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    Welcome to Introduction to the PhD Study (TECH/ENG)

    Please observe that this course is for PhD ...
General PhD Skills (2026)
Introduction:

Welcome to Introduction to the PhD Study (TECH/ENG)

Please observe that this course is for PhD students within the Faculty of Engineering and Science and The Technical Faculty of IT and Design. We offer a similar course for PhD students within the Faculty of Medicine “Introduction to the PhD Study (Medicine)”

Objective: Give the PhD student a basic understanding of how the PhD education at Aalborg University is structured as well as the formal requirements related hereto. - Support the PhD student in developing his/her study plan.

Course structure: 1 day with lectures and a course work, followed up by completing the PhD student’s individual study plan in cooperation with his/her supervisors and research environment

Course blocks and topics:

  1. The Legislation - the rights and duties of a PhD student. For this session the students have to read the Ministerial order for PhD education (https://ufm.dk/en/legislation/prevailing laws-and-regulations/education/files/engelsk-ph-d-bekendtgorelse.pdf)
  2. The administrative organization of the Doctoral School
  3. My life as a PhD student: Experiences from PhD students
  4. The study plan
  5. Student-supervisor relation
  6. Career planning
  7. PhD Consulting service 
  8. PAU
  9. PhD help

At the time you attend this course, your study plan should be in progress. Bring a printed or electronic copy of the study plan as it is at the time of the course. 

Preparation:

Organizer: Rasmus Waagepetersen

Lecturers: Rasmus Waagepetersen 

ECTS: 0,5

Time: 2. November 2026

Place:
 Aalborg University

Zip code: 
9220

City: 
Aalborg

Number of seats: 
40
Deadline for enrolment: 12. October 2026

NB This course is only for PhD Students at Aalborg University

Important information concerning PhD courses: There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

For external PhD students:
This course is a general course and is prioritized for PhD Students enrolled at Aalborg University. If there are available seats, PhD students from other universities will be accepted. You will be notified shortly after the deadline if you have been accepted.

To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

You may find more information in our FAQ:
https://phd.moodle.aau.dk/local/page/faq

For inquiries not described in the FAQ, please contact the PhD administration at
phdcourses@adm.aau.dk. When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.

Year: 2026
ECTS points: 0,5
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