PhD Supervisor Training Program | Prof. Charles, Sunway Business School Malaysia

2-Day E-Workshop on PhD Supervisor Training Program

A Structured Approach to Encourage Publications Along with PhD

Cognis Global, supported by Academic Partner – ServiceSetu Academics, is pleased to announce a 2-Day Live E-Workshop on “PhD Supervisor Training Program”, designed to support faculty members, doctoral supervisors, researchers, and PhD scholars in building a structured, research-driven, and publication-focused doctoral journey.

The workshop will be led by Dr. Charles Jebarajakirthy, Associate Professor in Marketing at Sunway Business School, Sunway University, Malaysia, who brings extensive experience in doctoral supervision, research mentoring, and scholarly publication.

Workshop Details

Programme: PhD Supervisor Training Program
Dates: 6–7 July 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (IST)
Mode: Online Live E-Workshop

Organised by: Cognis Global
Academic Partner: ServiceSetu Academics

About the Workshop

Supervising doctoral scholars requires much more than academic guidance—it requires mentoring scholars through topic selection, literature review, theory building, methodology decisions, publication planning, and thesis completion.

This workshop offers a practical roadmap for faculty members and doctoral supervisors to better support scholars in publishing alongside their PhD journey while maintaining academic rigor and research quality.

Participants will gain valuable insights into managing the doctoral research process strategically—from identifying the research problem to planning publications in reputed journals.

Topics Covered

• Experience as a PhD student and early years of supervision

• Common challenges PhD students face during the doctoral journey

• Identifying and refining a research topic

• Identifying the domain for a Systematic Literature Review (SLR)

• Introduction to SLR and TCCM framework

• Starting a PhD journey with SLR

• Identifying strong research opportunities using real examples

• Building theoretical contribution and identifying relevant theories

• Selecting methodology for PhD research projects

• Proposal preparation and effective proposal presentation

• Developing a publication plan during PhD

• Writing research papers alongside the PhD journey

• Writing thesis chapters and finalising the dissertation

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is highly relevant for:

• Faculty members supervising PhD scholars

• Aspiring PhD supervisors

• Doctoral scholars and PhD candidates

• Early-career researchers

• Faculty involved in research mentoring

• Researchers interested in publication planning during PhD

Registration Fee

Indian Participants

INR 1,000

International Participants

USD 25

ServiceSetu Premium Members

50% Discount

Participants Will Receive

• E-Certificate of Participation

• Access to Session Recordings

• Study Material and Workshop Resources

Why Attend?

✔ Learn practical approaches to effective PhD supervision
✔ Build a publication-oriented doctoral research strategy
✔ Understand how to guide scholars toward publishing in quality journals
✔ Gain structured frameworks for topic selection, SLR, theory, and methodology
✔ Learn directly from an internationally experienced academic and doctoral mentor

Seats are limited. Interested participants are encouraged to register early.

For registration and participation details, connect with ServiceSetu Academics or Cognis Global.

Empowering the academic community through structured research mentorship and doctoral excellence.