PhD in Textile Engineering
As established by the applicable regulations, PhD training shall include, in addition to the completion of the PhD dissertation, the PhD candidate’s completion of specific and cross-curricular training activities.
Each training activity is assigned an equivalent number of hours. PhD students must complete a minimum of 600 equivalent hours through various training activities in order to submit their PhD dissertation; of these, at least 10 percent (60 hours) must correspond to cross-curricular training courses.
The equivalent hours assigned to each type of activity, as well as the maximum number of hours that may be recognised, have been established by the Academic Committee of this PhD programme for its students.
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Recognition of Training Activities
| Block | Min. | Max. | Hours per activity (max.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-Curricular | 60 | 90 | ||
| Specific | Preparation and publication of results from the PhD dissertation in indexed journals | 0 | 450 | Up to 150 hours may be recognised for each article published in a Q1 journal indexed in the Web of Science, and at least 75 hours per article published in a journal ranked in a lower quartile. |
| Active participation in R&D projects or research contracts with companies as part of the PhD dissertation | 0 | 150 | 50 hours may be recognised for each project and year of participation, provided that the activity is related to the PhD dissertation. | |
| Participation in courses, seminars, tutorials, summer schools and other activities relevant to the PhD candidate’s training | 0 | 60 | The number of hours corresponding to the activity may be recognised where the PhD supervisor considers it appropriate. | |
| Participation in national and international conferences | 0 | 150 | Poster presentations: up to 25 hours per national conference and 50 hours per international conference. Oral presentations: up to 50 hours per national conference and 75 hours per international conference. | |
| Research stays at research centres or companies | 0 | 300 | Up to 25 hours may be recognised for each week of the stay. | |
| Development of products related to the PhD dissertation (patents, prototypes, intellectual property rights, etc.) | 0 | 300 | 100 hours may be recognised for each product, provided that the work is relevant to and aligned with the PhD dissertation. | |
| Book publications (full books or chapters) with an ISBN based on the results of the PhD dissertation | 0 | 150 | For publications issued by an international publisher, up to 100 hours may be recognised per book chapter and 150 hours per full book. For publications issued by a non-institutional national publisher, 50 percent of these hours may be recognised, up to 75 hours. | |
| Preparation and publication of results from the PhD dissertation in non-indexed journals | 0 | 150 | Up to 25 hours may be recognised for each article published in a non-indexed journal. |
Important points to bear in mind:
- Use of the application: Information on each activity must be managed through Thesis Management, where students must record their contributions and request recognition of the corresponding equivalent hours.
- PhD supervisor’s report: Recognition of equivalent hours requires a preliminary report from the PhD supervisor or tutor assessing the activity.
- Publications in indexed journals: When assessing articles published in indexed journals (AF2), the journal’s quartile shall be taken into account: 150 hours for Q1 journals and at least 75 hours for journals ranked in lower quartiles.
- Co-authorship: For a PhD dissertation submitted as a collection of articles, a statement of consent is required from co-authors who do not hold a PhD, and the PhD candidate must appear as the first or second author.