Credits Recognition

Educational Programme

Requirements:

15 credits TYPE A : attending institutional courses proposed by the Manifesto of Studies of the Doctorate School (a final examination/test at the end of the course must be passed) or by attending specialized courses of a similar level offered by Italian or foreign University institutions. Students are recommended to obtain these credits by the end of the first year; in any case they must be achieved by the end of the second year.
15 credits TYPE B: other activities, like courses without final exam, short schools, workshops, conferences, seminars, work placements, attended at the home University and/or other institutions. The Doctoral School Committee evaluates the suitability of such activities with respect to the training and research objectives of the student and establishes the number of credits to award. These credits must be obtained by the end of the third year.

CREDITS ASSIGNEMENT PROCEDURE: In case of istitutional courses with final examination, you will be authomatically assigned the related credits as soon as the lecturer of the course will send the confirmation that you passed the examination.

For all the other activities you must require the credits assignment (in the online platform from cycle 37) by sending an email to dicamphd [at] unitn.it to communicate that you added the activity including the program and a proof/confirmation that you attended and/or passed the possible final examination in the online platform.

In the online platform you can fill in the following information:

- typology (seminar, conference, etc...),

- title of the event,

- organizer,

- place and date,

- duration.

Please note that to have credits recognized you need to add the activity online under the label "External courses".

CREDITS CONVERSION TABLE:

Activities	Conversion rule	Maximum credits
Institutional courses (included Summer School) with final examination	8 hours of lectures = 1 credit (type A)
Other courses (included Summer School) without a final examination	8 hours of lectures = 1 credit (type B)
cycle of seminars relevant for the PhD student research (approved by the supervisor)	8 hours of seminars = 1 credit (type B)	3 credits
Occasional work placements	1 week = up to 1 credit (type B)	6 credits
Collaboration in the organization and presentations in workshops / conferences	up to 2 credits if oral presentation (type B) up to 1 credit if poster presentation (type B)	6 credits
Participation in workshops / conferences	up to 0.5 credits - for 1 or 2 days (type B) up to 1 credit for more than 2 days (type B)	6 credits

FAQ:

1. Which document do I have to provide in case of public presentation/posters?

Program of the event (your name must be included in the program) and certificates/proof/confirmation of your attendance.

2. Which document do I have to provide in case of seminars?

Leaflet and certificates/proof/confirmation of your attendance (e.g. signature on a presence sheet, confirmation sent by yuor supervisors, etc.).

3. Is the attendance mandatory? How many hours do I have to attend in order to get the credits recognition?

Phd students interested in credits recognition need to attend at least 75% of the course.