Transferable skills studies in doctoral education

Transferable skills studies are open and free of charge to all JYU doctoral researchers.

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Courses & Staff training

Please note that for courses you can earn credits while for staff training, as a rule, no credits are awarded. Course information for courses with study credits can be found in the . Enrolment for the courses takes place in Sisu. See the Quick guide to course enrolment and . For technical problems with the Sisu system, please get in touch with the Sisu support team. Upcoming staff training can be found in . Check the curriculum of your doctoral programme to see which transferable skills courses you can include in your doctoral degree.

Discipline specific skills

Theory of Science

Spring 2025

Some of the courses are very popular and fill up quickly.  Be considerate and cancel your registration when you know you are not going to show up for the course. By cancelling your registration, you will give someone else an opportunity to attend the course.

Research skills

Research ethics

Spring 2025

The curricula of all doctoral programmes include at least 1 ECTS credit of research integrity studies as obligatory studies. Please check the curriculum of your doctoral programme for the required extent.

Responsible science at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥

Self-study material

Open science

Spring 2025
Autumn 2025

The curricula of all doctoral programmes include at least 1 ECTS credit of open science studies as obligatory studies. Please check the curriculum of your doctoral programme for the required extent.

Self-study material

Information seeking, managing references and general researcher courses

Spring 2025
Autumn 2025
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Research data

Spring 2025

offers versatile and high-quality training in scientific computing, data management, and information networks - from cutting-edge technologies to widely used methods and practical IT skills.

See also the offered by Aalto University

Self-study material

Publishing

Spring 2025

Research merits, profiles and evaluation

Spring 2025

Research methods and AI

Spring 2025

The Methodology Centre for Human Sciences (IHME) offers to the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥'s doctoral students and researchers training and events on related to the philosophy of science, ethics of science and general research skills across faculty boundaries. You can find IHME courses in Sisu system with course codes beginning with "IHMJ".

Open education

Spring 2025

Project management

Communication skills

Research communication courses at Movi for doctoral students

Spring 2025
Summer 2025

The curricula of all doctoral programmes include at least 2 ECTS credits of communication studies as obligatory studies. Please check the curricula of your doctoral programme for the required extent.

Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication Movidesigns and offers all degree specific communication and language courses and promotes the internationalisation of the university. You can find Movi's courses in Sisu system with course codes beginning with "XDOC".

A summary of Mov's training courses for doctoral researchers

Science communication

Spring 2025
Self-study material

Doctoral researchers can participate in Finnish as a second language courses for both students and staff at JYU.

Finnish as a second language courses are highly recommended for those who plan to work in Finland after completing their doctoral studies.

Wellbeing skills

The Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ wants to support the wellbeing of all members of the working community. A comprehensive range of services from self-study materials and online courses to expert-led coaching and lectures can be found in Intranet Uno.

Teaching and Guidance

Spring 2025
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Self-study material

Working life studies

Please find more information about working life studies and support services in Career Services for JYU Newsletter.

Self-study material

Did you know that you can find all upcoming staff training on ? Self-study materials, video materials and recordings of staff training are available at