Good to know
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Enter the course numbers in the section 'DTU courses' in the PhD plan
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Find course descriptions and registration instructions in the course database
ECTS activities
Types of ECTS activities that can be approved as part of the individual PhD study at DTU.
PhD courses
DTU’s PhD schools offer PhD courses on an ongoing basis via DTU’s course database.
In addition, the PhD student can participate in PhD courses offered by other educational institutions in Denmark and abroad.
MSc courses can be approved in special cases when the supervisor and the student justify the relevance of the course in question.
PhD specialized courses
A PhD specialized course may be created for individual or small groups of PhD students.
Any member of the scientific staff at DTU may be course responsible for a PhD specialized course, including the PhD student’s supervisor.
The course responsible must report results for PhD specialized courses.
Mandatory courses
The following two courses are mandatory for all PhD students at DTU unless they have acquired similar competences elsewhere:
- Supervision and facilitation of learning (course no. 88550).
- Sustainability Assessment and Communication (course no. 12959/12951).
Other relevant ECTS activities
PhD students may plan to participate in other ECTS activities and courses which support the individual PhD student’s research project or further career. These activities may be:
- journal clubs
- international summer schools
- seminars
- ad hoc courses
- online courses (Coursera and the like)
- conferences.
The list is not exhaustive.
DTU Corporate HR regularly offers the course 'How to write a scientific paper' (course no. 88555) to be found in the employee course database.
The principal supervisor must approve any ECTS activity which the PhD student plans to complete or have completed.
The Head of the PhD school approves the activities as part of the PhD programme by approving the PhD plan or half-year assessment in which the activity is listed.
For PhD specialized courses, external courses taken outside Denmark and other ECTS activities, please note that an official course description must be enclosed.
The ECTS course/activity form may be used to provide information about the course/activity that is lacking from the official description.
To have a result/ECTS credits for an external course or activity registered, the PhD student must provide a course or participation certificate to the PhD coordinator at the department, who will then forward it to the PhD administration for registration.
Results/credits for courses taken at DTU are registered based on communication and approval by the course responsible. The PhD student is not required to take any action.