# Annual status conversation - Stop reporting. Start steering!

Annual status conversation - Stop reporting. Start steering! at ETH OAT, Thursday 29 October 2026, 15:00.

- Venue: ETH OAT, Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich
- Go to page: https://ethz.ch/students/en/doctorate/master-your-doctorate/doctoral-supervision.html

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A hands-on two-hour workshop for doctoral candidates centred on the mandatory annual status conversation. It is offered by ETH Zurich with trainer Hugh Kearns of Flinders University in Australia. Rather than treating the conversation as paperwork, it shows how to steer your doctorate: defining concrete outcomes, framing precise questions and using ETH support resources. It is recommended for students who have already passed their aptitude colloquium.

## Dates

- Thursday 29 October 15:00 — ETH OAT

Written by a model, sources: [ethz.ch](https://ethz.ch/students/en/doctorate/master-your-doctorate/doctoral-supervision.html)

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