This Map and Glossary is one of the results of DoCS4Design, an Erasmus+ project that originated in the idea to exchange experiences regarding the guidance of PhD candidates in the design field. Since 2018, academics from the six participating design schools regularly shared and discussed their approaches and results. In 2020, DoCS4Design started as a three year project in which the six schools work together to collect and disseminate best practices for a PhD in Design curriculum.