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On the one hand, it improves the PhD candidates' research experience and encourages holistic thinking about performing research. Furthermore, it raises the PhD candidates’ and PhD holders’ awareness of their skills and qualities by providing evidence of personal and professional achievements beyond academia. More importantly, it enables PhD candidates to articulate their skills and take a poractive approach to their personal and professional development. Therefore, the use of PDP contributes to the employability of PhD graduates.
On the other hand, PDP may be used as a means for monitoring the doctoral candidates’ progress both by supervisors and - more generally - by various university units such as doctoral schools or Quality Assurance units.
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