Training Activities

To guarantee the acquisition of the competencies that doctoral candidates must develop, as established in Article 5 of Royal Decree 99/2011 of January 28, the doctoral programs at the Catholic University of San Antonio of Murcia will offer supplementary training, transversal training, and specific training, with research activity being the fundamental axis of the training process.

Each doctoral program will offer specific training linked to its field of knowledge, which may be structured, among other things, through the following activities:

• Scientific seminars.
• Specialized courses in scientific methodology and analytical techniques.
• Lecture series.
• Organization of and participation in scientific conferences.
• Other training activities specific to the program's area of ​​knowledge.

The organization of this training, as well as the procedures for its monitoring and evaluation, will be defined by each Academic Committee and included in the verification report of the corresponding doctoral program, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.2 of Royal Decree 99/2011.

All training activities undertaken by doctoral candidates must be duly recorded in the Doctoral Candidate Activities Log, in accordance with Article 2.5 of Royal Decree 99/2011, and will be subject to annual monitoring and evaluation by the supervisor, the thesis director, and the program's Academic Committee.

The procedures and criteria relating to national and international mobility for doctoral candidates will be defined in each doctoral program according to its specific characteristics.