The ‘Making an Impact! Skills for Career Paths in and beyond Academia’ training programme is part of the EUGLOH - European University Alliance for Global Health, promoting the development of transversal skills essential for the employability and professional transition of doctoral students and young researchers, both inside and outside academia.

This programme responds directly to the mission of the University of Porto, which aims to create, share and apply knowledge at the service of society, and is aligned with its core values, namely innovation, internationalisation and social impact.

• Innovation and skills development: U.Porto is committed to preparing its students for a global and constantly evolving labour market. Through this training programme, participants will develop skills in science communication, knowledge transfer, employability and entrepreneurship, strengthening their ability to apply academic knowledge in different professional contexts.
• Internationalisation and collaboration: As a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP), this initiative fosters collaboration between European universities, promoting mobility and the exchange of best practices between higher education institutions. Through the partnership with EUGLOH, U.Porto strengthens its international network and reinforces its role as a leading institution in the advanced training of researchers.
• Social impact and commitment to society: The programme responds to the growing demands of the job market, helping researchers position themselves for careers in the public and private sectors and in entrepreneurial initiatives. The integration of real-world challenges, such as communicating with non-specialised audiences and applying research to society, ensures that graduates not only develop academic skills, but also actively contribute to innovation and social development.

• By integrating this training offer at U.Porto, we reinforce our commitment to excellence in doctoral training and to enhancing the professional career of our researchers, consolidating the institutional commitment to knowledge transfer and scientific employability.

• This training will be an integral part of the EUGLOH 2.0 - Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP).

Partner Institutions:

• Universität Hamburg
• Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Objectives

The ‘Making an Impact! Skills for Career Paths in and beyond Academia’ aims to empower doctoral students and young researchers with transversal skills essential for professional success, both inside and outside academia.

The main objectives are:
Develop transferable skills essential for professional success, including career management, science communication, teamwork and strategic thinking.
Prepare participants for careers inside and outside academia, equipping them with the tools to navigate the global labour market and identify opportunities in public, private and entrepreneurial sectors.
Strengthen the ability to communicate and impact research, promoting open science, interdisciplinary collaboration and effective dialogue with different audiences (scientific, business and society in general).
Stimulate innovation and critical thinking, promoting creative approaches to problem-solving, strategic decision-making and project management.
Promote internationalisation and inter-institutional collaboration, strengthening contact networks between doctoral students, researchers and professionals from different countries and sectors, within the framework of the EUGLOH alliance.

To support participants' employability by providing practical tools for preparing strategic CVs, funding applications and job interviews, aligning training with the needs of the global labour market.

Information

Target Audience: Doctoral students from universities with an Erasmus+ agreement.

Start of training: to be determinated

End of training: to be determinated

Language: English

Functioning regime: B-learning

Link: PROGRAMME - to be determinated

Clausus number:

Minimum - 5 + 15  BIP students
Maximum - 60

Tuition Fee: Not applicable

Student Insurance: ¤2

Specific entry conditions and selection and enrolment criteria:

In accordance with the Erasmus+ Regulations, at least 15 trainees must be from non-Portuguese universities.

The training will be taught in English, and written and spoken knowledge of English is a specific entry condition.

Candidates for the training must meet the following requirements and submit the following documentation:

Mandatory application documents:

• Copy of ID document (identity card/citizen card/passport)
• Certificate indicating the number of enrolments in the Doctoral Programme in which you are enrolled.
• Certificate of completion of the last academic degree obtained.

Selection and ranking criteria:

If the number of eligible candidates exceeds the number of places available, selection will be based on the following criteria:

1st criterion

Number of enrolments in the Doctoral Programme (10 points):

1st enrolment - 10 points;
2nd enrolment - 5 points;
More than 3 enrolments - 2 points

2nd criterion

Date of completion of the last academic degree obtained

Between 0 and 1 year - 10 points;
Between 1 and 3 years - 8 points;
Between 3 and 5 years - 5 points;
More than 5 years - 2 points.

Tie-breaker:

Younger age.

Schedule:

Event	Date
Application Submission	To be determinated
Provisional Results
Hearing of Interested Parties
Final Results
Registration and Enrollment

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