Cross-curricular Training

In accordance with the applicable regulations, doctoral training will include, in addition to the completion of the original research project, specific and cross-curricular training activities. Each of them will be valued in equivalent hours, so that for the presentation of the doctoral thesis it will be necessary to have completed at least 600 hours, of which at least 10% (60h) will correspond to cross-curricular training courses.

The obligatory cross-curricular training activity may be completed by taking the courses offered by the Doctoral School. These courses will be given in a non-attendance and asynchronous way, and will not involve any additional cost. All courses are taught through the PoliformaT computer platform, which will allow you to access content, forums, chats, exams, etc.

New doctoral students must take the subject Doctoral Training at the UPV. It is a 10-hour course and will take place in the first semester, between November and December. Its objective is to present the functioning of doctoral studies at the UPV, to introduce concepts of ethics and good practices in research and to present the online platforms used at the UPV. Registration for this course will be done automatically by the Doctoral School.

Cross-curricular training courses offered by the Doctoral School

Students must submit a pre-registration application for the rest of the subjects that make up the cross-curricular training activities according to their interests. This application must be completed via the Thesis Management platform (Training Activities Menu / Registration for Cross-curricular Activities). The pre-registration period for the courses is from 11 November to 11 December 2025.

Cross-curricular training activities can be completed by passing the courses offered by the Doctoral School. These courses will be taught online and will not incur any additional fees beyond the registration fees. The courses are scheduled to begin in January, and registration will be open between November and December.

Students who are taking complementary training credits within any of the programs may participate in the cross-curricular training activities.

All subjects (except for the compulsory UPV Doctoral Training subject) are taught in the second semester. You can find complete information and the start and end dates for each subject in the following section:

Recognition of other cross-disciplinarty training activities

If you have taken cross-curricular training courses similar to those offered by the UPV Doctoral School in other centers, you can apply for recognition.

As approved at the meeting on 18 October 2018 of the Standing Committee of the Doctoral School, ratified by the Steering Committee at its meeting on 1 March 2019, applications for recognition of other cross-disciplinary training activities will only be accepted until the minimum 60 hours of cross-disciplinary training required have been completed.

The training or activities to be recognized must meet the following requirements:

• The training to be recognized must be at the graduate level.

• The training to be recognized cannot be included in the credits of the Master’s degrees that have been used as a requirement for access to doctoral studies.

• The training must be cross-disciplinary and related to scientific research. For example, courses taken in the following areas may be accepted:
  • Scientific Dissemination and Communication
  • Scientific Documentation
  • Research Ethics
  • Research Career
  • Protection of research results
  • Knowledge transfer
  • Research Methodologies
  • Entrepreneurship

NO Language training courses, office automation tools, specific training related to the thesis, professional experience will be an asset.

The application for recognition is made through the UPV Intranet, from the Virtual Secretary’s Office of the students (Recognition Applications Menu). A certificate justifying the activity and its content must be provided together with the application. There are two periods for applying for recognition of cross-disciplinary training activities in each academic year. In the 2025-2026 academic year, the deadlines are as follows:

1. From 1 September to 14 November 2025
2. From 4 May to 30 June 2026.

Important:

• When the activity is recognized as equivalent to one of the courses offered by the Doctoral School of the UPV, the maximum number of hours corresponding to the equivalent UPV course will be recognized (normally 20 hours).
• Cross-curricular training activities that do not have a certificate of evaluation (only a certificate of participation) will be assigned 50% of the justified hours.

Other activities that may be subject to recognition:

• Participation in the organization of congresses. 10% of the certified hours will be recognized, and 5 hours for each activity if the hours are not specified in the certificate. A maximum of 20 hours will be recognized for this concept, regardless of the number of events in which the student has participated.

• Participation in the representation of doctoral students:
  • Doctoral student delegate: up to 15 hours.
  • Vice-delegate, secretary, coordinator, representative in the Steering Committee and representative in the University Senate: up to 5 hours.
  • Program Delegate: up to 5 hours.
  • Representative on the Standing Committee: up to 15 hours.

• For acting as a reviewer of journals indexed in recognized databases, 5 hours will be assigned for each article reviewed, with a maximum of 20 hours to be recognized for this concept.

By way of example, a list is shown with some of the courses/workshops, given from other UPV centers or from institutions external to UPV, and which have been recognized as cross-curricular doctoral training.