Training path
The training path of each student is developed according to the research project approved by the Board of Professors and includes specialized courses and doctoral schools, mandatory stays abroad, research and study paths at public or private research organizations, seminars with world-renowned scientists and interdisciplinary workshops. The goal of the path is to train the researcher on conceiving, designing, implementing and disseminating a research project in Materials Science and Nanotechnology, developing critical and creative thinking, together with advanced transversal skills.
The promotion of the doctoral student's skills occurs through a naturally multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach, involving different fields such as physics, chemistry and engineering that collaborate and integrate, with the aim of overcoming the traditional boundaries between the different training courses of origin and producing new transdisciplinary scientific knowledge. Particular attention is also given to the development of transversal skills, which are increasingly important in the career of the researcher, such as writing scientific articles and projects, teamworking, creative planning, narrative, raising funds for research ...
To encourage the autonomy of doctoral students in their training, the Board assigns each doctoral student an academic tutor (usually chosen among the Board of Professors) who directs the doctoral student and who is responsible for both the general training path and the specific scientific activity. In some cases, the Board, after consulting the academic tutor, appoints a scientific supervisor who assists the tutor in the specialized scientific address. The designation of the tutor and any supervisor usually occurs within the first month of the course.
The specialized courses offered range from in-depth studies of (nano)materials synthesis processes, to advanced characterization and prototyping techniques with the creation of devices. The list of activated specialized courses is available in the appropriate section for each cycle. Within the first month of the course, the doctoral student, in agreement with the academic tutor, plans the specialized courses (at least 12 CFU) to be followed and submits them to the Board by filling out a specific form. The courses are usually followed within the first year of the doctorate and the verification of these teachings must be completed by the end of the second year of the course, by submitting to the Board the form signed by the course teachers.
An important stage in the training path is the admission to the next year, which occurs at the end of the first and second year. On this occasion, the doctoral student presents to the Board, in a self-critical way, the state of progress of his training, reporting both on the progress of the scientific activity and on the training through specialized courses mentioned above, usually integrated with seminars, schools, workshops, and supplementary teaching (e.g., courses taught at other doctorates or at the second university level).
