The Creative and Advanced Research Design and Strategies (CARDS) is a unique training programme that empowers PhD students, post-docs, and junior faculty to approach research questions with a creative and critical mindset. Unlike traditional research training, CARDS offers a specialised opportunity to explore innovative methodologies, encouraging participants to push beyond conventional approaches and develop original solutions to complex research challenges.

Through CARDS, participants gain the advanced tools and perspectives needed to lead pioneering research, setting a new standard for doctoral education at Católica Porto Business School. Finally, this Doctoral Training Programme also serves as a foundational step toward a broader initiative to establish a series of targeted doctoral programmes in the future.