Transferable Skills Seminars

Seminars in Transferable Skills (co-)organised by the Doctoral Schools

Communication skills

Subject / Course Title

Dates

Competencies as defined in the competency matrix for PhD students*

Academic Posters

  

5 and 12 December 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

Communication (IS)

Advanced Academic English Conference Skills

13 February 2023 - 15 May 2023

(ON CAMPUS)

Communication, Teamwork, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Advanced Academic English Writing Skills

First semester Academic Year 2023-2024

Communication (IS)

Effective Slides

7 and 14 November 2023 AM (ONLINE)

7 and 14 December 2023 PM (ONLINE)

Communication (IS)

English Proficiency for Presentations

  

4 until 25 October 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

Communication (IS)

Medical Writing

30 November 2023

Communication (IS)

How to deal with media and journalists as a researcher

15 and 22 June 2023
(ON CAMPUS)
Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)
How to get published

2 and 9 October 2023
(ON CAMPUS)

27 November and 4 December 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

Communication (IS)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Intercultural communication: Meet people, not cultures & practice communication styles

dates to be announced (2024) Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Intercultural competences: navigating foreign academic cultures

16 February 2023
(ON CAMPUS)
Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Popular scientific writing: reach readers outside of academic walls

2 and 9 June 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

Communication, Teamwork, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Community engagement (PR)

Let's talk science

4 - 6 July 2023

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Communication (IS)

Presentation Skills

5 until 26 October 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

14 November until 5 December 2023 (ONLINE)

Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Science Figured Out

2023 dates to be announced

Communication (IS)

Scientific Presentation Skills

7 and 19 December 2023
(ON CAMPUS)
Communication, Teamwork (IS)

Show, don't tell: creating visuals about your research

18 and 25 October 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

Communication (IS)

Turning research data into powerful visuals

24 + 31 October and 7 November 2023
(ON CAMPUS)

Communication (IS)

Writing Academic papers

25 September- 13 Dec 2023

Communication (IS)

Writer Development Course

25 + 26 September and 7 November 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

2 + 3 October and 8 November (ON CAMPUS)

Personal Effectiveness (PL)

Communication (IS)

*Every competency corresponds to a skill cluster: EX: Expertise; CT: Critical Thinking; PL: Professional Leadership; IS: Interpersonal Skills; PR: Professionalism

Leadership & Personal efficiency

Subject / Course Title

Academic Year 2022-2023/Dates

Competencies as defined in the competency matrix for PhD students*

Building a positive communication culture

To be announced

Informal leadership, Personal effectiveness (PL)

Communication, Teamwork (IS)

Negotiation skills

4 and 25 October 2023
(ON CAMPUS)

Informal leadership, Personal effectiveness (PL)

Communication, Teamwork (IS)

Conflict management

10 November and 1 December 2023
(ON CAMPUS)

Informal leadership, Personal effectiveness (PL)

Communication, Teamwork (IS)

Female Brain Power

17 and 18 April 2023
(ON CAMPUS)
Informal leadership, Career development, Personal effectiveness (PL)

Grow to lead

20 and 21 November 2023,

7 and 22 December 2023,

10 January 2024

(ON CAMPUS)

Informal leadership, Personal effectiveness (PL)

Grow your network: from the perfect pitch to lasting relations

15 and 29 November 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Grow your personal brand

16 November 2023
(ON CAMPUS)
Informal leadership, Career development, Personal effectiveness (PL)

Handling your fear of failure

4 and 14 December 2023
(ON CAMPUS)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Meeting skills 26 April 2023
(ON CAMPUS)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Teamwork (IS)

Personal effectiveness

9- 12 October 2023 (ONLINE)

7 and 8 November 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

12 and 13 December 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

Project management (CT)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Stress and resilience for researchers

3 and 21 October 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

What does it mean to be a researcher in 21st century academia

5, 11 and 12 May 2023

(ON CAMPUS)

Career development, Personal effectiveness (PL)

*Every competency corresponds to a skill cluster: EX: Expertise; CT: Critical Thinking; PL: Professional Leadership; IS: Interpersonal Skills; PR: Professionalism

Research & Valorization 

Subject / Course Title

Academic Year 2022-2023/Dates

Competencies as defined in the competency matrix for PhD students*

Data manipulation, visualisation and analysis in Python

To be announced

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Expedition DO! (counts as specialist course + 1 transferable skills seminar)

March - October 2023

Innovation & creativity (CT)

Teamwork (IS)

Career development (PR)

EEG Methods seminar series

19 October 2023 & 31 May 2024

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Faculty of Law and Criminology Research Training Program: how to conduct excellent research in law and criminology**

AY 2022-2023

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Communication (IS)

Methodological aspects of research and societal outreach in public health and primary care

 

October 2023- June 2024

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Communication (IS)

GDPR in research 

27 November 2023

Research management (EX)

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Next-level searching for scientific information

April- December 2023

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Research Data management: a practical course

November and December 2023

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Speed Reading

10 and 16 October 2023 (AM)

10 and 16 October 2023 (PM)

14 and 21 November 2023 (AM)

14 and 21 November 2023 (PM)

(ALL ON CAMPUS)

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

LISa-team tutor March - April 2023

Communication (IS)

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

A starter’s guide to socio-economic impact of research

9 and 16 November 2023

(ON CAMPUS)

Communication (IS)

Research management (EX)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

*Every competency corresponds to a skill cluster: EX: Expertise; CT: Critical Thinking; PL: Professional Leadership; IS: Interpersonal Skills; PR: Professionalism

** + Communication skills

Career management

Subject / Course Title

Academic Year 2022-2023/Dates

Competencies as defined in the competency matrix for PhD students*

Applying for a post-PhD job 

13 June 2023 - 27 June 2023 (ON CAMPUS) 

21 August 2023 - 4 September 2023 (ONLINE)

29 November 2023 - 13 December 2023 (ONLINE)

Personal effectiveness, Career development (PL)

Communication (IS)

Dealing with setbacks and challenges: self-motivation and confidence

9 and 10 November 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

20, 21, 22 and 24 November 2023 (ONLINE)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Creative thinking 

14 and 15 December 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

Critical & analytical skills,  Innovation & creativity (CT)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

From PhD to SME 2023: a 1-year leadership programme developed by VOKA***  

From March 2023 to November 2023

Career development (PL)

From the definition of a realistic career plan to an effective job search strategy

29 September + 6 and 13 October 2023 (ON CAMPUS) Informal leadership, Career development (PL)

FWO Postdoc Grant Writing Course

October 2023

Specialised knowledge (EX)

Project management (CT)

Career development (PL)

Interuniversity Job Market for Young Researchers

February-March 2023

Informal leadership, Career development (PL)
Job Shadowing for PhD candidates and postdocs

9 - 20 October 2023

Career development (PL)

Knowledge for growth

1 June 2023

Informal leadership, Career development (PL)

Communication (IS)

PhD Innovation Café

March - May 2023

Informal leadership, Career development (PL)

Communication (IS)

Preparing for an international career

17 and 18 October 2023 (ON CAMPUS)

Informal leadership, Career development (PL)

Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Ethics and integrity, Community engagement (PR)

Project management

ON CAMPUS:

  • May - July 2023
  • 13 + 27 October, 16 November and 7 December 2023
  • 24 October, 7 + 21 November, 12 December 2023

Project management (CT)

Informal leadership (PL)

Communication (IS)

*Every competency corresponds to a skill cluster: EX: Expertise; CT: Critical Thinking; PL: Professional Leadership; IS: Interpersonal Skills; PR: Professionalism

*** + Communication skills + Leadership & Personal efficiency

Selection of other courses (AfR)

The courses listed below are organised by third parties and are not part of the Doctoral Schools own course offer, but they have been approved by the Doctoral Schools board of Directors. You can include them in your Doctoral Training Programme by submitting an application for recognition (AfR) .

Subject/Course title Academic Year/Dates Organiser Registration Cluster
Mind the GAP - submit your certificate of completion through our application for recognition (AfR)

AY 2023-2024 VLIR

Ufora course

Research & Valorization

Scientific writing and publishing

AY 2023-2024 Nature Masterclasses

organizer

Communication skills

Effective collaboration in research

AY 2023-2024 Nature Masterclasses

organizer

Career Management

Managing research data

AY 2023-2024 Nature Masterclasses

organizer

Research and Valorization

Narrative tools for researchers

AY 2023-2024 Nature Masterclasses

organizer

Communication skills
Persuasive Grant Writing

AY 2023-2024 Nature Masterclasses

organizer

Career Management
Networking for researchers AY 2023-2024 Nature Masterclasses

organizer

Leadership and personal efficiency
Advancing Your Scientific Presentations AY 2023-2024 Nature Masterclasses

organizer

Communication skills
Data Analysis: Planning and Preparing

AY 2023-2024 Nature Masterclasses

organizer

Research & Valorization
Data Analysis: Conducting and Troubleshooting AY 2023-2024 Nature Masterclasses

organizer

Research & Valorization

Focus on peer review

AY 2023-2024 Nature Masterclasses

organizer

Research & Valorization

Knowledge to Connect

AY 2023-2024 KCGG

KCGG

Research & Valorization

Module 1 - Inleiding tot SPSS (Dutch)

2 - 16 October 2023 IPVW (ICES)

IPVW (ICES)

Research & Valorization

Module 2 - Getting Started with R Software for Data Analysis

October 23, 26 & 30, November 6, 2023, from 5.30 pm to 9 pm
IPVW (ICES)

IPVW (ICES)

Research & Valorization

Module 9 - Getting Started with NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis

Thursday February 1, 2024, from 9 am to 4 p IPVW (ICES)

IPVW (ICES)

Research & Valorization
Co-supervise the Global Engagement Module, a challenge-based, interdisciplinary ENLIGHT course 2022-2023 UGent, ENLIGHT Organiser Career Management
Courses & training in AI 2022-2023 Flemish AI Academy (VAIA) Organiser Research & Valorization (if minimum conditions are met & AfR is approved)
Knowledge Transfer skills for Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts 2022-2023 Ghent University, Technology Transfer Organiser Research & Valorization
Introduction to Technology Transfer skills 2022-2023 Ghent University, Technology Transfer Organiser Research & Valorization
Dare to Venture 2022-2023 Ghent University OASIS course code E076460 Leadership & Personal efficiency
Co-supervise the Global Engagement Module, a challenge-based, interdisciplinary ENLIGHT course 2021-2022 UGent, ENLIGHT Organiser Career management
Dare to Start 2022-2023 Ghent University OASIS course code E076470 Career management
Online Onderwijstraject voor Assistenten (in Dutch) 2022-2023 Office for Educational Quality Control Search for the course title in the UTOP course catalogue. Career management
Online Learning Track for Assistants (OLTA) (in English) 2022-2023 Office for Educational Quality Control Search for the course title in the UTOP course catalogue. Career management
Seminaries Onderwijskunde (in Dutch) 2022-2023 UGent, HoGent, Arteveldehogeschool, Howest Organiser Career management (attend at least 3 seminars; note that the annual Onderwijsdag also counts as a seminar)

Intervision session for starting PhD students (qualitative research) – ON CAMPUS 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Introduction to R 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

De-identification and anonymisation of personal data 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Theory Construction in Qualitative Research 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Statistical modeling using R 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Process and evaluation studies 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Intervision session for advanced PhD students 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Design and Analysis of Observational Studies 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Developing interview questions and basic interview skills 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Digital ethnography 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Data visualization with R Shiny 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Quality assessment in qualitative research 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

An introduction to writing qualitative research papers for publication in academic journals 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Critical Discourse Analysis 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Causality in qualitative research 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Communication skills

Basic concepts of clustering techniques for data science 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Interviews (basic) 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

Creative with interviews 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Global classroom arts-based research

 

2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Introduction to statistical data analysis 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Exploratory data analysis R - online 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Focus Groups (online) 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Introduction to Graphics using R 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Data wrangling & tidying with Tidyverse - online 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Photovoice: the use of participatory photography in qualitative research - online 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Writing up your findings – the principles of getting your work published 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Introduction to JMP 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Missing data methods 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Focus Groups 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Data Wrangling and Visualisation with R Tidyverse-On Campus 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Introduction to Python for statistical data analysis 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Graphics in R - on campus 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Ethnographic research and observational methods - ONLINE 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Introduction to Big Data Processing - Online 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization
Digital ethnography 2022-2023 FLAMES FLAMES Research & Valorization

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