RSA CE&C 2015-2021

38 program in the form of e.g., examples in lectures and exercises in courses. Other examples of the integration of education and research are the bachelor’s and master’s graduation projects that almost all students performdirectly in one of the research groups. The educational program also offers project-based learning (design-based learning, DBL), which is typically carried out in the research groups of the department. Furthermore, students can actively participate in multidisciplinary TU/e-wide student teams to design, for instance, the house of the future or a solar car. Student teams like Solid, Core, iGEM, SensUs and VirTU/e are examples of teams to which our students contribute. Due to their multidisciplinary character, such projects are often performed in collaboration with students from other departments, TU/e institutes and industrial companies. 5.5. PHD POLICY AND TRAINING AND HUMAN RESOURCE POLICY PhD policy and training The department has more than 200 PhD students. The PhD students deliver the largest contribution to the research of the department. PhD trajectories are demanding and require support in terms of science and professional development tailored to the needs of the individual PhD student. Much of this is arranged at the individual level between a PhD candidate and the assigned supervisors in order to provide dedicated guidance, with support, monitoring and advising bodies (e.g., HR advisors, PhD Council) in place at the department level. In terms of mental health, TU/e has made support available to all PhD students in the form of a PhD counselor, a confidential counsellor, a company social worker and a company doctor. Each PhD student has at least two academic supervisors.All PhD students in the department can participate in content-based courses (regularly organized by graduate schools such as NIOK, OSPT, JMBC and the TU/e Graduate School) and courses related to soft skills (e.g., PROOF courses at a