Common use of TRAINING COMPONENT Clause in Contracts

TRAINING COMPONENT. 7.1. The candidate must complete a training component of 30 ECTS, equivalent to one semester’s workload, with relevance for the research conducted by the candidate. The institutions must in the candidate’s individual agreement agree upon how the candidate shall undertake the training component of the programme. The training component must provide training in academic dissemination, theory of science and ethics, and research methods. 7.2. A maximum of 10 credits of the total 30 credits may be earned prior to admission, as long as they have been earned no more than five (5) years prior to the date of admission. Inclusion of course credits earned prior to admission must be based on their relevance to the PhD research, are subjects of application and must be accepted by both parties. 7.3. The training component must be completed and approved before the thesis is submitted. 7.4. There shall be joint recognition of courses included in the double PhD degree education given at both universities. Care should be taken to avoid overlap between courses. This is mainly the supervisors’ responsibility. 7.5. Documentation of course work must be done through approved transcripts in English from either university.