"Soft skills or social skills refer to all the skills that a person uses outside of the scientific and technical skills (hard skills) specific to their profession."
At least 5 credits (or ECTS = European Credit Transfer System) must be earned as part of your doctoral training (Course category). You will find a list of courses offered at the University of Namur here.
Catalog of courses at the University of Namur
ADRE Lunchtime Talks
These are primarily aimed at researchers. Average duration: 1 hour, between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., free registration, sandwiches provided.
SRH training catalog
Aimed at all staff. Average duration: 1 to 2 days. Free registration subject to your sponsor's approval.
Quality Lunchtime Sessions
Open to all staff. Average duration: 1 hour, between 1 and 2 p.m., free registration. These training sessions introduce you to tools that can help you solve problems or make logical decisions.
Confluence of Knowledge | "My Thesis in 180 Seconds"
Scientific popularization exercise as part of the week of training in popularization and scientific communication...
Research Institutes
Research institutes also offer training courses, seminars, conferences, etc. You can find information on their respective websites.
Other training courses
Namur Academic Center
The Namur Academic Center has decided to create a program to raise awareness of entrepreneurship to complement what is already on offer in the Namur region. This program is supported by Sowalfin's "Entrepreneurial Generations" initiative.
More information on the PAN website
MOOCs to follow online
- How to write a scientific article
- Open science
- Scientific integrity
Calculation of the number of credits awarded for these courses
Cross-disciplinary credits must be validated by your supervisory committee and by the doctoral guidance committee to which you belong. Validation is not automatic. In addition, the number of credits may be set in advance by the organizers of the activity.
Some examples (non-exhaustive list)
- Language courses: see number of credits awarded for the course
- Language course + successful assessment: see number of credits awarded for the course + 1 ECTS
- Midi ADRE/Quality: 0.125 ECTS or 0.25 ECTS (1 or 2 hours) and 0.5 ECTS (half a day)
- My thesis in 180 seconds: 3 ECTS
- Publication workshop: 1 ECTS/day
- Training courses offered by the UNamur SRH: to be considered on a case-by-case basis
EURAXESS | Contact
Email: euraxess@unamur.be