Are you a bachelor’s or master’s student eager to take your research skills to the next level?  United Nations University UNU Merit, and Maastricht University offer an Open International virtual Exchange Course designed to train participants in conducting structured, comprehensive, and large-scale literature reviews using the innovative Litoscope tool. This one-week course is led by Serdar Türkeli and supported by the VIS program. The course offers hands-on learning to enhance your academic journey.

Key Details:

• Duration: February 3–28, 2025 (Flexible participation).
• Format: Completely online and tuition-free.
• Application Deadline: January 31, 2025 (12 PM CET).

What You’ll Learn:

• Mastering science citation indices to locate high-quality research.
• Navigating disciplinary and interdisciplinary scientific databases effectively.
• Designing literature reviews that follow robust principles and methodologies.

Why to apply?

Literature reviews are crucial to thesis writing and conducting high-quality research. The digital need to scope tools simplifies and accelerates this process. In this course, the international virtual exchange participants will develop skills in using science citation indices, Extracting disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary databases of scientific articles for qualitative and /or quantitative research in designing literature reviews following important principles and parameters.

Obligation: 

Enrolled students are expected to actively participate in the activities (one lecture, one tutorial and one panel session) and submit a final group assignment. Activities will be available between February 3rd and February 28th, 2025.

This is your chance to gain practical experience in conducting high-quality research that will set you apart in your academic and professional endeavors.

Apply now: https://tinyurl.com/cdo-lit-revs
Questions? Contact: vis@merit.unu.edu

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your research skills and expand your academic horizons!