the round table event.
https://smartnet.astonphotonics.uk/2022/03/16/international-womens-day-round-table-event-2022-at-aston-university/

Welcome Meeting For Aston Students, 2021/22 a.y
Last week was a Freshers’ Week for new students at Aston University, where MSc SMARTNET and PIXNET participants had an opportunity to meet with their teaching team at one of the on-campus in person sessions.
The purpose of this session for students was to meet and communicate with the module tutors, an important contact for academic rapport. During the session, academics gave advice on students’ work and assignments. MSc students were able to build networks with tutors and to find out about them, their role and how they can support students in SMARTNET and PIXNET programmes. Students were also able to meet their fellow coursemates in this session.
https://smartnet.astonphotonics.uk/2021/09/28/welcome-meeting-for-aston-students-2021-22-a-y/