Specific and Cross-curricular Training Activities

PhD. in Water and Environmental 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 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.

BlockMin.Max.Hours per activity (max.)
Cross-curricular60150
SpecificIndexed publications (in journals or conference proceedings) corresponding to your doctoral thesis.100450200h max./publication journal 1 quartile
Publications in books (complete or chapters) with ISBN corresponding to your doctoral thesis.0300100h max./international publication
60h max./national publication
Non-indexed publications of recognized prestige, corresponding to his doctoral thesis.015050h max./publication
Participation in National or International Congresses6030030h/panel or poster C. Intern.
75h/lecture or oral communication
10h added/summary
25h added max./complete item
Stays in research centers or companies020050h/month
Active participation in competitive R&D projects and/or contracts (non-employment) between entities, registered in Senia and related to their doctoral thesis.015050h/year of project or contract
Creation of products related to the doctoral thesis (patents, copyright).015050h max./product creation
Attendance to courses (seminars, tutorials, summer schools,…) of interest for their training at the discretion of the academic committee of the program.0150
Direction or co-direction of TFG/TFM related to the doctoral thesis.010050/n (where n is the number of co-directors)
Other research activities related to your doctoral thesis.0150