Organization of Training Didactic Activities (XXXVI Cycle)
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 XXXVI 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:
|
Activities |
ECTS Credits (total 3 years) |
| Training |
60 (at least 30 CFU for training activities organized by the International Faculty Board) |
| Assisted research and elaboration of the PhD thesis |
120 |
The PhD student is required to participate in 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); 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.
|
Type of Activity |
Number of Assigned ECTS credits |
| Participation in lectures, courses scheduled by the International Faculty Board, courses borrowed from Master Degree Programs upon approval of the International Faculty Board (also at other universities, if approved by the tutor) | 1 ECTS = 6 hours of class lesson |
| Participation in seminars and conferences (also at other universities, if approved by the tutor) | 1 ECTS for any day with a maximum of 3 ECTS per single activity |
| Conference presentation certified by the organizer |
4 ECTS (international) 2 ECTS (national) |
| Publications |
Article in ISI / Scopus indexed international journal (Bibliometric SSD) = 10 ECTS (if the PhD student is first name or corresponding author and the number of authors is <= 5), 5 ECTS (if the PhD student is co-author and the number of authors is <= 5), 1 CFU (in other cases) Article or essay in scientific journal according to ANVUR, volume contribution (article or essay) (non bibliometric SSD) = 10 ECTS (if the PhD student is first name or corresponding author and the number of authors is <= 5), 5 ECTS (if the PhD student is co-author and the number of authors is <= 5), 1 ECTS (in other cases) Monograph / scientific text (not edited) published at a qualified publisher (all SSDs) = 20 ECTS (if the number of authors is <= 3), 10 ECTS (in other cases) |
| Patent | 10 ECTS |
| Documented organization of conferences | 2 ECTS |
| Supplementary teaching (including teaching support), related to the research topic carried out by the PhD student | 1 ECTS every 5 hours of supplementary teaching up to a maximum of 4 ECTS per single activity |
| Tutoring activities pursuant to Ministerial Decree n. 198 of 23/10/2013 and Legislative Decree n. 105 of 9/05/2003 | 1 ECTS every 5 hours of tutoring activity up to a maximum of 4 ECTS per single activity |
| Training activity carried out abroad | 3 ECTS for each month of research activity within a qualified foreign institution |
- Students enrolled in the Doctoral Program must achieve, by the end of the doctoral course, a certificate of knowledge of English or any other language agreed with the tutor, if relevant to the research project, at least equal to level B2. To this end, students can take advantage of courses and tests offered by the University Language Center.