Transferable skills courses

Transferable skills courses are courses in generic skills e.g. Academic English or Project Management. It is recommended that you use a maximum of 10 ECTS on transferable skills courses.

Please note that attending a course in Science Teaching and local follow-up activities is compulsory for all GSTS PhD students. Please find the template for the local follwo-up activities below.

To find and sign up for a transferable skills course, you must login to the PhD Course Management system. Please remember to register courses in your PhD plan.

Template

Science Teaching

Here you can find the template concerning the local activities corresponding to 0.5 ECTS, that must be completed as a part of the mandatory Science teaching course.

List of transferable skills courses 2025

On this list you can find an overview of all 2025 transferable skills courses.

Registration for courses running in 2025 opens in CoMa on 10 October 2024 at 10.00 - please register as soon as possible for the courses that you would like to attend, since course seats are allocated on a first come-first served principle.

To find a specific course in CoMa, please search for the course title. Introduction days will be updated in the system continuously.

PhD Course Management/CoMa login

User guide

Find a user guide for the PhD Course Management system here.

About the Graduate School courses

Find info on the framework of the Graduate School courses e.g. allocation of seats, course fee.

Transferable skills courses across academic areas

See a list of AU transferable skills courses offered to all PhD students at Aarhus University across academic areas.

Revised 09.10.2024

PHD ADMINISTRATION