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At least here in Belgium, project proposals (which are indeed required) can come from either the student or a principal investigator. Many of the most talented
by stdbrouw 11y ago
At least here in Belgium, project proposals (which are indeed required) can come from either the student or a principal investigator. Many of the most talented students pick their own topic, and the topic is accepted or rejected by an independent jury, not by the person who would advise you.
- lmeyerov 11y agoIn the US, there's generally a proposal process two years in to determine this, and even there' it's not surprising to see a pivot a year or so after that once preliminary data is in. By pre-agreeing to a problem (and part of the process), too much of the research definition process is skipped. While half the PhD is about learning how to get to the solution, the other half is in learning how to pick the right problem. In terms of HN, making a startup solve a niche is great, but knowing how to grow it into a bigger space is better.