Transferable Skills Seminars

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

After successful participation, the Doctoral School Office will add this course to your curriculum of the Doctoral Training Programme in Oasis.

Communication skills

Subject / Course Title

Dates

Competencies as defined in the competency matrix for PhD students*

Advanced Strategies on Writing and Figure Preparation for Scientific Publishing

10 March 2025

Communication (IS)

Academic Posters

  

3 and 10 December 2024 

10 + 17 February 2025 

8 + 15 May 2025 (ONLINE)

Communication (IS)

Advanced Academic English Conference Skills

11 February until 06 May 2025 (10 sessions - ONLINE)

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

Advanced Academic English Writing Skills

First and second semester Academic Year 2024-2025

Communication (IS)

Creating scientific visuals

8 + 15 November 2024 

07 +14 March 2025

05 + 12 June 2025

Communication (IS)

Effective Slides

5 and 12 December 2024 (ONLINE)

10 +  17 March 2025 (ONLINE)

20 + 27 May 2025 (ONLINE)

Communication (IS)

English Proficiency for Presentations

  

11 February until 04 March 2025 (4 sessions) (ONLINE)

Communication (IS)
FEARS

27 November 2024

Communication (IS)

How to deal with media and journalists as a researcher

07 February + 14 February 2025 Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)
How to get published

23 January + 30 January 2025
22 May + 29 May 2025

Communication (IS)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

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

1 and 8 February 2024 (ON CAMPUS) Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Intercultural competences: navigating foreign academic cultures

27 June 2024 (ON CAMPUS) Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Let's Talk Science

2-4 July 2024

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Communication (IS)

Manage your public speaking stress

10, 17 and 24 October 2024

Communication (IS)

Personal Effectiveness (PL)

Popular scientific writing: reach readers outside of academic walls

27 February + 13 March 2025

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

Community engagement (PR)

Presentation Skills

22 November until 13 December 2024 (ONLINE)

3 March until 24/03/2025 (4 sessions - ONLINE)

6 May until 27 May 2025 (4 sessions )

Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Scientific Presentation Skills

10 + 17 December 2024 (ON CAMPUS)

06 + 13 March 2025 (ON CAMPUS)

Communication, Teamwork (IS)

Turning research data into powerful visuals

6, 13 and 20 December 2024 (ON CAMPUS)

08, 15 and  22 May 2025

Communication (IS)

Writing Academic papers

23 September until 16 December 2024

Communication (IS)

Writer Development Course

12 + 13 September + 4 November 2024 (ON CAMPUS)

16 + 18 October + 5 November 2024 (ON CAMPUS)

09 + 10 January + 24 February 2025

19 +20 February + 24 March 2025

Personal Effectiveness (PL)

Communication (IS)

Writing Science October 2024

 

Communication (IS)

Study week Mathematics for Industry 2024

This course counts as two Transferable Skills Seminars: cluster "Communication Skills" and "Research and Valorization"

9-13 September 2024

Communication (IS)

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

*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

Dates

Competencies as defined in the competency matrix for PhD students*

Building a positive communication culture

Dates 2024 to be announced

Informal leadership, Personal effectiveness (PL)

Communication, Teamwork (IS)

Conflict management

9 and 16 December 2024 (ON CAMPUS)

14 + 28 April 2025

Informal leadership, Personal effectiveness (PL)

Communication, Teamwork (IS)

Grow to lead

7, 8 and 25 October, 5 and 20 November 2024

24 + 25 February +13 +  27 March + 30 April 2025

Informal leadership, Personal effectiveness (PL)

Grow your network: from the perfect pitch to lasting relations

11 + 27 March 2025

Personal effectiveness (PL)

International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Grow your personal brand

12 March 2025

Informal leadership, Career development, Personal effectiveness (PL)

Handling your fear of failure

3 and 10 October 2024
(ON CAMPUS)

14 and 21 November 2024
(ON CAMPUS)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Meeting skills 03 February 2025

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Teamwork (IS)

Negotiation skills

13 November and 15 January 2025 (ON CAMPUS)

29 January + 26 February 2025

07 May + 04 June 2025

Informal leadership, Personal effectiveness (PL)

Communication, Teamwork (IS)

Personal effectiveness

November 2024 (ONLINE)

January 2025 (ONLINE)

February 2025 (ONLINE)

March 2025 (ON CAMPUS)

June 2025 (ON CAMPUS)

Project management (CT)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Stress and resilience for researchers

20 November and 12 December 2024 (ON CAMPUS)

27 February + 27 March 2025

Personal effectiveness (PL)

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

Dates 2024 to be announced

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

Dates

Competencies as defined in the competency matrix for PhD students*
A starter’s guide to socio-economic impact of research

21 and 28 November 2024 (ON CAMPUS)

13 February + 20 February 2025

Communication (IS)

Research management (EX)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Comon Make-a-Ton. From theory to product, using design thinking and rapid prototyping in transdisciplinary teams

2-5 April 2024

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Communication (IS)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Data manipulation, visualisation and analysis in Python

27+ 30 January + 03 February 2025

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Design of experiments (DOE)

19–20 September 2024

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Doctoral Discovery Camp

3 and 4 February 2025

Critical and analytical (CT)

Project Management (CT)

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

This course counts as two Transferable Skills Seminars: cluster "Communication Skills" and "Research and Valorization"

Each academic year

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Communication (IS)

GDPR in research 

16 October 2024 (ON CAMPUS)

23 April 2025 (ON CAMPUS)

Research management (EX)

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Gene Therapy

7 February 2025

Research management (EX)

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

How to evaluate and review scientific papers in health sciences research?

Second semester 2024

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Communication (IS)

LISa-team tutor March - April 2025

Communication (IS)

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Medical Writing (Basic)

18 November 2024

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Medical Writing (Advanced)

19 November 2024

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

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

 

October 2024- May 2025

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Communication (IS)

Module 1 - Introduction to SPSS

October 2024 Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Module 2 - Getting Started with R Software for Data Analysis

October 2024 Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Module 6 - Leverage your R Skills: Data Wrangling & Plotting and reporting

December 2024 Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Module 8 - Getting Started with NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis

February 2025 Critical and analytical skills (CT)
Next-level searching for scientific information

Each academic year

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

UGent Nanopore Community Seminar: long-reads, talks, and workshops

18 December 2024

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Onboarding new PhD Students in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

12 December 2024

Project Management (CT)
Personal Effectiveness (PL)

Ethics and Integrity (PR)

PhD Day 2024 of the Belgian Mathematical Society

24 May 2024

Communication (IS)

PhD Day of Department GE34: Stress management and Research Fair

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29 November 2024 Critical and analytical skills (CT)
Research methods on hard-to-reach and vulnerable populations

21 and 28 February 2024

Research management (EX)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Research Data management: a practical course

November 2024

February 2025

Research management (EX)

Project management (CT)

Ethics and integrity (PR)

Speed Reading

13 and 27 November 2024 (AM)

13 and 27 November 2024 (PM)

18 March + 01 April 2025 (AM)

18 March + 01 April 2025 (PM)

13 May + 27 May 2025 (AM)

13 May + 27 May 2025 (PM)

(ALL ON CAMPUS)

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Science for Policy Training

28 May and 13 June 2024

Communication (IS)

Study week Mathematics for Industry 2024

This course counts as two Transferable Skills Seminars: cluster "Communication Skills" and "Research and Valorization"

9-13 September 2024

Communication (IS)

Critical and analytical skills (CT)

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

Career management

Subject / Course Title

Dates

Competencies as defined in the competency matrix for PhD students*

Applying for a post-PhD job 

28 November - 12 December 2024

28 April until 12 May 2025 (3 sessions - ONLINE)

10 June until 24 June 2025 (3 sessions - ONLINE)

Personal effectiveness, Career development (PL)

Communication (IS)

Belgian Service Research Day – 10th edition: Paving the Way for a Journey as Service Scholar

19 April 2024

Career development (PL)

Ethics and integrity, Community engagement (PR)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Creative thinking 

5+6+7+8 November 2024(ONLINE)

25+26+27+28 February 2025 (ONLINE)

05 + 06 June 2025

Critical & analytical skills,  Innovation & creativity (CT)

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Dealing with challenges, setbacks and confidence

10, 11, 12 and 13 December 2024 (ONLINE)

27 March and 28 March 2025

Personal effectiveness (PL)

Expedition DO! 

Counts as specialist course + 1 transferable skills seminar

March - October 2023

Innovation & creativity (CT)

Teamwork (IS)

Career development (PR)

From PhD to SME

From March 2024 to November 2024

Career development (PL)

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

19+ 24 September and 10 October 2024 Informal leadership, Career development (PL)

FWO Postdoc Grant Writing

October and November 2024

Specialised knowledge (EX)

Project management (CT)

Career development (PL)

How to find a fulfilling career. Discover your values, competencies and interests

5 November 2024

Career development (PL)

Interactive Career Day Life Sciences @ Johnson & Johnson

22 May 2024

Informal leadership, Career development (PL)

Communication (IS)

Interuniversity Job Market for Young Researchers

February- March 2024

Informal leadership, Career development (PL)

Job Shadowing for PhD candidates and postdocs

1 or 2 days between 7 and 18 October 2024 

Career development (PL)

Knowledge for growth

15-16 May 2024

Informal leadership, Career development (PL)

Communication (IS)

Making it count: a field guide for exploring (post-)PhD life with a doctorate in the Humanities

19 February 2024

Career development (PL)

PhD Innovation Café

February - May 2024

Informal leadership, Career development (PL)

Communication (IS)

Preparing for an international career

05 June 2025 

Informal leadership, Career development (PL)

Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS)

Ethics and integrity, Community engagement (PR)

Project management

14 October + 21 October + 18 November and 2 December 2024

17 March + 31 March+18 April +12 May 2025

03 February + 17 February + 19 May + 02 June 2025

Project management (CT)

Informal leadership (PL)

Communication (IS)

The Researchpreneurship Mindset Bootcamp

September and October 2024

Career development (PL)

The Research Track

Januari 2025
June 2025

Career Development (PL), 

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

Selection of other courses (AfR)

The courses listed below are organised by third parties and are not part of the Doctoral School own course offer, but you can include them in your Doctoral Training Programme by submitting an application for recognition (AfR) .

Subject/Course title Academic Year/Dates Organiser Cluster
Mind the GAP (Ufora course)

2024- 2025 VLIR Research & Valorization
TT-skills: course in technology transfer 2024- 2025 Ghent University TechTransfer Research & Valorization

Scientific writing and publishing

2024- 2025 Nature Masterclasses Communication skills

Effective collaboration in research

2024- 2025 Nature Masterclasses Career Management

Managing research data

2024- 2025 Nature Masterclasses Research and Valorization

Narrative tools for researchers

2024- 2025 Nature Masterclasses Communication skills
Persuasive Grant Writing

2024- 2025 Nature Masterclasses Career Management
Networking for researchers 2024- 2025 Nature Masterclasses Leadership and personal efficiency
Advancing Your Scientific Presentations 2024- 2025 Nature Masterclasses Communication skills
Data Analysis: Planning and Preparing

2024- 2025 Nature Masterclasses Research & Valorization
Data Analysis: Conducting and Troubleshooting 2024- 2025 Nature Masterclasses Research & Valorization

Focus on peer review

2024- 2025 Nature Masterclasses Research & Valorization

Writing a research paper

2024- 2025 Nature Masterclasses Research & Valorization

Knowledge to Connect

2024-2025 KCGG Research & Valorization
Courses & training in AI

2023-2024

2024- 2025

Flemish AI Academy (VAIA) Research & Valorization (if minimum conditions are met and AfR is approved)

Online Onderwijstraject voor Assistenten (in Dutch)

Search for the course title in the UTOP course catalogue.

See UTOP

Office for Educational Quality Control Career management

Online Learning Track for Assistants (OLTA) (in English)

Search for the course title in the UTOP course catalogue.

See UTOP Office for Educational Quality Control Career management

Flames Summer School

This summer school counts as one Transferable Skills Seminar, irrespective of the number of modules that were followed. 

9-20 September 2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization
SPSS for Beginners 2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization
Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo 2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization
Essentials of Qualitative Research Design - ONLINE 2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization

Introduction to R 

2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization

Theory Construction in Qualitative Research 

2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization

Statistical modeling using R 

2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization

Quality assessment in qualitative research 

2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization
Introduction to Python for statistical data analysis 2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization

Basic concepts of clustering techniques for data science 

2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization
Introduction to Graphics using R 2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization
Data wrangling & tidying with Tidyverse - online 2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization
Photovoice: the use of participatory photography in qualitative research - online 2023-2024 FLAMES Research & Valorization

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