Nowadays, people are caught up in the turmoil of change. This situation is even more evident in times of transition from ones life’s phase to another, particularly when approaching the labour market for the first time. Therefore, institutions are called to support people in their process of growth and development, guide them and help them overcome the complexities they are facing. Useful actions can be organised in a project of high apprenticeship, identifying the interests of all the actors involved: Universities, Students, and Businesses. In this article we highlight these aspects of educational planning and research on doctorate courses in high apprenticeship, we referred to the experience of University of Padua