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PhD Program in
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Luis M. Camarinha [email protected]
10 Feb 2020
INAUGURAL SESSION
2019 / 2020
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12 th Edition of the PhD program on Electrical and Computer Engineering
since the introduction of the Bologna model
2008/2009
2009/2010
2010/20112011/2012
2012/20132013/2014
2014/20152015/2016
2016/20172017/2018
2018/2019
2019/2020
WELCOME: 2019/2020 EDITION
Pre-Bologna
Post-Bologna
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GENERIC CONTEXT
“Doctoral education has always been
one of the core missions of the
universities”
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EUA Report 2005
Compliance with Bologna model
A legal requirement
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Law 74/2006
Preparation of well-trained PhDs in
engineering, with a good mix of
scientific and soft skills
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BOLOGNA PROCESS
Bologna Declaration, 1999
Aims to create the European
higher education area by
harmonizing academic degree
standards and quality
assurance standards
throughout Europe for each
faculty and its development
Priorities for
2010-2020:
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BOLOGNA PROCESS ...
1. Ensuring a quality higher education system
2. Adopting a two- or three-cycle system of study (BA, MA, PhD)
3. Promoting the mobility of students and academic and administrative staff
4. Introducing a credit system (ECTS) for the assessment of study performance
5. Recognition of levels: adopting a system of easily identifiable and comparable levels
6. Active involvement of higher education institutions, teachers and students in the
Bologna Process and student participation in the management of higher education
7. Promoting a European dimension in higher education
8. Promoting the attractiveness of the European higher education area
9. Lifelong learning
10. A European higher education area
and a European research area
– two pillars of a society based
on knowledge
Bucharest Communiqué 2012
To become an independent researcher ?
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WHY BECOMING A DOCTOR ?
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To know more ?
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WHY BECOMING A DOCTOR ?
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WHAT IS A DOCTOR ?
The PhD degree is awarded to those candidates that show:
a. The capacity for a systematic understanding of his / her specialization area.b. Skills and clear mastery of the engineering research methods.c. Autonomous capacity for conceiving, designing, adapting, and realizing
significant research, as autonomous researcher or member of a team, respecting the usual academic levels of quality, rigor and integrity.
d. Aptitude for contributing to widen the knowledge frontiers through the development of a significant amount of original research duly accredited by publication in selected international Conferences and or Scientific Journals with peer reviewing.
e. Capacity to analyze with a critical spirit, to evaluate, and to synthesize new and complex ideas in a context of fast technological and socio-organizational change.
f. Capacity to communicate with his / her peers and the academic community as well as the society in general, both at national and international levels, regarding his / her specialization area.
g. Capacity to promote, both in the academic and professional contexts, the technological, socio-economic and cultural progress under the framework of a knowledge- and collaboration-based society.
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WHAT IS A DOCTOR ?
The PhD degree is awarded to those candidates that show:
a. The capacity for a systematic understanding of his / her specialization area.b. Skills and clear mastery of the engineering research methods.c. Autonomous capacity for conceiving, designing, adapting, and realizing
significant research, as autonomous researcher or member of a team, respecting the usual academic levels of quality, rigor and integrity.
d. Aptitude for contributing to widen the knowledge frontiers through the development of a significant amount of original research duly accredited by publication in selected international Conferences and or Scientific Journals with peer reviewing.
e. Capacity to analyze with a critical spirit, to evaluate, and to synthesize new and complex ideas in a context of fast technological and socio-organizational change.
f. Capacity to communicate with his / her peers and the academic community as well as the society in general, both at national and international levels, regarding his / her specialization area.
g. Capacity to promote, both in the academic and professional contexts, the technological, socio-economic and cultural progress under the framework of a knowledge- and collaboration-based society.
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NEW REQUIREMENTS
1. Scientific training in core research skills research methodology and techniques research management, analysis & reflection problem solving scientific writing and publishing awareness of scientific ethics IPR etc.
European University Association Report www.eua.be
Training in core and transferable skills
2. Training in transferable (generic) personal and professional skills and competencies
• writting and communication skills• networking and team-working• resources management• leadership skills• time management• career management• etc.
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PhD: a degree not focused on acquiring more (existing)
knowledge … but rather on how to create new knowledge
Main objective: to become a competent researcher who can do / leadindependent research in a chosen area
Learn to properly formulate a problem and apply suitable techniques to produce results that further the state of understanding about that problem
It certainly also requires deep knowledge in the chosen area, knowledge about related areas, and the experience of working on research problems
How to identify & formulate a research
question?
How to formulate a research hypothesis?
How to establish a research plan?
How to publish research results ?
How to launch and manage research projects?How to create
impact?
How to assess research results ?
And ...?
PhD GOAL
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Not only research skills ...
We want to help you building your career
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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Courses
Thesis defense
60 ECTS
1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year
5 x
6 E
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S30 E
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Thesis Plan defense
Research and thesis development
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Enterprise Collaborative
Networks Industry Information
Systems
Robotics and Integrated
ManufacturingControl and
Decision
Computational and Perceptional
SystemsSignal
Processing
Tele-communications
Electronics
Energy
A large spectrum of
options
SPECIALIZATIONS
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PROGRAM IN DETAILS
Formal lectures
Guided studies
Hands-on
Scientific Research Methodologies and Techniques
Entrepreneurship Methods
Free Option
Advanced Topics in ...
Research Planning
Doctoral Conference
• Formal lectures• Concentrated mode• Work assignments
• Classical course•1st or 2nd semester
• Guided by various professors• Work assignments
• Guided by supervisor• Thesis Plan preparation
• Initial tutorial sessions• Task forces• Periodic meetings• Conference
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DETAILS – GROUP 1
Unit 1: INTRODUCTIONUnit 2: SCIENTIFIC METHODUnit 3: LITERATURE REVISIONUnit 4: PUBLICATION OF RESULTSUnit 5: THESIS ORGANIZATION AND VALIDATIONUnit 6: RESEARCH IN COLLABORATIONUnit 7: PROJECT PROPOSAL PREPARATION Unit 8: RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGEMENTUnit 9: ASSESSMENT OF RESEARCH RESULTSUnit 10: RESEARCH ETHICSUnit 11: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSUnit 12: ROADMAPPING AND FUTURE PLANNING (1)Unit 13: ROADMAPPING AND FUTURE PLANNING (2)Unit 14: PROJECT PROPOSAL PREPARATION - Examples
Scientific Research Methodologies and Techniques
15 x 2 h sessions
February 2020(concentrated in 2~3 weeks)
1. Short questions (homework)2. Preparation of a technical paper (acting as an author).3. Evaluation of a technical paper (acting as a referee).4. Preparation of a research project proposal in response
to a national or European Call for proposals.
Assignments:
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DETAILS – GROUP 1
Entrepreneurship Methods
Unit 1: INTRODUCTIONUnit 2: BASIC CONCEPTSUnit 3: BUSINESS PLANUnit 4: ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIESUnit 5: NEW VENTURE FINANCINGUnit 6: PRODUCTIZATION OF RESEARCH RESULTSUnit 7: INCUBATORS AND TECHNOLOGICAL PARKSUnit 8: MANAGEMENT OF CREATIVITYUnit 9: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERUnit 10: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (1)Unit 11: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (2)Unit 12: INNOVATION IN NETWORKSUnit 13: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIPUnit 14: STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIPUnit 15: ELEVATOR PITCH
15 x 2 h sessions
March 2020 ?(concentrated in 2~3 weeks)
External + Internal experts
1. Select promising research results from a recently finished (or ongoing) research project. Elaborate a plan for impact creation / exploitation of those results.
2. Participate in the competition “Learn to be an entrepreneur”.
Assignments:
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DETAILS – GROUP 1
Free Option
Selected from any other course (or set of courses totaling 6 ECTS) from the PhD programs offered by FCT/UNL or any other university, subject to approval by the Scientific Committee of the PhD Program.
1st or 2nd Semester
Examples:
• 2nd Advanced Topics .... from our program • Course from another PhD program• ...
• Courses from NOVA Doctoral School
There is a specific form to propose the course
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INDUSTRY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTATIONAL & PERCEPTIONAL SYSTEMS
ROBOTICS & INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS
SIGNAL PROCESSING
ENERGY
ELECTRONICS
DETAILS – GROUP 2
Advanced Topics in ...
CONTROL AND DECISION
To choose 1 according to your Specialization Area
Each AT includes a number of UNITS- Topics- Recommended references- Contact professors
Different evaluation schemas
At least 2 professors involved in the evaluation
Schedule: START NOW
It might include lectures!
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DETAILS – GROUP 2
Research Planning
Schedule:START ASAP, not later than May 2020
Work Unit 1: Analysis of the state of the art and elaboration of a synthesis clearly identifying the current challenges. Special emphasis is put on the production of added valueby the student.
Work Unit 2: Elaboration of the work plan for the 2nd phase of the PhD Program, including:
- Definition of objectives (research questions) & motivation. - Definition of the approach, methods and tools to be adopted. -Preliminary identification of the potential contributions and
their putting in context, including intermediate results. - Definition of the activity plan and its scheduling.
Work Unit 3: Elaboration of the thesis validation strategy and plan.
Work Unit 4: Elaboration of the plan for dissemination and validation in the scientific community.
Work Unit 5: Integration of the research plan into the activities of the host research group.
Work Unit 6: Integration, if planned, of the activities in a national or international project.
Work Unit 7: Preparation of a report and public presentation and defense of the Thesis Plan.
Abstract1. Introduction / background2. Research question and
general approach3. Literature review4. Research methodology
Aimed contributionDetailed work plan and
schedulingValidation methodologyDissemination planIntegration with other
research activities5. References
Abstract1. Introduction / background2. Research question and
general approach3. Literature review4. Research methodology
Aimed contributionDetailed work plan and
schedulingValidation methodologyDissemination planIntegration with other
research activities5. References
THESIS PLAN
35 – 60 pages
Individual work in interaction with Supervisor(s)
Do it BEFORE starting your thesis work!
RELATIONSHIPS
Broad understanding of an area
(set of strongly related topics) that give a
general context and a comprehensive
perspective of the challenges
Deep study & analysis of the state of the art in the specific topic selected for the thesis, characterization of the research
question and research planning
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DETAILS – GROUP 3
Doctoral Conference
Unit 1: Conference preparation
Unit 2: Conference realization
Unit 3: Synthesis and assessment
PREPARATION
• Tutorial sessions• Task forces (several) on
•Scientific Program•Associated activities•Organizational logistics•Dissemination & sponsors
•Periodic meetings
• Start: May or June 2020
CONFERENCE REALIZATION
• Apr or May 2021 ?
•Open to other PhD students•Proceedings – book / journals
CONFERENCE REALIZATION
• Apr or May 2021 ?
•Open to other PhD students•Proceedings – book / journals
EVALUATION:1. Performance of the preparatory tasks2. Contribution to the technical content of the conference3. Assessment report
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DoCEIS – Doctoral Conference on Computing,
Electrical and Industrial Systems
Proceedings: SPRINGER
Indexed in:Web of Science, SCOPUS, DBLP
Emerging TrendsIn TechnologicalInnovation
DoCEIS’10 DoCEIS’11
Typically:Over 100 Submissions
From 20~25 Countries80~100 attendants
DoCEIS’12 DoCEIS’13 DoCEIS’14 DoCEIS’15
DoCEIS’16 DoCEIS’17 DoCEIS’18
http://doceis.dee.fct.unl.pt/
DoCEIS’19
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DoCEIS Example
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Free Option
DETAILS – INTER-RELATIONSHIPS
Research Planning
Entrepreneurship Methods
Doctoral conference
Advanced Topics ...
General knowledge of the area and its challgences
Methods
Paper on
Thesis Plan
IPR & ethics
Disseminationplans
ThesisPreparation
SoA & Plan
Dissemination &
exploitation plans
Background
Dissemination
experience
Scientific Research Methodologies and Techniques
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SCHEDULE – 1st year
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Inaugural session
Scientific Research Methodologies and Techniques
Entrepreneurship MethodsDoctoral Conference
Advanced Topics in ...
Free Option
Research Planning
Thesis Plan
defense
2020
...
May 21?
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DETAILS - THESIS
•Supervisor appointment•Registration of thesis topic•TAC appointment •Thesis plan preparation•Finish courses
•Public presentation of
Thesis Plan•Evaluation by TAC
• Progress report(+ Assessment by supervisor & CAT)
Progress report(+ Assessment by supervisor & CAT)
Progress report(+ Assessment by supervisor & CAT)
Favorable recommendation
by TAC
Thesis Submission
Examination board appointment
Corrections / final submission
Public defense
Publications (conferences with peer-reviewing, journals in SCI)e.g. IEEE, IFIP, IFAC, ...
1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year
Research period
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DIPLOMAS
Coursescomponent
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Thesiscomponent
Thesiscomponent
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WHEREABOUTS
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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
DEECDepartmentElectrical & Computer Engineering
Institutional linkProfessors / SupervisorsLabs & Research
LaboratoriesResearch projects
CTS
Other faculties
Other departments
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GOVERNANCE BODIES
Rectorof UNL
Scientific Councilof FCT-UNL
Scientific Commission
of EE Department
Scientific Committeeof ECE PhD Program
Approval ofProgram structureAcceptance of thesis for defense
Daily management of the Program
Strategic proposalsregarding the ProgramElection of Coordinator
Program approval
Examination boards nomination
...
(Simplified model)
ThesisAccompanying
CommitteeThesis
AccompanyingCommittee
ThesisAccompanying
Committee
Supervisor
Supervisor
Supervisor
PhD students
AcademicServices
(Post-Grad)
Prof. João Sá Água
Prof. Virgílio Machado
Rector
EE DeptSecretariat
PDEEC Coordinator
DeanFCT
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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Energy & ControlComputer
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Councilof DEE
Electronics & Telecommunications
Executive Committee
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UNINOVA:
CENTER OF TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS (CTS)
Electronic &Embedded Systems
Energy &Decision Systems
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UNINOVA:
CENTER OF TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS (CTS)
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UNINOVA:
CENTER OF TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS (CTS)
Integrated:
87% 13%
79.5% 20.5%
Collaborators:
82% 18%
94.2% 5.8%
PhD students:
77% 23%
63% 37%
Who we are:Who we are:Who we are:Who we are:39 Integrated members with PhD39 Integrated members with PhD39 Integrated members with PhD39 Integrated members with PhD
+ 34 Collaborators with PhD+ 34 Collaborators with PhD+ 34 Collaborators with PhD+ 34 Collaborators with PhD
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PROGRAM GOVERNANCE BODIES
Scientific Committeeof the ECE PhD Program
ProgramCoordinator
Other members
Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
Rui Neves Silva Rui DinisJosé Barata
SecretarialSupport
Helena Inácio
TAC - Thesis Accompanying Committee
• One per PhD candidate
•Composition:•Supervisor•Co-supervisor (if any)•1 Professor from EE Depart.
(will chair the Committee)
•1 External Doctor
Thesis Examination board
•Composition:• Rector (chair) [usually delegates]• At least 3 Professors or
Researchers with a PhD(experts in the topic of the thesis)
• Supervisor (or co-supervisor)Note: TAC members are part of this board
Supervisor
João Goes João Martins Ricardo Gonçalves
+ Co-supervisor (optional, max 2)
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PhD CANDIDATES - 2019/2020
Already registered
Waiting for VISA3rd phase(still open)
Several
… ?
58917Ali Gashtasbi
58902Ayman Sabah
58859Diyar Fadhil
58829Guilherme
Brito
58816João Pires
57424Kwabena Kyeremeh
58814Ricardo Martins
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PREVIOUS YEARS
2008/200927 registered
14 finished7 suspended, 4 quit 2 active
2009/201048 registered
31 finished10 suspended, 7 quit
2010/201121 registered
9 finished7 suspended, 5 quit
2011/201219 registered
10 finished2 suspended, 3 quit4 active
Ongoing(including 2019/2020):
105(56 active + 49 suspended)
A good critical mass !
2012/201317 registered
9 finished4 suspended, 2 quit2 active
2013/201413 registered
4 finished3 suspended, 2 quit4 active
Note: Most students are part-time … thus long duration
2014/201517 registered
1 finished4 suspended, 3 quit9 active
2015/201617 registered
4 finished3 suspended, 1 quit9 active
2016/20179 registered1 finished3 suspended, 1 quit4 active
2017/201813 registered4 suspended, 1 quit8 active
2018/201916 registered2 suspended
14 active
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Geographic origin - ENROLLED
PT World
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Geographic origin - CANDIDATES
PT World
GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN
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RECENTLY FINISHED THESES
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Finished theses: 90
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
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PROGRAM INFORMATION ...
http://sites.fct.unl.pt/pdeec
Support documents
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SOME FORMAL ISSUES
FINALIZE REGISTRATION
PROPOSE SUPERVISOR ...[specific form] ... till April 2020
-Specialization Area ? Advance Topics in ....
- Free Option course ?
- Credits transfer request (if applicable)[Academic office]
Definition of individual study plan CLIP
- Register for selected courses
[Program coordinator]
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B
PROPOSE TAC...[specific form] ... Preferably before end of the year
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CLIP
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SUPERVISOR
CO-SUPERVISOR(S) ?
When?How many?
SUPERVISOR PROPOSAL
Approval process?
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SUPERVISORS
LimitsA supervisor should not have more than 6 PhD students full-time under his/her supervision.In the case of co-supervision or part-time, each student counts 50%.
Required experience and activitySimilar to what is practiced in many other universities, the Scientific Committee considers that junior doctors without supervision experience should not start as main supervisors. Furthermore, a PhD supervisor needs to be an active researcher with adequate productivity.
Therefore, in order to qualify as main supervisor a doctor should:
Have successfully supervised / co-supervised at least one student. Have at least 2 journal papers indexed in the Science Citation Index during the
last 3 years.
Unexperienced doctors candidate to a first supervision should: Be co-supervisors (naturally in collaboration with an experienced supervisor). Have at least 2 journal papers indexed in the Science Citation Index during the
last 3 years.
NOTE: Supervisors in “red list” cannot submit new proposals to supervise new students until they solve pending issues
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TAC PROPOSAL
To be proposed by your supervisor
To be approved (or not) by the Scientific Committee of the PhD Program
Proposal to be submitted during the first year[before you submit the Thesis Plan]
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EVERY YEAR
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ANNUAL ASSESSMENT REPORT
YOUTAC
+
Registration for all non-
finished courses
After finishing all courses, every year you must register
for the special course “Thesis”
[and pay annual fees !!!]
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OTHER ISSUES
Part-time students (50%)
Extra courses (up tp 6), cost: 1/10
Reduced fee ?
“European doctorate”
Positive assessment by 2 professors from 2 other European countries
At least 1 member of the PhD evaluation board from another European country
Part of the defense in another official language (different from language of host country)
Preparation of thesis: at least 3 months in another European country
(cooperation protocol between UNL and other university)
Reg. Nº 215/2008 (UNL)
Diário da República, 2.ª série — N.º 82 — 28 de Abril de 2008
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GENERAL CHALLENGES
CULTURAL & LIFE CHANGES
PRO-ACTIVENESS
KNOWLEDGE CO-CREATION
PURSUING EXCELLENCE
… with ethics
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THE GOAL
New PhDs
in Electrical and Computer Engineering
in 2023
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Q & A