Specific and Cross-curricular Training Activities

PhD. in Construction Engineering

According to the applicable regulations, doctoral training shall include, in addition to the completion of the doctoral thesis, the performance by the doctoral student of specific and cross-curricular training activities.

Each training activity has a valuation in equivalent hours. The doctoral student will have to obtain a minimum of 600 equivalent hours in the development of the different training activities in order to be able to present the thesis, of which at least 10 percent (60 hours) will correspond to cross-curricular training courses.

The evaluation in equivalent hours of each type of activity, as well as the maximum recognized evaluation, have been established by the Academic Committee of this Doctoral Program for its students. The details of the evaluation are shown in the table below.

BlockMin.Max.Hours per activity (max.)
Cross-curricular
SpecificAuthorship or co-authorship of a paper published at a National Congress110
Authorship or co-authorship of a paper published in an International Congress
Authorship or co-authorship of an article published in a national journal of recognized prestige.
Authorship or co-authorship of an article published in an international journal of recognized prestige.
Patent with prior examination.
Participations in research projects and contracts and research staysAccording to individual assessment

Note:To meet the requirements for submitting the Doctoral Thesis, contributions must have been made in at least two of the specific types.