Program structure and activities

Program structure

The current regulation and the adaptation to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) defines a unique period in Doctoral studies devoted to the development of the thesis work. 

The Academic Committee may require the adquisition of complementary scientific background.  In that case, will determine and monitor the achievment of the additional training stablishing suitable criteria to limit its duration. Complementary courses cold be devoted to  research training or theoretical or scientific training, without overpassing the legal limit  of 60 ECTS.

Complementary courses will be selected from the curricula of the Master's degrees that grant priority access to the program: Master in Innovation and Research in Informatics and Master in Advanced Mathematics and Mathematical Engineering as well as other Master studies offered at UPC that cover the required skills. 

The students will have two opportunities for passing complementary courses, the required time will depend on the periodicity of the offer of the subjects that they have to pass.

Doctoral Training Activities

Doctoral students will be trained to obtain the knowledge and abilities to perform research of international quality in the area. This training will be composed by different activities that will lead to the elaboration and defense of a Thesis. 

Usually students will  not need to register for courses, but they must register every academic year for the tutoring they receive.  All the training activities must be registered in the Doctoral Student Activity Report (DAD).

In the following table provides the list of required training activities and the minimum  number of hours that must be devoted (in total during the three years period) to the activity.  All the perforemed activities shoul be included in the DAD.

Activity	Description	Duration	Evaluation
Tutoring	Discussion sessions and research work with the supervisor/tutor	180	Supervisor
Computing Seminar	Attendance and participation in the joint seminar, aimed at all participants in the program. With the objective of presenting the latest developments in the various research areas related to the program and most representative contributions of the research groups that support the program.	6	Seminar responsible
Seminars	Seminars organized by the research groups that support the program. The doctoral students will have the opportunity to actively participate by presenting their contributions or a research article of interest. The seminars are open to all doctoral candidates to facilitate interdisciplinary training.	30	DAD
Courses	Intensive courses (1 or 2 weeks, 10 hours per week) linked to mobility programs or research groups participating doctoral program.	30	Course  grade DAD
International Scientific Conference or Workshop	Attendance to a international conference or workshop.	36	Certificate of attendance

Under the supervisor/tutor guidance some of the transversal research activities offered by UPC must be selected.

Previous mobility seminars

Mobility seminars and courses 2009-2010

Mobility seminars and courses 2008-2009

Mobility seminars and courses 2007-2008

Mobility seminars and courses 2006-2007

Mobility seminars and courses 2005-2006