Research Skills training program at the Doctoral School
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- Research Skills training program at the Doctoral School
Ph.D. programs at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid under RD 99/2011 Regulations for Doctoral Studies in Spain consider the completion of cross-curricular credits. UC3M's Doctoral School offers a semester program to obtain said credits.
- The format (in-person or virtual) is indicated next to the title of each activity on the Course Information section below.
- Schedules according to Spain Peninsular Time (CET).
- Minimum attendance requirement to obtain credits: 75%. See course descriptions for further details.
- Required level for English courses: B2/C1. Admission in these courses is subject to validation from the teachers.
- Required level for Spanish courses: B2/C1.
- Fees: 45,02 € per credit, unless otherwise stated or scholarship discount.
Registration
Application deadline:
Before October 10, 2025 for starting activities on September, October and December
Application period for the rest of the courses 2 weeks before or until places are sold out.
Doubts and iInquiries: gestiondoctorado@uc3m.es
Assessment
Assessment from students of former editions is available at Research Skills Training. Students' assessment.
FIRST SEMESTER | Academic year 2025-2026
Calendar
| Seminar / Training course | October | November | December | January | February | March | |||||||||||||
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| Week | 13-19 | 20-26 | 27-2 | 3-9 | 10-16 | 17-23 | 24-30 | 1-7 | 8-14 | 15-21 | 5-11 | 12-18 | 19-25 | 26-1 | 2-8 | 9-15 | 16-22 | 23-1 | 2-8 |
| Presentaciones eficaces | V17 | V24 | J30 | M4 | M11 | ||||||||||||||
| Writing an Abstract Ready to Submit | M21, J23 | M28, J30 | M4,J6 | M11, J13 | |||||||||||||||
| Trabajo en equipo, colaboración eficaz y gestión del conflicto (online) | J20 | M24-J27 | |||||||||||||||||
| Refining Academic English a course for Doctoral Writers | L17, X19, V21 | L24, X26 | L1, X3 | X10 | |||||||||||||||
| So. You Think You Can Talk? | M18 | M25, J27 | M2, J4 | M9,J11 | M16 | ||||||||||||||
| Aproximación al Desarrollo Sostenible y a la Agenda 2030 | L24-X26-J27-V28 | L1--M2-J4 | M-9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Autogestión emocional eficaz | V9 | M13 | M20-V23 | M27 | |||||||||||||||
| Enjoy the Ride: Writing, Project Management and Mindset Skills for Doctoral Students | V6 | V13 | V20 | V27 | V6 | ||||||||||||||
| Create-Protect-Innovate: Bringing Ideas to Market (European Patent Office) Part1, self pace, autumn term |
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| Create-Protect-Innovate: Bringing Ideas to Market (European Patent Office) Part2, self pace, autumn term |
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Course details
Refining Academic English: a course for Doctoral Writers | On- site
2 créditos
Language: English
Lecturer: Edward Phillips
Durationn: 20 hours
Sessions: 17,19, 21, 24, 26 November; 1, 3, 10 December 2025 | 17:00-19:00 h
Classroom: 18.0.A07, Carmen Martin Gaite Building ( Getafe Campus)
10 total places available
Program
Writing an Abstract Ready to Submit | On-site
2 créditos
Language: English
Lecturer: David Mangum
Duration: 20 hours
Sessions:21, 23, 28, 30 October y 4, 6, 11, 13 November 2025 | 17:30 - 19:30 h
Classroom: 21, 28 de October y 4, 11 de November 18.0.A05 Carmen Martin Gaite Building (Campus de Getafe)
23, 30 October and 6, 13 de November 18.0.A01 Carmen Martin Gaite Building (Getafe Campus )
10 total places available
Program
Presentaciones eficaces | Online
2 créditos
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Durationn: 20 hours (17,5 hours sessions online and 2,5 hours work offline)
Sessions: 17, 24, 30 October, 4, 11 de November 2025 | 10:00 - 13:30 h
Online Classrooml: Zoom
20 total places available
Program
Trabajo en equipo, colaboración eficaz y gestión del conflicto | Online
1 credits
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 10 horas (9 horas de sesión virtual y 1 hora de trabajo offline)
Sessions:20, 25, 27 November 2025 | 10.30 - 13.30 h.
Online Classrooml: Zoom
20 total places available
Program
Aproximación al Desarrollo Sostenible y a la Agenda 2030 | Online
1 credits
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Ana María Manero, Calos Fernández Liesa, Daniel Oliva Martínez y Florabel Quispe Remón
Duration:: 16 horas
Sessions: 24,6,27, 28 November, 1, 2 , 4, 9 de December 2025 | 18:00 - 20:00 h
Online Classerooml: Platform Class Collaborate
10 total places available
Program
So, you think you can talk? | On site
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Kate Walder
Duration: 20 horas
Sessions: 18, 25, 27 November and 2, 4, 9, 11,16 December 2025 | 17:00-19:00 h.
Online Classroom 18.0.A01. Carmen Martin Gaite Building (Getafe Campus )
10 total places available
Program
Autogestión emocional eficaz | Online
2 credits
ILanguage: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 20 horas (15h sessions online and 5h de trabajo offline)
Sessions: 9, 13, 20, 23 y 27 January 2026 | 10:30-13:30 h.
Online Classroom:Zoom
20 total places available
Program
Enjoy the Ride: Writing, Mindset and Project Management Skills for Doctoral Students | On-site and one sesion online
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Nadia Hakim
Duration: 14,5 horas (13 h clases regulares + 1h 30m tutoría)
Sessions 6, 13, 20 y 27 February 2026 (10:30-13:45 h.); 6 March 2026 (online)(12:30-14:00 h.)
Classroom: 18.0.A11, Carmen Martin Gaite Building (Getafe Campus )
Online Classroom: Zoom
20 total places available
Program
Create- Protect- Innovate: Bringing Ideas to Market
Part 1 Entry level
Language: English
Taught by: European Patent Office
Duration: 75h (EPO recommended to grant 3 ECTS)
Sessions: self pace.
EPO certificate
Program
Part 2 , Create- Protect- Innovate: Bringing Idea to Market, advanced level
Language: English
Taught byr: European Patent Office
Duration:75h (EPO recommended to grant 3 ECTS)
Sessions: self pace
EPO certificate
Program
(*) EPO recommends that students enrol in the entry level during the Autumn Edition and in the Advanced during the Spring Edition