CEITEC TAC Progress Report

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Unofficial LaTeX template for Thesis Advisory Committee Meeting Progress Report of the CEITEC PhD School. Version 2023.
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% fill in the following information to complete the progress report
% example: \newcommand{\PhDCandidate}{John Smith}
%                                     ^^^^^^^^^^

% date of your TAC Meeting
\newcommand{\TACDate}{}
% your name
\newcommand{\PhDCandidate}{}
% number of semesters you have completed
\newcommand{\SemestersCompleted}{}
% PhD programme you study in
\newcommand{\PhDProgramme}{}
% your supervisor's name
\newcommand{\Supervisor}{}
% the title of your PhD project/topic
\newcommand{\ProjectTitle}{}

% description of the progress on the dissertation project
\newcommand{\PhDProjectProgress}{
% REPLACE THE FOLLOWING SECTION WITH YOUR TEXT
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\textit{A concise description of the activities and progress during the reported period - since the previous TAC meeting (ca 1 page).}

\begin{enumerate}[topsep=0.0pt, itemsep=-1ex]
    \item What have you been working on, and which milestones have you achieved? Have you reached the proposed goals? If not, why?
    \item Which modifications in terms of research questions, methodological approach, etc. have been made?
    \item What are the outcomes of your activity -- which findings and results have been made? 
    \item A concise overview of activities related to the fulfillment of study requirements -- active participation at conferences, the internship completed, etc.
\end{enumerate}
% ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
}

% description of research and milestones planned for the following period
\newcommand{\ResearchPlan}{
% REPLACE THE FOLLOWING SECTION WITH YOUR TEXT
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\textit{A brief description of the plans -- until the next TAC meeting/completion of the PhD study (ca 1/2 page).}

\begin{enumerate}[topsep=0.0pt, itemsep=-1ex]
    \item Specify the working steps and achievements planned.
    \item Specify the plans concerning attending conferences, completing an internship, and publishing the results of your research. 
\end{enumerate}

\vspace{1em}
\footnotesize \noindent \textit{This report should be submitted two weeks before the TAC Meeting to all TAC members.}
% ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
}

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\documentclass[oneside, 12pt, a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[absolute,overlay]{textpos}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\usepackage{fancyhdr} 
\usepackage{xcolor}

\usepackage{helvet}
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}

\usepackage[top=1.3in, left=1.2in, bottom=1.3in, right=1.2in]{geometry}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{enumitem}

\usepackage{ifthen}
\newcommand{\fillform}[2]{
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{#2}{#1}
}

\def \longldots {\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots\ldots}

\titleformat*{\section}{\normalsize\bfseries}
\titleformat*{\subsection}{\normalsize\bfseries}
\renewcommand\thesection{\Roman{section}.}
\renewcommand\thesubsection{}

\linespread{1.2}
\pagenumbering{gobble}

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% CEITEC header and footer

\definecolor{ceitecblue}{RGB}{33,169,192}

\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\rhead{
% CEITEC corner
\begin{textblock}{5}(11,0)
    \includegraphics[width=170pt]{ceitec_corner.png}
\end{textblock}
}

\lhead{
% CEITEC logo
\begin{textblock}{5}(1.7,0.5)
    \includegraphics[width=175pt]{ceitec_logo.jpeg}
\end{textblock}
}

\lfoot{
\begin{textblock}{50}(2.4,14.6)
{\fontfamily{ptm} \selectfont
{\fontsize{7pt}{8.4pt} \selectfont \textbf{CEITEC -- Central European Institute of Technology} \\}
{\fontsize{7pt}{8.4pt} \selectfont Masaryk University \\}
{\fontsize{7pt}{8.4pt} \selectfont Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic \\}
{\fontsize{7pt}{8.4pt} \selectfont T: +420 549 49 5252, 6639, E: phd@ceitec.muni.cz \\}
{\fontsize{7pt}{8.4pt} \selectfont \textcolor{ceitecblue}{\textbf{www.ceitec.eu}} \\}
}
\end{textblock}
}

\rfoot{
% MUNI logo
\begin{textblock}{5}(9,14.8)
    \includegraphics[width=80pt]{muni.jpg}
\end{textblock}
}
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% GENERAL INFORMATION
\newcommand{\GeneralInformation}{
\vspace{0.1em}
\section{GENERAL INFORMATION}

\hspace{\parindent}\textbf{PhD candidate: }\fillform{\PhDCandidate}{\dotfill}

\vspace{0.5em}
\textbf{The number of semesters completed: }\fillform{\SemestersCompleted}{\dotfill}

\vspace{0.5em}
\textbf{PhD programme: }\fillform{\PhDProgramme}{\dotfill}

\vspace{0.5em}
\textbf{Supervisor: }\fillform{\Supervisor}{\dotfill}

\vspace{0.5em}
\textbf{Project title: }\fillform{\ProjectTitle}{\dotfill}
}

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% here the document begins
\begin{document}

\begin{Large} 
\begin{center}
\noindent \textbf{PROGRESS REPORT}
\end{center}
\end{Large}

\begin{center}
\noindent \textbf{for the TAC Meeting}
\end{center}

\begin{center}
\noindent \textbf{Date of the Meeting: }\fillform{\TACDate}{\longldots}
\end{center}

\GeneralInformation

\section{DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRESS ON THE DISSERTATION PROJECT}
\begin{small}\PhDProjectProgress\end{small}

\section{DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH AND MILESTONES PLANNED FOR THE FOLLOWING PERIOD}
\begin{small}\ResearchPlan\end{small}


\end{document}