The students of the Doctoral Program must accredit in the first two years obtaining 9 ECTS in transversal training courses. Annually, the Academic Committee will make public the offer of these courses well in advance. The courses offered for the 2021/2022 academic year are the following: Introduction to research (3 ECTS) Investigation methodology Bibliographical sources Dissemination and publication of results Protection of results and intellectual property Research in engineering: relations with companies The Galician, Spanish and European R + D + i system Technology transfer to companies Docents: Juan María Pou Saracho, José Carlos Prado Prado Computer tools for research …
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Recommended Incoming Profile
In order for students to make adequate use of their doctoral studies in the Doctoral Program in Research in Advanced Technologies and Processes in Industry, the following entry profiles are recommended: Be in possession of a University Bachelor Degree regulated by the R.D. 1393/2007 and be in possession of the Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Vigo. Be in possession of a long-cycle degree regulated by the University Reform Law (LRU), such as Industrial Engineer, Telecommunications Engineer, Mining Engineer, Bachelor of Physical Sciences, Bachelor of Chemical Sciences.
Personal skills
Function in contexts where there is little specific information Finding the key questions to answer in order to solve a complex problem Design, create, develop and undertake novel and innovative projects in the field of knowledge Work both as a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context Integrate knowledge, face the complexity, and formulating judgments with limited information A critique and intellectual defense of solutions
Indicators
Academic Year 2014/2015 Places Available 20 Demand 18 No. of newly enrolled students 18 Total number of students enrolled 26 % of foreign students enrolled 7,69 % of students from other universities 0 % of students enrolled part-time 26,92 % of students with a scholarship or pre-doctoral contract 15,38 % of program students who carried out research stays 7,69 Satisfaction of doctoral students with studies in the first year 3,3 Satisfaction of doctoral students with studies in the third year 4,1
Development of the Thesis
The following rules are established for the development of the Doctoral Thesis: The Academic Commission of this doctoral program will ensure the correct development of the approved Doctoral Thesis Research Plans. The student will annually submit to the Academic Commission an annual report of the activity carried out in the preceding academic year, in which he/she will comment on the degree of compliance with the work and training plan previously established and included in the Student’s Activity Document. This report will also include a plan for future activities (both in terms of research, training and mobility). The report must have …
Specific skills
Acquisition of skills in the analysis and resolution of complex problems in the field of technologies and industrial processes Acquire and develop the ability to analyze, organize, select, classify and compile information on technologies and industrial processes Know the Galician, Spanish and European research, development and innovation system Know the management of research, technological development and innovation in the field of technologies and industrial processes.
Indicators
Academic Year 2013/2014 Places Available 20 Demand 11 No. of newly enrolled students 10 Total number of students enrolled 10 % of foreign students enrolled 0 % of students from other universities 0 % of students enrolled part-time 30 % of program students who carried out research stays 20 Satisfaction of doctoral students with studies in the first year 3,3 Satisfaction of doctoral students with studies in the third year 4,1
Regulation of the public defense of the PhD dissertation
In compliance with current regulations at the University of Vigo, PhD Dissertations must obtain authorization from the Academic Commission corresponding to the doctoral program in which the student is enrolled. Consequently, as a general rule, those PhD Dissertations that meet the following criteria will be accepted to proceed to public defense by the Academic Commission: The student author of the PhD Dissertation must justify having completed a minimum of two years in the research period. The student must have passed 9 ECTS of basic training courses. He/she must have passed all the training supplements established by the Academic Commission, if …
Transversal skills
Development of the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams Development of knowledge transfer skills using different presentation and dissemination tools or supports
Special Mentions
Internacional Mention in the Doctoral Diploma The doctoral diploma may include the mention of an international doctorate on the obverse, provided that the following circumstances concur: That during the stage of completion of the thesis the doctoral student had a minimum stay of three months outside of Spain in a prestigious higher education institution or research center, studying or carrying out research work. The stay and activities must be evaluated by the supervisor and authorized by the CAPD, and will be incorporated into the document of activities of the doctoral student. The minimum duration of the computable periods for the …