Program Access Information

Information for prospective PhD students is available on the UPV Doctoral School website:

https://www.upv.es/entidades/edoctorado/

All published information is available in three languages (Spanish, Valencian, and English).

Prospective applicants should take note of the following information:

• Information about the pre-registration process and its deadlines: https://www.upv.es/entidades/edoctorado/presenta-tu-solicitud-2025/
• Information on the various PhD programmes offered: https://www.upv.es/entidades/edoctorado/todos-los-programas-de-doctorado-ofertados-en-upv/
• Guidance for new students: https://www.upv.es/entidades/edoctorado/consejos-para-nuevos-estudiantes/

In addition, the pre-enrolment process for PhD studies is managed through the general pre-enrolment system of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). This provides applicants with an online platform that can be accessed from anywhere.

The online application system includes admission quota management, which ensures that the number of admissions established for the programme is not exceeded.

The admission of each applicant requires two approvals: approval from the Doctoral School, which ensures compliance with the minimum requirements established in Royal Decree 99/2011, and approval from the Academic Committee of the PhD Programme (CAPD), which ensures compliance with the requirements set out in the programme verification report, in accordance with the established criteria and the Evaluation Index (IV) score obtained by each applicant.

Applicants admitted to the PhD Programme in Textile Engineering must meet the requirements established in Royal Decree 99/2011 of 28 January, which regulates official PhD studies.

The programme requirements are set out in the Admission Criteria. In summary, regarding academic qualifications, the programme is open to Spanish or foreign graduates with a background in science or industrial engineering.

The Academic Committee may also consider applicants with other profiles, whose admission shall be subject to the completion of a variable amount of additional training.

The recommended admission profile requires a Master’s degree, preferably in Textile Engineering, although Master’s degrees in fields such as Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Experimental Sciences may also be considered.

The following indicative list includes University degrees that meet the recommended admission profile, together with equivalent foreign degrees, without excluding other equivalent qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in Textile Engineering.
• A Master’s degree in Materials Science.
• A Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
• A Master’s degree in Organisational and Logistics Engineering.
• A Master’s degree in Sustainable Chemistry.
• A Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering.
• A Master’s degree in Electrochemistry.
• A Master’s degree in Chemistry.
• A Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering.
• A Master’s degree in Energy Technology.
• A Master’s degree in Industrial Safety.
• Bachelor’s degree in Science comprising at least 300 ECTS credits.
• Former Industrial Engineering degree comprising at least 300 ECTS credits.
• Former Industrial Technical Engineering degree together with a Master’s degree from the list above, comprising at least 300 ECTS credits in total.

Access Requirements

The access requirements are those established in Article 6 of Royal Decree 99/2011 of 28 January:

As a general rule, access to an official PhD programme requires an official Spanish Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent degree, and an official Spanish Master’s degree, or an equivalent degree, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been completed across both degree programmes.

Access shall also be granted to applicants who meet any of the following conditions:

a) Hold official Spanish University degrees, or equivalent Spanish degrees, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been completed through these degree programmes and that level 3 of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education has been attained.

b) Hold a degree awarded under an education system within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), without the need for official recognition, which certifies level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework, provided that the degree grants access to PhD studies in the country in which it was awarded.

c) Hold a degree awarded under an education system outside the EHEA, without the need for official recognition, provided that the University verifies that the degree certifies a level of education equivalent to that of an official Spanish University Master’s degree and grants access to PhD studies in the country in which it was awarded.

d) Hold another PhD degree.

e) University graduates who, having obtained a specialised healthcare training position through the corresponding entrance examination, have successfully completed at least two years of a training programme leading to an official qualification in one of the Health Sciences specialisations may also be admitted.

Admission Criteria

• Letter of support and preliminary proposal: a letter of support from the proposed PhD supervisor, including a brief summary of the initial PhD dissertation proposal.
• Information on the research team and its research areas is available on the programme website. The programme also provides details of the members of academic staff, their research profiles and their contact information.
• Language requirements: as the PhD dissertation and related activities may be conducted in Spanish, English or Valencian, applicants from non-Spanish-speaking countries must have an adequate command of Spanish or English to participate fully in all academic activities.
• Preliminary PhD Dissertation Proposal: included in the letter of support from the proposed PhD supervisor, which must contain a brief summary of the initial proposal.
• Suitability, academic record, experience and merits: applicants shall be assessed in accordance with the programme’s established access requirements and specific admission criteria, as well as the prior degree required for admission.
• Applicants who meet these requirements shall be assessed on the basis of the University degree and academic record used to gain access to the Master’s degree, the Master’s degree completed, and their professional and research experience, supported by scientific contributions.

Applicants who meet these requirements shall be assessed according to the following criteria in order to establish admission priority:

• University degree and academic record used to gain access to the Master’s degree: up to 40 points. The average grade shall be weighted so that an average grade of 10 is awarded 40 points, an average grade of 5 is awarded 5 points, and intermediate grades receive a proportional score.
• Master’s degree completed: up to 40 points. The average grade shall be weighted so that a grade of 10 is awarded 40 points, a grade of 5 is awarded 5 points, and intermediate grades receive a proportional score.
• Professional and research experience: up to 20 points. Research experience in disciplines related to the PhD programme, demonstrated through scientific contributions, shall be assessed. Professional experience in companies operating within the scope of the programme shall also be taken into account.

There are two distinct admission profiles: the recommended admission profile, which does not require any additional training, and other admission profiles, which do.
As established by the applicable regulations, this specific additional training must be successfully completed during the initial stage of the PhD dissertation and within a maximum period of one academic year.

For other admission profiles, the Academic Committee may assign up to 20 ECTS credits of additional training, preferably selected from courses offered by the following Master’s degrees taught at the Alcoy Campus:

• Master’s Degree in Textile Engineering. https://www.upv.es/estudios/master/muitex/
• Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering, Processing and Characterisation https://www.upv.es/estudios/master/muipcm/
• Master’s Degree in Organisational and Logistics Engineering https://www.upv.es/estudios/master/muiol/

The letter of support from the proposed PhD supervisor should include a proposal for additional training, specifying the relevant Master’s degrees and courses, which the Academic Committee may take into account when assessing the application.

To submit a PhD dissertation, students must have completed the corresponding original research project and at least 600 equivalent hours of training activities, of which at least 10 percent must correspond to cross-curricular training courses.

Cross-curricular training (60–90 hours): cross-curricular training organised by the Doctoral School.

Specific:

• Preparation and publication of articles in indexed journals (maximum: 450 hours).
• Active participation in R&D projects or research contracts (maximum: 150 hours).
• Participation in courses, seminars, tutorials, summer schools and similar activities (maximum: 60 hours).
• Participation in national and international conferences (maximum: 150 hours).
• Research stays at research centres or companies (maximum: 300 hours).
• Development of products related to the PhD dissertation, including patents and prototypes (maximum: 300 hours).
• Preparation of full books or book chapters with an ISBN (maximum: 150 hours).
• Preparation and publication of articles in non-indexed journals (maximum: 150 hours).