EMOS Master thesis competition NTTS conference 2021 - Call for entries Deadline 15 October 2020
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EMOS Master thesis competition
NTTS conference 2021
Call for entries
Deadline 15 October 2020
Published 1 September 2020 Page 1 of 6European Master in Official Statistics thesis competition
Call for entries by 15 October 2020
1. Purpose
The purpose of the competition is to reward outstanding Master theses amongst the network of
some 30 EMOS labelled programmes in nearly 20 countries. It seeks to highlight official
statistics as a research topic and put forward young talents with innovative contributions.
2. Reward
2.1. Presentation of thesis in NTTS with travel and accommodation covered1
Up to five winners of the competition will have the possibility to present their Master
thesis in the New Techniques and Technologies for Statistics (NTTS)2, an international
biennial scientific conference series, organised by Eurostat, on 9-11 March 2021 (with
satellite events taking place before and after the conference) in Brussels. Travel
expenses and accommodation of the winners from their place of study to the
conference venue will be paid according to the standard rules of the European
Commission.
2.2. Certificates and promotion
Authors of Master thesis and their supervisors will receive an “Honours Diploma”. The
master theses will be published on the NTTS and EMOS homepages.
3. Eligibility
Candidates must have
3.1. graduated from a Master programme labelled as "European Master in Official
Statistics";
3.2. completed a Master thesis before closing date of the current call for entry.
3.3. been pre-selected by their academic supervisor to participate in the competition.
4. Submission process
EMOS programme responsible sends max. three abstracts by 15 October 2020 to the EMOS
Secretariat estat-emos@ec.europa.eu A template for the abstract is provided in Annex 1. The
abstract should:
clearly convey the objectives, research methods, main results and conclusions as well
as distinguish new and creative insights;
be written in English;
be no longer than max. 5 pages in font 12 points;
contain max. 3 tables or figures (not included in the max. of 5 pages);
provide max. 3 keywords specifying the domain of the thesis;
provide main references (not included in the max. of 5 pages).
1
If circumstances do not permit on-site attendance to the conference in Brussels, the speakers will have
the possibility to either present remotely or prepare a pre-recorded video, which will highlight their
presentation. Either option will be followed by Q&As from participants (virtual and physical) in real time.
In this latter case the prize would consist of participation with travel and accommodation covered to an
European Statistical Training Programme (ESTP) course of candidate’s choice from the 2021-2022
training catalogue
2Please see winners of the 2019 competition at https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/content/emos-4-
students_en
Published 1 September 2020 Page 2 of 6The submission file must also contain:
table of contents of the thesis in English
full thesis in original language
short qualitative assessment by the programme responsible for the selection
5. Evaluation
The selection committee consists of the EMOS Board, which has 14 members from universities
and national statistical institutes across Europe, European System of Central Banks (ESCB),
European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC) and Eurostat. The candidate theses will be
evaluated according to the following criteria:
5.1. Clearly developed objectives and methodology: the used research methods must be
explained in a coherent way, with clarity and readability;
5.2. Results fitting to the proposed objectives: a clear connection must be drawn between
the research goals and the outcomes;
5.3. Conclusions for application in official statistics or further research: possibilities for
deploying the research results must be explained or, alternatively, suggestions for
further research must be made.
5.4. Contribution: does the thesis offer a new and original insight.
6. Selection
Winners will be selected in December 2020. The winners will
receive an invitation from Eurostat to attend the NTTS conference.
be invited to prepare a short "teaser video" to introduce their thesis to be uploaded on
NTTS conference pages
be invited to prepare a presentation e.g. with a poster or Powerpoint / other
presentation software
7. Key dates
August Competition notice is sent to the EMOS labelled universities and
announced on the EMOS homepage
September- EMOS programme responsible identifies max. three best Master thesis
October candidates which best reflect the official statistics as a research topic
15 October Call for abstracts closes. EMOS programme responsible sent abstracts to
the EMOS Secretariat
estat-emos@ec.europa.eu
December 2020 Selection by the EMOS Board of up to 5 winners
March 2021 Presentation to the public in the NTTS conference
More information about EMOS: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/content/emos_en
Contact: Board estat-emos@ec.europa.eu
Published 1 September 2020 Page 3 of 6Annex 1
Submission template for the EMOS abstract
Instructions
The abstract must
clearly convey the objectives, research methods, main results and conclusions as
well as distinguish new and creative insights;
be written in English;
be no longer than max. 5 pages in font 12 points;
contain max. 3 tables or figures (not included in the max. of 5 pages);
provide max. 3 keywords specifying the domain of the thesis;
provide main references (not included in the max. of 5 pages).
The submission file must also contain:
table of contents of the thesis in English
full thesis in original language
qualitative assessment by the programme responsible for the selection (see table
under “contact information”
Programme responsible to submit by 15 October 2020 to
EMOS Secretariat estat-emos@ec.europa.eu
Published 1 September 2020 Page 4 of 6Title of thesis
Author:
University:
EMOS programme:
Completion date of the thesis according to the university registry:
Grade:
Keywords:
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Max 5 pages in font 12 points for:
1. Introduction
Write here the introduction
2. Objective
Expose here the main objectives of your research
3. Methods
Explain the methods used to reach your objectives
4. Results
State your results
5. Contribution
Explain how your research offers a new and original insight
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References
[1] Author(s) (date of publication), Title, Title of the periodical, Volume,
number, pages (via hyphen).
[2] Author(s) (date of publication), Title. – City: Publisher. Number of pages.
References are excluded from word count
Published 1 September 2020 Page 5 of 6Contact information: University: EMOS programme: Applying student: Mr/Ms Surname First name E-mail address 1 E-mail address 2 Telephone number Mobile number EMOS Programme responsible supporting the application: Surname First name E-mail address 1 E-mail address 2 Telephone number Mobile number Qualitative assessment for the selection Max. 2000 words The European Commission is committed to personal data protection. Any personal data is processed in line with the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 All personal information processed by Eurostat is treated accordingly. Published 1 September 2020 Page 6 of 6
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