This A conversation with Mr Dușa, assistant to the Director-General of the European Commission to plan training and formation in the final phase of the ESRs’ PhD programme. This session offers the opportunity to explore opportunities to be employed by governmental organizations as the European Commission, how the application process works, what skills are valued the most, how training is to be designed to maximize the opportunities to be employed by the Commission, skills/experiences that PhD applicants generally lack, and what kind of engagement EC employees have with academia.