Specific and Cross-curricular Training Activities

PhD in Textile 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 present the thesis, of which at least 10 percent (60 hours) will correspond to transversal 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.

BlockMin.Max.Hours per activity (max.)
Cross-curricular
SpecificWriting and publication in indexed journals of results corresponding to his doctoral thesis.075h/article
Active participation in R&D projects or research contracts with companies, in the development of doctoral theses.050h/project and year
Attendance to courses (seminars, tutorials, summer schools,…) of interest for their training at the discretion of the Doctoral Commission of the Program.0
Participation in national and international congresses.025h/Congresses
Stays in research centers or companies025h/week
Creation of products related to the doctoral thesis0100h/product
Writing of publications in books (complete or chapters) with ISBN of results corresponding to their doctoral thesis.050h/chapter
100h/ complete book
Writing and publication in non-indexed journals of results corresponding to their doctoral thesis.025h/article not indexed