Program Overview

Program Overview

The Training Rotation (EDNE) is a program offered by the EPFL, designed for doctoral students. The program allows students to conduct a training rotation within the first year of their doctoral studies, which can last 1-3 months.

Program Details

• The program is worth 1 credit and is taught in English.
• The training rotation must be approved by the supervisor, the host laboratory, and the doctoral program director.
• Students must register for the number of months that their rotation will last, with the following course codes:
  • BIO 699 (n) = first month
  • BIO 699 (o) = second month
  • BIO 699 (p) = third month

Requirements

• Doctoral students interested in conducting a training rotation must write a one-page proposal outlining the educational objectives, work schedule, and means by which they intend to achieve them.
• The proposal must be approved by the thesis supervisor, the host laboratory PI, and the doctoral program director.
• The training rotation must take place within the first year of doctoral studies and can last 1-3 months, with a maximum of 3 months in total.
• 30 hours/month of technical training is equal to 1 ECTS.

Evaluation

• At the end of the training rotation, the student must give a short oral presentation of what they learned and its application to answering scientific questions related to their thesis project.
• A short evaluation of the extent to which the learning objectives were attained and the quality of presentation, designating a Pass or Fail, is filled out and signed by both the hosting lab PI and the Thesis Director.
• The form is returned to the program administrator for credit to be awarded.

Program Structure

• The program is optional and consists of 14 hours per term.
• The exam form is a project report, and the subject examined is the Training Rotation (EDNE).

Related Programs

• The program is part of the Neuroscience Doctoral School.