The program of training activities for XXXVII Cycle is presented below, being the Course currently under evaluation for national accreditation.

At the start of each new cycle, a program of educational didactic activities formally attributed to the teachers of the College or to external experts will be proposed to the doctoral students.

Each year the doctoral student submits to the International Faculty Board an individual scientific-didactic plan (Career Development Plan) relating to the training and research activities planned for that year, taking into account the following breakdown:

• 1st year: dedicated to scientific orientation and the acquisition of the necessary specialist skills to develop, in agreement with the tutor, an adequate research project which will then be the subject of the Doctoral Thesis.
• 2nd and 3rd year: mainly dedicated to research work related to the thesis and participation in national and international scientific events in the scientific field of the research.

The Career Development Plan model for the XXXVII Cycle is available [here].

• Within the first three months of the Doctoral Cycle, doctoral candidates briefly present their individual training plan and the selected research topic in agreement with their tutor (flash kickoff presentations) to the International Faculty Board. The presentation format is available [here].

The training activities of doctoral students in the three-year period will be structured as follows:

The PhD student is required to participate to the teaching activities prepared by the International Faculty Board or by the University specifically for the Doctorate for a total of at least 30 ECTS (10 per year on average, but typically to be acquired largely in the first and second year) of which, at least 20 ECTS, must be acquired within courses and seminars organized by the International Faculty Board. The student can also achieve up to 10 ECTS (1 ECTS corresponding to 25 hours of activity) for different learning activities specifically organized for the PhD student, certified by the Doctoral tutor, among which teaching activities relating to: (i) participation within relevant international or national research projects, or relevant research contracts; (ii) qualified applied in-field research activities. The student can also participate in the activities organized by the members of the International Faculty Board, or in other activities borrowed from master's courses - or equivalent, or from other university courses deemed valid by International Faculty Board, with the exception of the three-year Degree Programs - provided by the training offer of our or other universities (Italian or foreign), at conferences and workshops of particular educational and scientific importance, agreed with the tutor and included in the study program.

• By the end of October of each academic year, the PhD student is required to deliver to the Coordinator a scientific-didactic report concerning all the training and research activities carried out.
• By the end of October of each academic year, PhD students will present the results of their research to the International Faculty Board. The Board, having assessed the annual report and the presentation, in case of a positive evaluation, will assign the credits according to the following table.

Students enrolled in the Doctoral Program must achieve, by the end of the doctoral course, a certificate of knowledge of English at least equal to level B2. To this end, students can take advantage of courses and tests offered by the University Language Center.