You can enrol in a course by entering the Segreterie On-line and choosing “Elective courses”, only during the registration periods specified for each course.
The registration will be closed on the achivement of the maximum number of partecipants specified in syllabus.
No additional registration on the e-learning platform is required
Syllabus and teaching material will be available by accessing the e-learning platform with university credentials:
https://elearning.unimib.it/course/index.php?categoryid=12141
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION BASIC SKILLS
- 12 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Emanuela Rinaldi
- target audience: PhD students, any year
- course dates:
16/02/2026 - 10.30 am - 1.30 pm (3 hrs)
02/03/2026 - 11.30 am - 1.30 pm online
Meet on: https://unimib.webex.com/join/emanuela.rinaldi (2hrs)
Work from home 5 hrs
14/04/2026 - hrs 10.30 am - 1.30 pm (3hrs)
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 19/01/2026 to 11/02/2026
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Giuseppe Vizzari
- target audience: PhD students, best if in their first or second year.
- course dates:
28/01/26 9.30 am - 12.30 pm U6-42
02/02/26 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm U6-42
18/02/26 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
- course registration on “Segreterie online”:
- 12 hrs – 1 cfu
- teacher: Edoardo Datteri
- target audience: PhD students from all of UNIMIB's doctoral programmes.
- course dates:
January 8th, 2026, 3 pm – 6 pm U6-25
January 14th, 2026, 2 pm – 5 pm U6-01D
January 21th, 2026, 2 pm – 5 pm U6-01D
January 28th, 2026, 2 pm – 5 pm U6-01D
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 19/12/2025 to 06/01/2026
- 16 hrs – 2 cfu
- teacher: Guido Veronese
- target audience: Phd students in social and human sciences
- course dates:
08/01/26 9 am - 1 pm U6-42
21/01/26 9 am - 1 pm U6-01C
02/02/26 9 am - 1 pm U6-01D
19/02/26 2 pm - 6 pm
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 19/12/2025 to 06/01/2026
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Marco Vanoni
- course dates:
23/02/26 10:30 - 12:30
09/03/26 10:30 - 12:30
16/03/26 10:30 - 12:30
23/03/26 10:30 - 12:30
30/03/26 10:30 - 12:30
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 26/01/2026 to 18/02/2026
BASIC TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
- 16 hrs - 2 cfu
- teacher: Davide Bernasconi
- target audience: Doctoral students of any discipline who are interested in the practical application of basic statistical methods for data analysis in scientific research
- course dates:
13/01/2026 9 am -1 pm U6-42
15/01/2026 9 am -1 pm U6-42
20/01/2026 9 am -1 pm U6-42
22/01/2026 9 am -1 pm U6-42
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 19/12/2025 to 11/01/2026
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Davide Bernasconi
- target audience: Doctoral students of any discipline who are interested in the practical application of basic statistical modeling for data analysis in scientific research
- course dates:
10/02/26 9 am -1 pm
12/02/26 9 am -1 pm
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 19/01/2026 to 05/02/2026
- 12 hrs – 1 cfu
- teacher: Stefania Fraschetta, Margherita Zambotto – Biblioteca di Ateneo
- target audience: 1st and 2nd year Doctoral students
- course dates:
The course starts 16th March and ends 19th April 2026.
All mandatory activities (lectures, discussions, exercises) are online and asynchronous.
Two meetings in person are planned (one for presentation and one for feedback/discussion) but are optional even if strongly raccomended.
- course registration on “Segreterie online”:
NOTE
To be awarded the CFUs, participants must have completed all the online lessons and activities (quiz and exercises) , and participate in forum discussions.
- 12 hrs – 1 cfu
- teacher: Stefania Fraschetta, Margherita Zambotto – Biblioteca di Ateneo
- target audience: 2nd and 3rd year Doctoral students
- course dates:
The course starts 3rd November and ends 3rd December 2025.
All mandatory activities (lectures, discussions, exercises) are online and asynchronous.
Two meetings in person are planned (one for presentation and one for feedback/discussion) but are optional even if strongly raccomended.
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 13/10/2025 to 29/10/2025
NOTE
To be awarded the CFUs, participants must have completed all the online lessons and activities (quiz and exercises) , and participate in forum discussions.
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Andrea Mangiatordi
- target audience: First-year doctoral students of any course of study. Doctoral students from later years may also participate, although introducing the elements seen in the course after research has already begun may be more difficult.
- course dates:
15/12/25 3.30 pm - 5.30 pm U1-06
12/01/26 3 pm - 5 pm U6-28
19/01/26 10 am - 12 pm U6-28
26/01/26 10 am - 12 pm U6-28
The course will begin in December 2025 in hybrid mode. Face-to-face classes will be streamed via Webex and recorded for later reference.
It will be possible to participate and submit the online quiz until March 2026.
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 10/11/2025 to 10/12/2025
SOFT AND TRANSFERABLE COMPETENCES WITHIN AND BEYOND ACADEMIA
- 12 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Elisabetta Marafioti, Mattia Martini
- course dates:
04/02/2026 9.00 am - 1.00 pm Room TBD
04/02/2026 2.00 pm - 6.00 pm Room TBD
12/02/2026 2.00 pm - 6.00 pm Room TBD
- course registrationon "Segreterie online": from 07/01/2026 to 29/01/2026
- 16 hrs - 2 cfu
- teacher: Fondazione Sodalitas
- course dates:
18/05/26 9 am - 1 pm
19/05/26 9 am - 1 pm
20/05/26 9 am - 1 pm
21/05/26 9 am - 1 pm
- course registration on "Segreterie online":
Il corso è tenuto in lingua italiana
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Ida Castiglioni
- target audience: The more different backgrounds of doctoral students, the better. This is a cross-competence any Ph.D. should have to be able to play in the international arena. Students will be challenged to work together starting from their different disciplinary context. Ideally participants should be at their second/third year of their Ph.D. program.
- course dates:
19/01/2026 2 pm - 6 pm U6-38
26/01/2026 2 pm - 6 pm U6-38
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 19/12/2025 to 14/01/2026
NOTE
The course is highly interactive, in presence, and will need full attendance.
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Andrea Galimberti
- target audience: suggested year of attendance: second and third years
- course dates:
19/02/2026 9.30 am - 1.30 pm
26/02/2026 9.30 am - 1.30 pm
- course registration on "Segreterie online": from 19/01/2026 to 11/02/2026
RESEARCH MANAGEMENT, KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH SYSTEM AND FUNDING SYSTEM
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Miriam Loro Piana, Matteo Di Lernia (LCA Studio Legale)
- course date:
27/03/2026 9 am - 6 pm
- course registration on “Segreterie online”:
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Gianfranco Pacchioni, Fiorenza De Micheli, Mizar Luca Federici
- target audience: Ph.D students (preferably 3rd year, not binding)
- course dates:
13/04/2026 10:30 am 12:30 pm TBD
14/04/2026 14:00 pm 16:00 pm TBD
16/04/2026 14:00 pm 16:00 pm TBD
17/04/2026 14:00 pm 16:00 pm TBD
- course registration on “Segreterie online”:
- 12 hrs - 1 cfu
- teachers: Francesca Verga, Stefania Fraschetta (Biblioteca di Ateneo)
- target Audience: Doctoral students, preferably, but not exlcusively, at the end of their programme.
- course dates:
From May 4 until June 19, 2025.
Kick off-meeting: on May 4, h 14-16 p.m.
Teaching method: two in-person meetings (at the beginning and the end), and online lessons with quizzes and forum discussions.
Online lessons: the 7 weeks following the kick-off meeting.
Lesson modules will be released every few days and can be consulted individually at any time.
Wrap up meeting: on June 19, h 14-16 p.m..
The meetings will be held in person; attendance is recommended, but will not be a requirement for the CFU. Slides will be provided for those unable to attend, with additional materials if needed.
- course registration on “Segreterie online”:
NOTE
To be awarded the CFU, participants must have completed all the online lessons and activities, including the final activity, and have contributed to each forum discussion.
- 12 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Marta Jakob
- target audience:
- course dates:
22/04/2026 9.30 am - 1.30 pm
30/04/2026 9.30 am - 1.30 pm
06/05/2026 9.30 am - 1.30 pm
- course registration on “Segreterie online”:
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8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Marco Brambilla
- target audience: Students involved in the following PhD programs:
DIMET, Neuroscience, Nursing, Public health, Psychology, Physics, Computer science, Mathematics, Marine science, Materials science, Chemical, geological and environmental science, TeCSBI
Suggested year of attendance: 1st year
- course dates:
March 4, 2026 (2pm - 6pm)
March 5, 2026 (2pm - 6pm)
- course registration on “Segreterie online”:
INTERDISCIPLINARY PATHS
- 16 hrs - 2 cfu
- teacher: C.Baracchi, G.Bertolotti, M. Vanzulli, M.Vergani
- target audience: PhD students from all the courses offered in Bicocca.
- course dates:
February - May 2026
- course registration on “Segreterie online”:
- 16 hrs - 2 cfu
- teachers: Sveva Magaraggia, Carmen Leccardi and Professors part of the Inter-University Research Centre ‘Gender Cultures’, based at the University of Milan.
- target audience: all PhD students
- course dates
15/01/2026 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm U9-09
22/01/2026 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm U9-09
29/01/2026 9.30 am - 1.30 pm (online)
05/02/2026 9.30 am - 1.30 pm U9-09
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 19/12/2025 to 11/01/2026
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Edoardo Datteri
- target audience: PhD students from all the courses offered in Bicocca (no philosophical prerequisites).
- course dates:
January 9th, 16:00 - 18:00 U9-09
January 16th, 16:00 - 18:00 U9-09
January 23rd, 16:00 - 18:00 U9-09
January 30th, 16:00 - 18:00 U9-09
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 19/12/2025 to 06/01/2026
GREEN COMPETENCIES
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Paola Branduardi
- target audience: PhD students with not specific knowledge or skills in biotechnology principles, but that are interested in understanding how biobased processes can leverage the change of paradigm needed to match sustainability goals.
- course dates:
01/12/25 9.30 am - 11.30 am U6-41
02/12/25 2 pm - 4 pm U6-25
09/12/25 9.30 am - 11.30 am U1-12
11/12/25 2 pm - 4 pm U6-39
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 10/11/2025 to 26/11/2025
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Mauro Van Aken
- target audience: The course is transversal to all schools of PhD in presence
- course dates:
03/02/26 9 am - 1 pm
17/02/26 2 pm - 6 pm
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 07/01/2026 to 29/01/2026
- 16 hrs - 2 cfu
- teachers: Emilio Padoa-Schioppa, Matteo Colleoni, Patrizia Steca, Andrea Galimberti
- target audience: PhD students with not specific knowledge or skills in sustainability sciences, but that are interested in understanding how a transdisciplinary approach can leverage the change of paradigm needed to match sustainability goals.
- course dates:
Lecture 1 - 01/12/2025 4 pm - 7 pm U6-11
Lecture 2 - 17/12/2025 10 am - 1 pm U6-30
Lecture 3 - 18/12/2025 2 pm - 5 pm U6-39
Lecture 4 - TBC
Lecture 5 - January 2026
course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 10/11/2025 to 26/11/2025
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: Heiko Lange, Elena Collina
- target audience: PhD students of all disciplines directly or indirectly concerned with the necessary ecologic change of modern societies.
- course dates:
19/05/26 2 pm - 6 pm
21/05/26 2 pm - 6 pm
- course registration on “Segreterie online”:
- 8 hrs - 1 cfu
- teacher: E. Padoa-Schioppa
- target audience: PhD students with not specific knowledge or skills (both in sustainability or historical sciences), but that are interested in understanding how an historical approach can be useful to understand the present epoch of the Anthropocene.
- course dates:
24/02/26 4.30 - 6.30 pm
26/02/26 4.30 - 6.30 pm
02/03/26 4.30 - 6.30 pm
03/03/26 4.30 - 6.30 pm
- course registration on “Segreterie online”: from 26/01/2026 to 18/02/2026
INVEST: Interdisciplinary Training Courses for PhD Students – In Collaboration with Partner Universities
The European INVEST Alliance, as part of Work Package 5 "Forward-looking Education" coordinated by the University of Milan-Bicocca, has launched the Transversal Courses Program for PhD Students to strengthen transferable skills and foster responsible research training.
The program offers 34 courses taught in English, organized into six thematic areas:
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Language and Communication (7 courses)
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Technological Skills (10 courses)
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Transversal Skills (3 courses)
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Research Management and Funding (4 courses)
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Interdisciplinary Pathways (4 courses)
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Green Skills (6 courses)
The aim is to enhance the employability and interdisciplinary capabilities of PhD students.