A set of credited courses to develop transversal skills, approved by the EPFL Doctoral Commission (Cdoct), is open to all doctoral programs.
Academic skills
Professional skills
Innovation skills
Academic skills
Academic writing
| Reference | Course title | Credits | Provider | Academic year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG-627 | Academic Writing for Doctoral Students (1) | 2 | Language Centre | 2025-2026 | Fall / Spring |
| ENG-628 | Academic Writing for Doctoral Students (2) | 2 | Language Centre | 2025-2026 | Fall / Spring |
| ENG-610 | How to prepare successful Grant proposals? | 1 | Research Office | 2025-2026 | Fall |
Research methodology
| Reference | Course title | Credits | Provider | Academic year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG-653 | Ethical integrity in the sciences | 1 | EPFL Internal and External lecturer(s) | 2026-2027 | Fall |
| ENG-647 | Interdisciplinary seminar series | 1 | External lecturer(s), Teaching Support Center & Doctoral School | 2025-2026 | Spring |
| ENG-641 | The Practice of Ethics in Engineering Research | 2 | EPFL Internal lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |
Science communication
| Reference | Course title | Credits | Provider | Academic year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG-635 | Coaching for Communicating in English in an Academic Context | 1 | Language Centre | 2025-2026 | Fall / Spring |
| CIVIL-607 | Communication for Research Engineers | 2 | EPFL Internal lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |
| ENG-616 | Communication in science and technology | 2 | External lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |
| ENG-626 | Ma thèse en 180 secondes | 1 | EPFL Internal lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |
| ENG-640 | Motion Design for Science | 1 | External lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |
| ENG-630 | Presenting Research in English | 1 | Language Centre | 2025-2026 | Fall / Spring |
| ENG-608 | Videomaking for science communication | 1 | External lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |
Teaching
| Reference | Course title | Credits | Provider | Academic year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG-629 | Lecturing and Presenting in Engineering | 2 | Teaching Support Center | 2025-2026 | Fall |
| ENG-624(a) | Science and Engineering Teaching and Learning (FALL) | 2 | Teaching Support Center | 2025-2026 | Fall |
| ENG-624(b) | Science and Engineering Teaching and Learning (SPRING) | 2 | Teaching Support Center | 2025-2026 | Spring |
| ENG-633 | Supervising Students in Projects | 1 | Teaching Support Center | 2025-2026 | Spring |
| ENG-644 | Teaching STEM: a problem solving approach | 2 | Teaching Support Center | 2025-2026 | Fall |
Professional skills
Leadership
| Reference | Course title | Credits | Provider | Academic year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG-646 | Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership | 2 | External lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |
| ENG-650 | Sustainability in my research | 2 | EPFL Internal lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |
Project management
| Reference | Course title | Credits | Provider | Academic year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG-648 | Project Management and Effective Leadership | 2 | EPFL Internal and External lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Spring |
Industry skills
Entrepreneurship
| Reference | Course title | Credits | Provider | Academic year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGT-642(a) | Innosuisse Business Concept (FALL) | 4 | External lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |
| MGT-642(b) | Innosuisse Business Concept (SPRING) | 4 | External lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Spring |
| ENG-652 | PhD to CEO – Launching Technology Ventures | 2 | EPFL Internal and External lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Spring |
| MICRO-633 | Practical in venture capital | 3 | EPFL Internal lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | TBC |
Technology management
| Reference | Course title | Credits | Provider | Academic year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG-645(a) | Create-Protect-Innovate: Bringing ideas to market (FALL) | 2 | External lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |
| ENG-645(b) | Create-Protect-Innovate: Bringing ideas to market (SPRING) | 2 | External lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Spring |
| ENG-642 | Creating & capturing value from innovative tech | 2 | External lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |
| ENG-623 | MINTT: Management of Innovation and technology transfer | 3 | Technology Transfer Office | 2025-2026 | Spring |
| MGT-641 | Technology and Public Policy – Technology and innovation policies for grand and global challenges | 2 | EPFL Internal lecturer(s) | 2025-2026 | Fall |