Interdisciplinary training

Doctoral Skills Training 2026

Since the 2011/2012 academic year, Università Cattolica has proposed a series of interdisciplinary and transversal paths for the training of its PhD students. Also for 2026, it will continue to provide decisive support for professional and career development, through activities aimed at acquiring and strengthening personal skills in various areas: relational, communication, research design, entrepreneurial.

The implementation of these training courses - in line with the European and national recommendations on the development of doctoral education (in 2011 the European Commission defined "Transferable Skills" as one of the 7 principles that make up the so-called "Principles of Innovative Doctoral Training" and called on university institutions to integrate them into their growth strategies) - offers PhD students the opportunity to cultivate a series of specific skills in addition to knowledge and, more generally, guarantees support to develop one's potential.

Distance learning and interactive workshops allow you to acquire various types of skills:

  • To develop and strengthen the strategic skills of doctoral students.
  • To support PhD students in the transition to future professional careers, inside and outside the University, by strengthening their employability.
  • To increase awareness of the role and perspectives of the doctorate in the knowledge society.
  • Encourage dialogue and disciplinary contamination.
  • To foster networking between PhD students from different disciplinary fields.
  • Promoting innovation and creative thinking.

  • Courses are not compulsory, even if the individual doctoral courses have the full right to make the courses compulsory.
  • Free or partial/full coverage of registration costs.
  • System synergies and collaborations within the University (SeLdA, Library System, Pastoral Centre, Doctoral Schools, Graduate Schools) and external (Chamber of Commerce).
  • Multifaceted teaching methods: the courses are characterized by a high degree of interactivity. Lectures, presentations, workshops, exercises, testimonies will alternate.

Cultural educational path
Communication Skills
Research Skills
Career Development
Entrepreneurial skills

Contacts

Julieth Valderrama

Julieth.valderrama@unicatt.it
Doctoral Office
Tel. +39 02 7234.5635