PhD. in Propulsion Systems for Transport
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.
| Block | Min. | Max. | Hours per activity (max.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-curricular | ||||
| Specific | Participation in National or International Congress | 0 | 40 hours/presentation | |
| Stays in research centers or companies | 0 | 200 h./stay of 2 months | ||
| Preparation of articles, product of their doctoral thesis, for publication in indexed journals, or non-indexed journals and conference proceedings of recognized prestige in the field of the Program at the discretion of the Academic Committee. | 0 | – 100h./publication in indexed journals* – 45 h./publication or non-indexed conference proceedings, max. 90h. *For the purposes of recognition of hours, the same criteria will be applied to accepted publications pending publication as to published ones (CAPD Agreement dated 02-14-18). | ||
| Active participation in competitive R&D projects or research contracts with companies, in the development of their doctoral thesis. | 0 | 400 h./project participation for 10 months | ||
| Attendance to courses (seminars, tutorials, summer schools,…) of interest for their training at the discretion of the Doctoral Commission of the Program. | 0 | 60 h./two courses in the doctoral period |