Courses

Complex Problem Solving

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours VS208
CNord
08-01-2025 21-01-2025

21-01-2025
23-01-2025
28-01-2025
04-02-2025
06-02-2025

10:00-13:00

Taught in English.
Limited to 20 attendees.
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Personal Data Processing for Doctoral Theses

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2 hours Online 08-01-25 22-01-25 22-01-25

16:00–18:00
Taught in Spanish, teaching materials in English. Form Syllabus

Data Visualization and Storytelling

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15 hours CCN OMEGA S215 31-10-2024 15-11-2024

15-11-2024
22-11-2024
29-11-2024
13-12-2024
20-12-2024

10:00-13:00

Taught in English.
Limited to 20 attendees.
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Contar la Ciencia

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
9 hours

CNord
Edifici Vèrtex

VS208

18-11-24 02-12-24

02-12-24
09-12-24
16-12-24

15:00-18:00

Course in CATALAN/SPANISH. At the end of the students must generate a brief communication piece to disseminate on social media. Form Syllabus

Ethics for Engineers, Researchers and Innovators

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours

Campus Nord

C6-E106

25-10-24 08-11-24 08-11-24
15-11-24
22-11-24
29-11-24
13-12-24

10:00-13:00
All sessions will be carried out in person. Form Syllabus

Challenge-based Innovation Project (2nd edition)

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15 hours CCN OMEGA S215 16-10-2024 30-10-24 30-10-2024
06-11-2024
20-11-2024
27-11-2024
11-12-2024

10:00-13:00

The Research Plan must have been presented and assessed.
Limited to 20 attendees.

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Search Inside Yourself (3rd edition)

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15 hours Sala Àgora, Servei d'Esports UPC Barcelona 31-10-24 12-11-24 12-11-24
19-11-24
14-01-25

09:00–17:30
Free course with a 50 € deposit, which will be returned after attending 100% of its sessions. The course's language is level B2 English Form Syllabus

Scientific Writing: Putting Why? before How?

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
12 hours

CNord A4

205

12-11-24 20-11-24 20-11-24
21-11-24

09:30-17:30
Exclusive for doctoral students planning to publish an article soon. The course will be carried out in person, taught in English and is limited to 25 attendees. Form Syllabus

Introduction to Bayesian Data Analysis

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15 hours Campus Nord
D3004
21-10-2024 05-11-2024

05-11-2024
06-11-2024
12-11-2024
13-11-2024
19-11-2024

10:00-13:00

The course is in person and taught in English. It is limited to 25 attendees, it requires basic notions of statistics. Form Syllabus

Responsible Conduct in Research and Innovation (Research Integrity)

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours

Campus Nord

C6-E106

20-09-24 27-09-24 27-09-24
04-10-24
11-10-24
18-10-24
25-10-24

10:00–13:00
All sessions will be carried out in person. Form Syllabus

Statistics and data science for PhD research. Module 2: Bayesian Modelling (2nd edition)

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours Campus Nord D6004 24-05-24 04-06-24 04-06-24
06-06-24
11-06-24
13-06-24
20-06-24

10:00-13:00
All sessions will be done in person Limited to those who were placed on the waiting list for the first edition, who have been contacted through email Syllabus

Entrepreneurship for Research Projects (1st edition)

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours Campus Nord
A1201
(VS218 on 07-06-24)
02-05-24 10-05-24 10-05-24
17-05-24
31-05-24
07-06-24
21-06-24

15:00-18:00
The Research Plan must have been presented and assessed.
Limited to 20 attendees.
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Introduction to Science Communication and Outreach

Duration (hours) Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
3 Online 28-04-2024 29-04-2024 15:00-18:00 The teaching language is English. Form Programme

Past courses

Mastering Complexity: Strategic Thinking for Solving Complex Problems

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours D6004
FIB
CNord
30-10-25 13-11-25 13-11-25
27-11-25
04-12-25
11-12-25
18-12-25

09:00-12:00
Face-to face course. Taught in Spanish. Form Syllabus

Mastering Complexity: Strategic Thinking for Solving Complex Problems

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours A3 106

Campus Nord
27-01-26 18-02-26 18-02-26
19-02-26
20-02-26
27-02-26

09:00-13:00
Intensive course taught in English. Form Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction to Statistical Inference

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours A3 105
Campus Nord
26-09-2025 13-10-2025 13-10-2025
15-10-2025
20-10-2025
22-10-2025

10:00-14:00
Course in English, limited to 50 attendees (25 in person and 25 online). Form Syllabus

Module 2: Introduction to Bayesian data Modelling

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours

B4 002 (days 4 and 5)

A4 101 (days 11 and 12)

CNord

21-10-2025 04-11-2025 04-11-2025
05-11-2025
11-11-2025
12-11-2025

10:00-14:00
Presential course taught in English. Limited to 30 attendees. Statistics basic knowledge is required. Form Syllabus

Module 3: Research project

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15 hours A1 101
Campus Nord

23-03-26 08-04-26

08-04-2026
10-04-2026
15-04-2026
17-04-2026
24-04-2026

10:00-13:30

Presential course fixed to April 2026. Advanced knowledge in Statistics.
Limited to 15 attendees.
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Module 4: Statistical Modelling

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15 hours A3 103
Campus Nord
30-03-2026 13-04-2026

13-04-2026
15-04-2026
20-04-2026
22-04-2026
27-04-2026

10:00-13:00

Presential course fixed to April/May 2026. Requirements:  Probability and statistics. Programming with statistical software, R recommended. Limited to 20 attendees. Form Syllabus

Module 5: An introduction to multivariate data analysis

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15 hours A2 104
Campus Nord
06-04-2026 20-04-2026 20-04-2026
22-04-2026
27-04-2026
29-04-2026
04-05-2026

14:00-17:00
Presential course. Requirements: Linear algebra. Probability and statistics. Programming with statistical software, R recommended. Limited to 20 attendees. Form Syllabus

Personal Data Processing for Doctoral Theses

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
2 hours Online 08-01-25 22-01-25 22-01-25

16:00–18:00
Taught in Spanish, teaching materials in English. Form Syllabus

Personal Data Processing for Doctoral Theses

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
2 hours Online 09-01-2026 28-01-2026

28-01-2026


15:00-17:00

Taught in Spanish, teaching materials in English. Form Syllabus

Publishing and Communicating Scientific Knowledge

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
7,5 hours

A3 103

Campus Nord

04-11-2025 18-11-2025

18-11-2025
25-11-2025
02-12-2025

10:00-12:30

Face-to-face course. Taught in English. Limited to 20 attendees. Form Syllabus

Publishing and Communicating Scientific Knowledge

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
7,5 hours

VS 204
Vèrtex Building
Campus Nord

27-04-26 04-05-26 04-05-2026
11-05-2026
18-05-2026

10:00-12:30
Face-to-face course taught in English. Limited to 20 attendees. Form Syllabus

Responsible Conduct in Research and Innovation

Duration (hours)LocationEnrolment deadlineStart dateScheduleDetailsEnrolmentFurther information
25 C6-E106 Campus Nord - 22-09-23 Friday, 11:00-13:00 13 2-hours sessions  plus recommended readings - Syllabus

Responsible Conduct in Research and Innovation (Research Integrity)

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours

Campus Nord

C6-E106

20-09-24 27-09-24 27-09-24
04-10-24
11-10-24
18-10-24
25-10-24

10:00–13:00
All sessions will be carried out in person. Form Syllabus

Responsible Conduct in Research and Innovation (Research Integrity)

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours Campus Nord

C6-E106
19-09-25 03-10-25 03-10-25
10-10-25
17-10-25
24-10-25
31-10-25

10:00-13:00
All sessions will be held in person and taught in English. Form Syllabus

Scientific Writing: Putting Why? before How?

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
12 hours

CNord A4

205

12-11-24 20-11-24 20-11-24
21-11-24

09:30-17:30
Exclusive for doctoral students planning to publish an article soon. The course will be carried out in person, taught in English and is limited to 25 attendees. Form Syllabus

Search Inside Yourself (3rd edition)

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours Sala Àgora, Servei d'Esports UPC Barcelona 31-10-24 12-11-24 12-11-24
19-11-24
14-01-25

09:00–17:30
Free course with a 50 € deposit, which will be returned after attending 100% of its sessions. The course's language is level B2 English Form Syllabus

Statistics and data science for PhD research. Module 1: Introduction

Duration (hours)LocationEnrolment deadlineStart dateScheduleDetailsEnrolmentFurther information
15 Campus Sud / Online 20-10-23 6-11-23 Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 to 14:00 Limited to 25 attendees Form Syllabus

Statistics and data science for PhD research. Module 2: Bayesian Modelling (2nd edition)

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours Campus Nord D6004 24-05-24 04-06-24 04-06-24
06-06-24
11-06-24
13-06-24
20-06-24

10:00-13:00
All sessions will be done in person Limited to those who were placed on the waiting list for the first edition, who have been contacted through email Syllabus

Statistics and data science for PhD research. Module 2: Bayesian Modelling

Duration (hours) Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 Campus Nord A2104

Online
15-04-2024 22-04-2024 22-04-2024,
25-04-2024,
29-04-2024,
06-05-2024,
09-05-2024,

15:00-18:00
All the sessions will be in-person except for the last one (09-05-2024), which will be carried out through Google Meet. Form Syllabus

Statistics and data science for PhD research. Module 3: Research project

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15 hours A1 201
Campus Nord
19-03-2025 02-04-2025

02-04-2025
04-04-2025
07-04-2025
09-04-2025
11-04-2025

10:00-13:30

Limitted to 15 attendees. Taught in English. Advanced knowledge in Statistics. Form Syllabus

The Power of Narrative: The Art and Science of Storytelling

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15 hours A4 203
Campus Nord

12-02-26 24-02-26 24-02-26
03-03-26
10-03-26
26-03-26
27-03-26

09:00-12:00
Face-to-face course. Taught in Spanish. Form Syllabus

The Power of Narrative: The Art and Science of Storytelling

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours A4 204
Campus Nord
01-06-2026 15-06-2026 15-06-2026
16-06-2026
18-06-2026
19-06-2026
22-06-2026

09:00-13:00
Face-to-face course taught in English. Form Syllabus

The Science of Leadership: Managing and Motivating Research Teams

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15 hours Sala Àgora
Campus Nord
23-02-2026 09-03-2026

09-03-2026
11-03-2026
16-03-2026
18-03-2026
23-03-2026

10:00-13:00

Face-to-face course. Taught in English. Form Syllabus

The Science of Leadership: Managing and Motivating Research Teams

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
15 hours D3 004
Campus Nord
25-05-26 08-06-26 08-06-26
09-06-26
10-06-26
11-06-26
25-06-26

09:00-13:00
Face-to-face course taught in English. Form Syllabus

Visualizing Knowledge: Theories and Practices in Data Visualization

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15 hours D6004
FIB
CNord
19-09-25 02-10-25 02-10-25
09-10-25
16-10-25
30-10-25
06-11-25

09:00-12:00
Face-to-face course. Taught in Spanish. Form Syllabus

Visualizing Knowledge: Theories and Practices in Data Visualization

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15 hours A6 104
Campus Nord
20-01-26 02-02-26 02-02-26
03-02-26
04-02-26
05-02-26

15:00-19:00
Intensive course taught in Spanish. Form Syllabus

Visualizing Knowledge: Theories and Practices in Data Visualization

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15 hours A3 101
Campus Nord
24-04-2026 30-04-2026

30-04-2026
05-05-2026
14-05-2026
21-05-2026
28-05-2026

09:00-12:00

Face-to-face course taught in English. Form Syllabus

Wellbeing in the PhD: strategies for a safe and healthy academic carreer

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
24 hours Campus Diagonal-Besòs, Casa To 25-04-25 30-04-25 Every Wednesday from 30-04-25 to 16-07-25.

15:30 - 17:30
Course taught in Catalan and Spanish, for 5 to 12 participants. Form Syllabus

Wellbeing in the PhD: strategies for a safe and healthy academic carreer

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
8 h/module Casa To
Campus Besòs
18-05-26
(or until all places are filled)
04-06-2026

Module 1:
04-06-2026
11-06-2026
Module 2:
18-06-2026
25-06-2026
Module 3:
09-07-2026
16-07-2026

14:30-18:30

Course taught in person in English. It consists of three 8-hour modules that can be taken independently.

Form module1

Form module 2

Form module 3

Syllabus

Write winning proposals: A hands-on Marie Curie proposal writing course

Duration Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information
30 hours

03-02-2026
07-07-2026
A4 204
Campus Nord

03-03-2026
07-04-2026
05-05-2026
02-06-2026
Aula S208
Edifici Vèrtex
Campus Nord

20-01-2026 03-02-2026 03-02-2026
03-03-2026
07-04-2026
05-05-2026
02-06-2026
07-07-2026

09:00-13:00

Face-to-face course. Taught in English.
Aimed at PhD candidates who are finishing their thesis and recent graduates.
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Statistics and data science for PhD research. Module 2: Bayesian Modelling

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15 Campus Nord A2104

Online
15-04-2024 22-04-2024 22-04-2024,
25-04-2024,
29-04-2024,
06-05-2024,
09-05-2024,

15:00-18:00
All the sessions will be in-person except for the last one (09-05-2024), which will be carried out through Google Meet. Form Syllabus

Integrating sustainability principles in your research - 1st edition in English

Duration (hours) Location Enrolment deadline Start date Schedule Details Enrolment Further information

15

Campus Nord

22-03-2024

08-04-2024

08-04-2024

09-04-2024

11-04-2024

16-04-2024

18-04-2024

To obtain the certificate, a minimum attendance of 80% of the course is required, as well as the delivery of a sustainability impact assessment report (environmental, social, economic and ethical issues) of the thesis project.

There will be at least 10 students and at most 25.

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Syllabus

Ethics for Engineers, Researchers and Innovators

Duration (hours)LocationEnrolment deadlineStart dateScheduleDetailsEnrolmentFurther information
25 Campus Nord, C6-E106 - March 1st, 2024 Friday, 11:00-13:00 Limited to 40 attendees Enrolment form Syllabus

Technology-based Innovation Project (1st edition)

Duration (hours)LocationEnrolment deadlineStart dateScheduleDetailsEnrolmentFurther information
15 Campus Nord UPC 26-01-24 31-01-24 31-01-24
7-02-24
28-02-24
6-03-24
20-03-24

10:00-13:00
Must attend at least 80% of the sessions and turn in a final project.

The minimum number of students will be 8 and the maximum 20.
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Search Inside Yourself

Duration (hours)LocationEnrolment deadlineStart           dateScheduleDetailsEnrolmentFurther information
16 Sala Àgora Campus Nord UPC / Online 26-10-23 07-11-23 On-site: Tuesday 16:00-19:00
Online: Tuesday 16:30-19:30
Free course, with a deposit of 50 € which will be returned if the student attends at least an 80% of the sessions. Search Inside Yourself (SIY) Servei d'Esports de la UPC

Course organized jointly with the UPC Innovation and Community Office.