Thesis Coordinator
Within the framework of the national thesis reporting system, each institution authorised to award doctoral degrees is responsible for appointing a thesis coordinator, who has an overview of the thesis circuit in his or her institution.
The Thesis Coordinator is in charge of ensuring communication between the different actors involved in the thesis management system: administrative registration, declaration of the subject, organization of the defense, reporting and dissemination of the thesis ...
The tasks of the Thesis Coordinator are set out in detail in the professional documentation provided byAbes. The role of the Coordinator is formalised in a function sheet, which provides the managers of the institutions with the elements needed to integrate this function into the organisation charts and job descriptions of the staff concerned.
Training and communication
Online self-training materials are available for new Thesis Coordinators.
To communicate between Thesis Coordinators and with the Abes :
- the mailing list cortheses@listes.abes.fr is available for any exchange between peers or any message whose answer is likely to interest the Thesis reporting networks
- to contact a Thesis Coordinator: consult the directory
- to follow the news of theAbes and its networks: the newsletter L'Actu des Réseaux is available on subscription as well as the blogs Fil Abes, Punktokomo and Oubipo
STAR Correspondent
Each institution authorised to award doctoral degrees appoints one or two STAR Correspondent(s), who are the contact person(s) for theAbes regarding the use of the national STAR application - reporting and archiving of theses in electronic format. Depending on the institution, he/she works in a school, a doctoral school, a laboratory or may be attached to the Service Commun de Documentation.
The STAR Correspondent may be required to pilot the implementation of work environments during the deployment phase of the STAR application in his establishment.
The role of the STAR Correspondent is formalised in a function sheet, which provides the managers of the institutions with the elements needed to integrate these functions into the organisation charts and job descriptions of the staff concerned.
The tasks of the STAR Correspondent, as well as the functionalities of the application, are detailed in the professional documentation provided byAbes.
Training and communication
Training is offered to the STAR Correspondents who commit themselves to transmit the acquired know-how to the people of their institution involved in the reporting circuit of theses.
To communicate between STAR Correspondents and/or Abes :
- the mailing list star@listes.abes.fr is available for any exchange between peers or any message whose response is likely to be of interest to other members of the STAR network
- to contact a STAR Correspondent: consult the directory
- to follow the news of theAbes and its networks: the newsletter L'Actu des Réseaux is available on subscription as well as the blogs Fil Abes, Punktokomo and Oubipo
STEP Correspondent
Designated by the Thesis Coordinator of his/her institution, the STEP Correspondent is the contact person for theAbes regarding the reporting of theses in preparation. Depending on the institution, he/she works in a school department, a doctoral school, a laboratory or may be attached to the Common Service of Documentation.
The tasks of the STEP Correspondent, as well as the functionalities of the STEP application, are set out in detail in the professional documentation provided byAbes. His or her role is formalised in a job description, which provides school managers with the information they need to integrate these functions into the organisation charts and job descriptions of the staff concerned.
Training and communication
Remote training is offered to STEP Correspondents, who undertake to provide training and assistance to their institution's staff using the application, as well as first-level support.
To communicate between STEP Correspondents and/or with Abes :
- the mailing list step@listes.abes.fr is available for any exchange between peers or for any message whose response is likely to be of interest to the STEP network
- the monthly newsletter L'Actu des Réseaux is available by subscription
- to contact a STEP Correspondent: consult the directory
- to follow the news of theAbes and its networks: the newsletter L'Actu des Réseaux is available on subscription as well as the blogs Fil Abes, Punktokomo and Oubipo