►General compulsory training for all PhD students

• Research Ethics and Epistemology - Prof. Mariachiara Tallacchini (8 h) - Year 1
• Public speaking - Prof. Federica Missaglia (15 h) - Year 1
• Writing research project and scientific papers - Prof. John Williams (8 h)- Year 1
• Environmental ethics and the Christian proposal - Prof. Don Roberto Maier (8 h) - Year 3
• Three minutes thesis - Prof. John Laurence Dennis (9 h) - Year 3

►General compulsory training for PhD students - Economic-Legal Area

• Sustainable Animal Production - Prof. Paolo Ajmone Marsan - Dr. Luca Cattaneo (8 h) - Year 2
• Sustainable Crop Production - Dr. Andrea Fiorini (8 h) - Year 2
• Food Technologies and Sustainability - Dr. Gianluca Giuberti (8 h) - Year 2

►General compulsory training for PhD students -  Biological-Agricultural Area

• Business planning principles and tools - Dr. Ilaria Galavotti (8 h) - Year 1 
• European Food Law and policy -  Dr. Beatrice La Porta (8 h) - Year 2
• Sustainability Management - Dr. Riccardo Torelli (8 h) - Year 3

ENGLISH SKILLS

• Basic English course - Dr. Francesca O' Kane (45 h)
• Academic English course  - Dr. Francesca O' Kane (30 h)

SPECIFIC TRAINING AT STUDENT'S CHOICE

A completamento della formazione ogni dottorando, d'intesa con i tutor, dovrà predisporre un piano formativo ad hoc che preveda almento 32 ore scelte tra i corsi sotto proposti. I corsi saranno attivati con un minimo di 4 iscritti.

Topic  "statistics and big-data"

• Applied statistics  - Prof. Riccardo Negrini (16 h)
• Advanced methods for agri-food data analysis - Prof. Riccardo Negrini (Dr. Mario Barbato - 2 hours pratical on R statistic platform) - (8 h)
• Towards Big Data. Informatics tools for data manipulation (course I) - Dr. Alessandra Stella (8 h)
• Towards Big Data. Informatics tools for data manipulation (course II) - Dr. Alessandra Stella (8 h)

Topic "Advanced biotechnologies"

• Genetic modification and assisted evolution technologies in plant breeding - Prof. Matteo Busconi (8 h)
• Introduction to epigenetics and epigenomics - Prof. Paolo Ajmone Marsan (8 h)
• Methods to analyse molecular data on agricultural biodiversity - Dr. Licia Colli (8 h)
• Proteomics and metabolomics in the agro-food chain - Dr. Gabriele Rocchetti (8 h)

Topic "Environmental issues"

• Bees, beekeeping and pollination - Dr. Ilaria Negri (8 h)
• Carbon farming & agricultural carbon credits - Dr. Andrea Ferrarini (8 h)
• Climate Change: focus on perennial crops - Prof. Sergio Tombesi (8 h)
• One Health: Ecosystems humans health and food -  Prof. Daniele Generali (16 h)

Topic "The micro word"

• Beneficial microorganisms in the agri-food system - Prof. Edoardo Puglisi (8 h)
• Microbes in the agri-food chain: emerging risk - Dr.  Daniela Bassi (8 h)
• Microbes in the agri-food chain: their positive roles - Dr. Vania Patrone (8 h)
• The micro word - Dr. Paolo Bellassi (8 h)

Topic "Data driven modelling in agriculture"

• Development of Decision Support Systems (DSSs) for sustainable agriculture - Prof. Tito Caffi (8 h)
• Digitalization, rural development and innovation in agriculture - Prof. Matteo Gatti (8 h)
• Introduction to application of SYSTEM DYNAMICS modeling approach in biological Science - Prof. Antonio Gallo (8 h)
• Theory, formulation and practical examples of system thinking applied in modeling of complex biological and environmental system - Prof. Antonio Gallo (8 h)

Topic "Management"

• Business organisation and human resource management - Prof. Francesco Virili (8 h)
• Introduction to the Italian tax system in agriculture - Dr. Andrea Purpura (8 h)

Topic "Research-aid tools"

• Understandig and practicing bibliometric analysis with bibliometrix and biblioshiny - Proff. Michele Cipriano - Stefano Za (8 h)
• Use of Artificial Intelligence in Science and Economy - Dr. Fabrizio Capocasale (8 h)

Topic "Strategic Communication"

• Communication of scientific research results - Dr. Marco Ferrari (8 h)
• Food Consumer Psycology  - Prof. Guendalina Gaffigna (8 h)

Interdisciplinary training organized by the Doctorate Office in Milan - Doctoral Skills Training