Transferable Skills Seminars
New dates courses University Language Centre (UCT) - see below.
Seminars in Transferable Skills (co-)organised by the Doctoral Schools
| Subject / Course Title |
Doctoral School (DS) |
Academic Year 2021-2022/Dates (*rec. = recurring each semester) |
Cluster | Organiser |
|
Advanced Academic English Writing Skills |
Arts, Humanities and Law |
17 February to 5 May 2022 (*rec.) |
Communication skills | Doctoral School & UCT |
| Social and Behavioural Sciences |
15 February to 3 May 2022 (*rec.) |
Communication skills | Doctoral School & UCT | |
| (Bioscience) Engineering |
14 February to 9 May 2022 (*rec.) |
Communication skills | Doctoral School & UCT | |
| Natural Sciences |
16 February to 4 May 2022 (*rec.) |
Communication skills | Doctoral School & UCT | |
| Life Sciences and Medicine |
16 February to 4 May 2022 (*rec.) |
Communication skills | Doctoral School & UCT | |
| all DS |
14 February to 9 May 2022 (ONLINE) (*rec.) |
Communication skills | Doctoral School & UCT | |
| all DS |
23 March to 27 April 2022 (ONLINE) 12 May to 9 June 2022 (ON CAMPUS) (*rec.) |
Communication skills | Doctoral School & UCT | |
|
English Proficiency for Presentations
|
all DS |
8 to 29 March 2022 (ON CAMPUS) (*rec.) |
Communication skills | Doctoral School & UCT |
| all DS |
21 and 28 April 2022 6 and 13 May 2022 (*rec.) |
Communication skills | Doctoral School & UCT | |
|
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all DS |
24 and 31 March 2022 (ONLINE) 13 and 20 May 2022 (ON CAMPUS) (*rec.) |
Communication skills | Doctoral School & UCT |
| How to get published | all DS |
February - April - May 2022 (*rec.) |
Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Dr. Anton Froeyman |
| all DS | 2022 to be announced (*rec.) | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & The Floor is Yours | |
| all DS | To be announced | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Principiae (Jl Doumont) | |
| NS, LSM & BSE | To be announced | Communication skills | Dr. Danny Haelewaters & Doctoral Schools | |
| all DS |
20 + 27 April 2022 |
Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & The Works! | |
| all DS | 31 January & 1 February 2022 + 28 February 2022 | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Dr. Sarah Haas | |
| all DS | To be announced | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Dr. Sarah Haas | |
|
Developing and Refining Academic Research Writing (on themes of Conflict, Rights and Justice) |
AHL & SBS | 15 + 16 February & 16 March + 19 April + 11 May + 7 June 2022 | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Ghent University, Faculty of Law and Criminology |
| all DS | 3 + 10 + 17 February 2022 | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Baryon Design | |
| all DS | 19 + 26 April 2022 | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Baryon Design | |
| all DS | 5 May 2022 | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Josie Dixon | |
| all DS | 6 May 2022 | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Josie Dixon | |
| all DS | 23 + 30 June 2022 | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Ann De Ron | |
|
Intercultural communication: Meet people, not cultures & practice communication styles |
all DS | 14 + 21 March 2022 | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Ann De Ron |
|
Popular scientific writing: reach readers outside of academic walls (Previously know as 'Science Communication: writing for non-specialists and press') |
all DS | 5 + 12 May 2022 | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Ann De Ron |
|
Intercultural competences: navigating foreign academic cultures |
all DS | 3 June 2022 | Communication skills | Doctoral Schools & Ann De Ron |
|
Communication Skills basic + follow-up Modules Conflict management + Negotiation skills |
all DS |
March-June 2022 (*rec.) |
Leadership & Personal efficiency | Doctoral Schools & True Colours |
| all DS |
January-March-May-June 2022 (*rec.) |
Leadership & Personal efficiency | Doctoral Schools & Jamie McDonald | |
| all DS | 14 + 24 March 2022 | Leadership & Personal efficiency | Doctoral Schools & Trustpunt | |
| all DS | To be announced | Leadership & Personal efficiency | Doctoral Schools & Dr. Karolien Notebaert | |
| Meeting skills | all DS |
25 February 2022 19 April 2022 |
Leadership & Personal efficiency | Doctoral Schools & The Works! |
| all DS |
February - March 2022 March - May 2022 (*rec) |
Leadership & Personal efficiency | Doctoral Schools & Grow2Excel | |
| all DS |
5 May 2022 |
Leadership & Personal efficiency | Doctoral Schools & Grow2Excel | |
| all DS |
6 + 11 May 2022 |
Leadership & Personal efficiency | Doctoral Schools & Grow2Excel | |
| all DS | 9 May + 7 June 2022 | Leadership & Personal efficiency | Doctoral Schools & HR Learning and Development Unit of KU L | |
|
From PhD to SME 2022: a 1-year leadership programme developed by VOKA |
all DS | From Feb 2022 to Nov 2022 |
Communication skills + Leadership & Personal efficiency + Career management | Doctoral Schools & VOKA |
|
all DS |
To be announced |
Research & Valorization | Ghent University, Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law | |
| Digital Identity and Networking |
all DS |
To be announced |
Research & Valorization | Doctoral Schools & Adoc Talent management |
|
H-Impact (counts as specialist course + 1 transferable skills seminar) |
all DS |
To be announced |
Research & Valorization | DOWA - Educational Quality assurance office - Department: DO! – Durf Ondernemen |
| all DS | To be announced | Research & Valorization | Ghent University, Department of Adm Aff – Data Protection | |
|
Expedition DO! (counts as specialist course + 1 transferable skills seminar) |
all DS |
To be announced |
Research & Valorization | DOWA - Educational Quality assurance office - Department: DO! – Durf Ondernemen |
| Research Data management: a practical course | (Bioscience) Engineering and Natural Sciences |
21 + 22/04/2022 (*rec.) |
Research & Valorization | Doctoral Schools & Data Stewards UGent |
| Life Sciences & Medicine |
24 + 25/03/2022 (*rec.) |
Research & Valorization | Doctoral Schools & Data Stewards UGent | |
| Arts, Humanities & Law and Social & Behavioural Sciences |
10 + 11/03/2022 (*rec.) |
Research & Valorization | Doctoral Schools & Data Stewards UGent | |
| all DS |
February & May 2022 (*rec.) |
Research & Valorization | Doctoral Schools & Bernard Lernout | |
| all DS |
To be announced |
Career management | Doctoral Schools and Ghent University PhD Community, Voka Oost-Vlaanderen, DO! | |
|
What does it mean to be researcher in the 21st century academia (edition 2022) |
all DS | To be announced | Career management | Ghent University, Faculty of Arts & Philosophy, UA & VUB |
| all DS | To be announced | Career management | Doctoral Schools & Julia Staykova (Scriptorium) | |
| all DS |
May 2022 (ON CAMPUS) June 2022 (ONLINE) (*rec.) |
Career management | Doctoral Schools & UCT | |
| all DS | To be announced | Career management | Doctoral Schools & Els Deboutte (Make me Fly!) | |
| all DS |
January - June 2022 (*rec) |
Career management | Doctoral Schools & True Colours | |
|
Bounce! Working with confidence, slip-ups, stress and resilience |
all DS |
15+16+17+18 February 2022 (ONLINE) 22+23 March 2022 (ON CAMPUS) (*rec) |
Career management | Doctoral Schools & Jamie McDonald (UK) |
|
From the definition of a realistic career plan to an effective job search strategy |
all DS | 17+18+25 February 2022 | Career management | Doctoral Schools & Adoc Talent management |
| all DS |
14+15+16+21 March 2022 (AM - ONLINE) 17+18 May 2022 (ON-CAMPUS) (*rec) |
Career management | Doctoral Schools & Jamie McDonald (UK) |
Selection of other courses
PhD students who want to include one of the courses listed below or any other course in their Doctoral Training Programme are required to submit an application for recognition (AfR) .
| Subject/Course title | Academic Year/Dates | Organiser | Registration | Cluster |
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M6: Leverage your R skills: data wrangling & plotting with tidyverse |
January 25 and 27, 2022, 1.30 pm | IPVW (ICES) |
IPVW (ICES) |
Research & Valorization |
|
M9: Getting started with NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis |
February 10, 2022, 9 am | IPVW (ICES) |
IPVW (ICES) |
Research & Valorization |
| February 11, 2022, from 9 am | IPVW (ICES) |
IPVW (ICES) |
Research & Valorization | |
| March 7, 10, 14, 17 and 24, 2022, 5.30 pm | IPVW (ICES) |
IPVW (ICES) |
Research & Valorization | |
|
M15: Mastering R skills: selected topics for successful programming |
April 4, 7, 11 and 14, 2022, 5.30 pm | IPVW (ICES) |
IPVW (ICES) |
Research & Valorization |
| April 19 and 26, May 3, 10 and 17, 2022, 5.30 pm | IPVW (ICES) |
IPVW (ICES) |
Research & Valorization | |
| Courses & training in AI | 2021-2022 | Flemish AI Academy (VAIA) | Organiser | Research & Valorization (if minimum conditions are met & AfR is approved) |
| Knowledge Transfer skills for Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts | 2021-2022 | Ghent University, Technology Transfer | Organiser | Research & Valorization |
| Introduction to Technology Transfer skills | 2021-2022 | Ghent University, Technology Transfer | Organiser | Research & Valorization |
| Co-supervise the "Climate Neutral City Mission," a challenge-based, interdisciplinary ENLIGHT course | 2021-2022 | UGent, ENLIGHT | Organiser | Research & Valorization |
| Co-supervise the Global Engagement Module, a challenge-based, interdisciplinary ENLIGHT course | 2021-2022 | UGent, ENLIGHT | Organiser | Research & Valorization |
| Dare to Venture | 2021-2022 | Ghent University | OASIS course code E076460 | Leadership & Personal efficiency |
| Dare to Start | 2021-2022 | Ghent University | OASIS course code E076470 | Career management |
| Online Onderwijstraject voor Assistenten (in Dutch) | 2021-2022 | Office for Educational Quality Control | Search for the course title in the UTOP course catalogue. | Career management |
| Seminaries Onderwijskunde (in Dutch) | 2021-2022 | UGent, HoGent, Arteveldehogeschool, Howest | Organiser | Career management (attend at least 3 seminars; note that the annual Onderwijsdag also counts as a seminar) |
| Strategies in qualitative data-analysis from a grounded theory perspective | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| Ethnographic research | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| Literature Reviews with NVivo | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| A Practical Introduction to Data Science | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| Qualitative Comparative Analysis | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| Narrative analysis | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| From the field to the headquarters: Doing ethnography in centres of power | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| Design and Analysis of Observational Studies | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| Statistical Modeling Using R | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| Introduction to R | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| Strategies in qualitative data-analysis from a Grounded Theory perspective | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| Photovoice: the use of participatory photography in qualitative research | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| Intervision session for advanced PhD students | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
| Introduction to databases for young Researchers | 2021-2022 | FLAMES | FLAMES | Research & Valorization |
Related information
- Structure of the Ghent University Doctoral Training Programme
- Registration, recognition and funding procedures