Transversal Skills Courses

A set of credited courses to develop transversal skills, approved by the EPFL Doctoral Commission (Cdoct), is open to all doctoral programs.

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Academic skills

Professional skills

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Innovation skills

Academic skills

Academic writing

ReferenceCourse titleCreditsProviderAcademic yearSemester
ENG-627Academic Writing for Doctoral Students (1)2Language Centre2026-2027Fall / Spring
ENG-628Academic Writing for Doctoral Students (2)2Language Centre2026-2027Fall / Spring
ENG-610How to prepare successful Grant proposals?1Research Office2026-2027Fall

Research methodology

ReferenceCourse titleCreditsProviderAcademic yearSemester
ENG-655Doing research with and for people: design research methods for science and technology2EPFL Internal lecturer(s)2026-2027Spring
ENG-653Ethical integrity in the sciences1EPFL Internal and External lecturer(s)2026-2027Fall
ENG-647Interdisciplinary seminar series1External lecturer(s), Teaching Support Center & Doctoral School2026-2027Spring

Science communication

ReferenceCourse titleCreditsProviderAcademic yearSemester
ENG-635Coaching for Communicating in English in an Academic Context 1Language Centre2026-2027Fall / Spring
CIVIL-607Communication for Research Engineers2EPFL Internal lecturer(s)2026-2027Fall
ENG-616Communication in science and technology2External lecturer(s)2026-2027Fall
ENG-626Ma thèse en 180 secondes 1EPFL Internal lecturer(s)2026-2027Fall
ENG-640Motion Design for Science1External lecturer(s)2026-2027Fall
ENG-630Presenting Research in English1Language Centre2026-2027Fall / Spring
ENG-608Videomaking for science communication1External lecturer(s)2026-2027Fall

Teaching

ReferenceCourse titleCreditsProviderAcademic yearSemester
ENG-629Lecturing and Presenting in Engineering2Teaching Support Center2026-2027Fall
ENG-624(a)Science and Engineering Teaching and Learning (FALL) 2Teaching Support Center2026-2027Fall
ENG-624(b)Science and Engineering Teaching and Learning (SPRING)2Teaching Support Center2026-2027Spring
ENG-633Supervising Students in Projects 1Teaching Support Center2026-2027Spring
ENG-644Teaching STEM: a problem solving approach2Teaching Support Center2026-2027Fall

Professional skills

Leadership

ReferenceCourse titleCreditsProviderAcademic yearSemester
ENG-650Sustainability in my research2EPFL Internal lecturer(s)2026-2027Fall

Project management

ReferenceCourse titleCreditsProviderAcademic yearSemester
ENG-648Project Management and Effective Leadership2EPFL Internal and External lecturer(s)2026-2027Spring

Industry skills

Entrepreneurship

ReferenceCourse titleCreditsProviderAcademic yearSemester
MGT-642(a)Innosuisse Business Concept (FALL)4External lecturer(s)2026-2027Fall
MGT-642(b)Innosuisse Business Concept (SPRING)4External lecturer(s)2026-2027Spring
ENG-652PhD to CEO – Launching Technology Ventures2EPFL Internal and External lecturer(s)TBCSpring

Technology management

ReferenceCourse titleCreditsProviderAcademic yearSemester
ENG-645(a)Create-Protect-Innovate: Bringing ideas to market (FALL)2External lecturer(s)2026-2027Fall
ENG-645(b)Create-Protect-Innovate: Bringing ideas to market (SPRING)2External lecturer(s)2026-2027Spring
ENG-642Creating & capturing value from innovative tech2External lecturer(s)2026-2027Fall
ENG-623MINTT: Management of Innovation and technology transfer3Technology Transfer Office2026-2027Spring
MGT-641Technology and Public Policy – Technology and innovation policies for grand and global challenges2EPFL Internal lecturer(s)2026-2027Fall