Seminars and training activities

Student Seminars

While enrolled in the Ph.D. program in Economic History, students are required to attend the doctoral seminars in Economic History. These seminars are a training space where students present the progress of their research and receive feedback from their peers and the program faculty in a friendly atmosphere.
Full-time students must present a seminar during their second year and at least one additional seminar during their third or fourth year before submitting their thesis. Part-time students must present a seminar in their third year and at least one additional seminar in their fifth or sixth year before submitting their thesis. The option of presenting the progress of their research on an annual basis is also available to students, if they wish to do so.
It is imperative that all students enrolled in the program be in attendance at the seminars. Part-time students must attend at least half of the seminars.
The Academic Committee is responsible for organizing the second-year seminars (third year for part-time students), which always take place in June in a workshop format. This activity is called the June Paper Workshop.
Third-year (and subsequent) seminars are organized by the students. This self-organization ensures the seminars' relaxed format and provides valuable organizational experience for the students.
  

Training activities

In addition to student seminars, students are required to participate in training courses organized annually by the Ph.D. program. These courses may be taught by guest lecturers or faculty members from the program.
To successfully complete their training, doctoral students are also required to participate in at least 15 research seminars (8 in the case of part-time students) of the seminars that are organized by the Department of Economic History, Institutions, Politics, and World Economy (or other departments in the Faculty of Economics and Business). Students must also participate in conferences, inaugural lectures, and similar activities organized by the program.
Finally, the Ph.D. program organizes an annual Interuniversity Workshop in collaboration with the University Carlos III in Madrid and the University of Valencia. Third- and fourth-year students typically participate in the workshop. The venue rotates among the three universities. In years when the workshop is held outside of Barcelona, the program's Academic Committee selects two students to participate.