La formazione trasversale contribuisce allo sviluppo delle competenze personali, professionali e manageriali dei dottori di ricerca. Le competenze trasversali che preparano a rispondere ai bisogni del mercato del lavoro dopo il dottorato comprendono:
- adattarsi con agilità e rispondere alle sfide ambientali e lavorative
 - avere strumenti per gestire il cambiamento, sviluppare innovazione e operare con spirito etico e imprenditoriale
 - sviluppare le capacità di problem solving in situazioni non strutturate, di ragionamento critico e pensiero creativo
 - interagire con gli altri, lavorare in team, operare in ambienti aperti, multiculturali e flessibili, negoziare e gestire i conflitti in contesti organizzativi
 - sviluppare le capacità di leadership, di decisione e intelligenza emotiva
 - gestire gli strumenti della comunicazione, della divulgazione delle proprie attività, del parlare e presentarsi in pubblico
 - saper utilizzare le risorse, ottimizzare il tempo, gestire i progetti
 - gestire il proprio percorso di carriera e le opportunità professionali.
 
A tal fine la Scuola di Dottorato ha articolato il proprio catalogo della formazione trasversale in quattro percorsi di sviluppo delle competenze in rapporto ai differenti sbocchi occupazionali, che rappresentano un "ponte" per collegare la formazione prettamente scientifica a quella professionale. Ciò consente di rispondere in modo intelligente e consapevole all’obbligo di svolgere almeno 40 ore di soft skills nel triennio.
Legenda
 = E-learning / MOC
 = Aula / Laboratorio
Competenze specifiche
Research ethics, Integrity and Impact
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                Facing the scientific publishing world
                                
 
              
                          
                Gender and diversity in research
                                
              
                          
                Research Ethics in Dual Use Technology
                                
              
                          
                Research integrity
                                
              
                          
                Responsible research and innovation, the impact on social challenges
                                
              
                          
                Science for policy - bridging the gap between technical knowledge and decision-making
                                
              
                          
                THE ART OF SKEPTICISM IN A DATA-DRIVEN WORLD
                                
              
                      Research Quality
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                Communication and dissemination for impact in EU projects
                                
 
              
                          
                Research Data Management and Open Science
                                
              
                          
                Research cooperation in technoscience
                                
              
                          
                Research design and methodology
                                
              
                      Research Dissemination
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                Academic writing for Urban Planning, Architecture and Design
                                
 
              
                          
                Research communication and relationships with companies and organizations
                                
              
                          
                The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Academic Galaxy
                                
              
                          
                Writing Scientific Papers in Engineering
                                
              
                      Research Financing
Competenze generali
Management
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                Innovation management
                                
 
              
                          
                Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation
                                
              
                          
                Knowledge Networks and User Engagement for Innovation and Research Exploitation
                                
              
                          
                Project management
                                
              
                          
                Public engagement in research
                                
              
                          
                Social and environmental impact
                                
              
                          
                The new Internet Society: entering the black-box of digital innovations
                                
              
                          
                Time management
                                
              
                      Humanities
Competenze personali
Individual Skills
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                Communication
                                
 
              
                          
                Designing Diversity. Theories, Policies, Practices for Inclusion
                                
              
                          
                Learn and improve public speaking skills through improvization
                                
              
                          
                Managing conflict: negotiation and communication
                                
              
                          
                Multicultural everyday thinking in academia (MET in academia)
                                
              
                          
                Non-Conventional Media for Research Communication
                                
              
                          
                Public speaking
                                
              
                          
                Toolkit for PhD in Computer and Control Engineering
                                
              
                      Career Development
Competenze specifiche
Organization and Decision Processes
Critical Reasoning/ Problem Solving
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                Design Thinking, Processes and Methods
                                
 
              
                          
                Goal definition and problem structuring
                                
              
                          
                Thinking out of the box
                                
              
                      Competenze generali
Management
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                Innovation management
                                
 
              
                          
                Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation
                                
              
                          
                Knowledge Networks and User Engagement for Innovation and Research Exploitation
                                
              
                          
                Project management
                                
              
                          
                Public engagement in research
                                
              
                          
                Social and environmental impact
                                
              
                          
                The new Internet Society: entering the black-box of digital innovations
                                
              
                          
                Time management
                                
              
                      Humanities
Competenze personali
Individual Skills
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                Communication
                                
 
              
                          
                Designing Diversity. Theories, Policies, Practices for Inclusion
                                
              
                          
                Learn and improve public speaking skills through improvization
                                
              
                          
                Managing conflict: negotiation and communication
                                
              
                          
                Multicultural everyday thinking in academia (MET in academia)
                                
              
                          
                Non-Conventional Media for Research Communication
                                
              
                          
                Public speaking
                                
              
                          
                Toolkit for PhD in Computer and Control Engineering
                                
              
                      Career Development
Competenze specifiche
Critical Reasoning/ Problem Solving
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                Design Thinking, Processes and Methods
                                
 
              
                          
                Goal definition and problem structuring
                                
              
                          
                Thinking out of the box
                                
              
                      Enterprenership
Competenze generali
Management
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                Innovation management
                                
 
              
                          
                Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation
                                
              
                          
                Knowledge Networks and User Engagement for Innovation and Research Exploitation
                                
              
                          
                Project management
                                
              
                          
                Public engagement in research
                                
              
                          
                Social and environmental impact
                                
              
                          
                The new Internet Society: entering the black-box of digital innovations
                                
              
                          
                Time management
                                
              
                      Humanities
Competenze personali
Individual Skills
- 
                          
                Communication
                                
 
              
                          
                Designing Diversity. Theories, Policies, Practices for Inclusion
                                
              
                          
                Learn and improve public speaking skills through improvization
                                
              
                          
                Managing conflict: negotiation and communication
                                
              
                          
                Multicultural everyday thinking in academia (MET in academia)
                                
              
                          
                Non-Conventional Media for Research Communication
                                
              
                          
                Public speaking
                                
              
                          
                Toolkit for PhD in Computer and Control Engineering
                                
              
                      Career Development
Competenze specifiche
Organization and Decision Processes
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                Decision Processes
                                
 
              
                          
                Science for policy - bridging the gap between technical knowledge and decision-making
                                
              
                      Critical Reasoning/ Problem Solving
- 
                          
                Design Thinking, Processes and Methods
                                
 
              
                          
                Goal definition and problem structuring
                                
              
                          
                Thinking out of the box
                                
              
                      Competenze generali
Management
- 
                          
                Innovation management
                                
 
              
                          
                Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation
                                
              
                          
                Knowledge Networks and User Engagement for Innovation and Research Exploitation
                                
              
                          
                Project management
                                
              
                          
                Public engagement in research
                                
              
                          
                Social and environmental impact
                                
              
                          
                The new Internet Society: entering the black-box of digital innovations
                                
              
                          
                Time management
                                
              
                      Humanities
Competenze personali
Individual Skills
- 
                          
                Communication
                                
 
              
                          
                Designing Diversity. Theories, Policies, Practices for Inclusion
                                
              
                          
                Learn and improve public speaking skills through improvization
                                
              
                          
                Managing conflict: negotiation and communication
                                
              
                          
                Multicultural everyday thinking in academia (MET in academia)
                                
              
                          
                Non-Conventional Media for Research Communication
                                
              
                          
                Public speaking
                                
              
                          
                Toolkit for PhD in Computer and Control Engineering
                                
              
                      Career Development