Training Activity
In agreement with the tutor, the PhD student is required to present a study plan (template) consisting of advanced courses/activities for 24 credits (ECTS) and 3 complementary training activities, to be completed within the first two years of the PhD program. The study plan must be approved by the board. Advanced courses Type e) activities can contribute to the acquisition of no more than 6 credits. ECTS: for courses or activities that do not have an official assignment of credits, the number of corresponding credits is assigned by the coordinator, in agreement with the tutor, upon request from the student or the tutor. Usually for PhD courses 5 hours correspond to 1 ECT. These exams must be completed within the first two years of the PhD program. Complementary training
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The study plan must be presented, with at least part of the activities, within the end of January of the 1st year. It must be completed, and possibly modified, within the end of January of the 2nd year.
Students can choose among the following activities:
a) courses offered within the PhD program in Mathematics of the University of Turin or other universities, including foreign universities;
b) advanced courses offered within the Master degree in Mathematics of the University of Turin;
c) courses in the form of reading courses, where the PhD student studies independently a subject under the guidance of a teacher, followed by a final exam;
d) study activities in the form of a working group of advanced level, i.e. a group of professors, researchers, and PhD students who study together a specific research topic;
e) research schools and similar activities.
Exams and certification: for each course/activity it is required to pass a final exam, defined by the teacher or the person in charge of the activity, with the possible exception of type e) activities that do not have a final exam. For type e) activities that do not have a final exam, the tutor will verify that the student has positively carried out the activity, with an interview or a seminar.
The positive outcome of the exam/activity is certified by the person in charge with a message to dottorato.matematica@unito.it (no grade is required).
Besides their study plan, graduate students can follow courses or participate in research activities in all the years of their studies.
PhD students are also expected to actively participate in the seminars of our department; some of them give lectures within these seminars.
PhD students are required to participate in at least three courses/seminars offered for the Complementary Training by the Doctoral School of the University of Turin, within the first two years of the PhD program. Certificates of attendance must be sent to dottorato.matematica@unito.it
One of these activities can be replaced by an outreach activity (terza missione), in this case the attendance is certified by the person in charge of the activity.
Complementary training activities
Every academic year the research groups of the Math Department organize a few working groups on specific research topics. Participation to such a working group can be part of the study plan of a graduate student.