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Back Direct Digital Manufacturing for Polymer and Tooling Industries (Doctoral Program) 2024/2025


General

Academic degree:
  • Doctorate
ECTS:
180
Duration:
6 curricular semesters
Regime:
Daytime
Place:
Azurém Campus, Guimarães (UM)
Main Scientific area:
  • Specialty Science and Engineering

Contacts

    School of Engineering
    Campus de Azurém
    4800-058 Guimarães
    Tel: +351 253510179 / 253510160 Fax: +351 253510178
    E-Mail: cp@eng.uminho.pt
    URL: http://www.eng.uminho.pt

Description

1. Train highly qualified human resources at the forefront of the scientific field specific to Direct Digital Manufacturing, FDD, in the polymer and mould industries, integrating technologically advanced companies and entities, and stimulating and fostering the sustainable development and progress of the industy, of European Research Area and of the Society, in general, based on knowledge. 
2. Adapt the training of doctoral students to the exercise of an increasingly multidisciplinary scientific and professional activity, carried out in working groups of high demand and competitiveness; 
3. Support the consolidation of the competitiveness and technology hubs and relevant industrial sectors in these technologies.

Key learning outcomes

- Describe manufacturing technologies for specific applications in products manufactured by Direct Digital Manufacturing;
- Distinguish materials and manufacturing technologies for products manufactured by Direct Digital Manufacturing;
- Select materials and manufacturing technologies for specific applications in products manufactured by Direct Digital Manufacturing;
- Model products for Direct Digital Manufacturing;
- Design products for Direct Digital Manufacturing;
- Manufacture products by Direct Digital Manufacturing;
- Plan product development projects for Direct Digital Manufacturing;
- Evaluate product development projects for Direct Digital Manufacturing;
- Manage product development projects for Direct Digital Manufacturing.

Access

15

Vacancies

5

Minimum

Access forms

Access to this cycle of studies requires an application to the School of Engineering of the University of Minho. 

This information does not replace consultation of the Academic Regulations of the University of Minho and other official documents.

Formal requirements

1. Holders of the Master of Engineering degree or legal equivalent.
2. Holders of a 5-year degree in Engineering or related fields, or legal equivalent, provided they hold a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum that is recognized as attesting the ability to undertake this cycle of studies by the Scientific Council of the School of Engineering.
3. Holders of a academic, scientific or professional curriculum, which is recognized by the Scientific Council of the School of Engineering as attesting ability to undertake this cycle of studies.
4. Candidates who meet one of the requirements in b) and c) of point 1 of article 30) / of Decreto Lei 65/2018 of 16 August.

Aditional Information

Study Plan

Assessment/Accreditation

A3ES Accreditation status:
Accredited
Resolution publication date:
03-06-2020
A3ES deliberation:
https://si.a3es.pt/sia3es/page?stage=ConsultaPublicaProcesso&processID=25099
Registry number at Ministry:
R/A-Cr 60/2020/AL01
Registry Date:
26-07-2024
Accreditation validity:
31-07-2026