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Back Leaders for Technical Industries (Interinstitutional PhD) (Doctoral Program) 2016/2017


General


Academic degree:
  • Doctorate
ECTS:
210
Duration:
7 curricular semesters
Regime:
Daytime
Place:
Azurém Campus, Guimarães (UM)
Main Scientific area:

Contacts


    Course Director
    Pedro Miguel Ferreira Martins Arezes
    parezes@dps.uminho.pt
    Tel: 253510354

    Academic Coordinator


    Tel:

    Mobility Academic Coordinator
    Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos
    rosa@det.uminho.pt
    Tel: 510292 /517178

    School of Engineering
    Campus de Azurém
    4800-058 Guimarães

    Tel: 253510179; 253510160 Fax: 253510178
    E-Mail: cp@eng.uminho.pt
    URL: http://www.eng.uminho.pt

Description


The Leaders for Technical Industries’ PhD Program is intended to train knowledge-based leaders for companies with a technological profile, enabling a new European paradigm in managing product development and production systems, supported by a doctoral level education. This program looks to develop human resources competences fostering the innovative application of new knowledge in successful products and/or processes.

Access to higher education


LTI graduates are capable of:
i) leading multidisciplinary teams addressing new and complex challenges in product development and manufacturing operations;
ii) planning and managing innovation strategies of technological-based companies; and
iii) to develop and implement research programs under industrial environments.

Careers


Exemples:
- Research/Faculty career
- R&D Departments
- Spin-offs and Startup

Access


30

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 Regulation of the study cycle Leading to obtaining the degree of Doctor from the University of Minho and other documents.

Formal requirements


Candidates must hold a Bologna 2nd cycle degree, a Master’s degree, or a 5-year degree (Licenciatura). Candidates in the final year of these degrees are welcome to apply.

Language skills: Candidates must be fluent in English. (All courses are conducted in English.)

Letters of reference: You will be asked to provide the contact information for two referees on your application form. These people will be contacted and asked to submit a letter for you confidentially via email, directly to the Coordination Office of the MIT Portugal Program.

Recommended requirements


Not applicable.

Application deadlines


All the applications are done via website in www.mitportugal.org. All details are described on the site.

Registration deadlines


After acceptance to the program, the registering detail are provided directly to the students.

Aditional Information


Study Plan


Regime Curricular Unit Scientific Area ECTS
Year 1 60
S1 Advanced Seminars CEM 6
S1 Engineering Systems CEng 6
S1 Innovation Management SisEng 6
S1 Manufacturing Management SisEng 6
S1 Product Design SisEng 6
S2 Engineering Systems and Research Methods CEng 6
S2 Innovation and Entrepreneurship SisEng 6
S2 Leadership SisEng 6
S2 Management for Engineering SisEng 6
S2 Product Development CDP 6
Year 2 3 120
BA Thesis ENG 120
Year 4 30
S1 Thesis ENG 30

Assessment/Accreditation


A3ES Accreditation status:
Accredited
Resolution publication date:
28-05-2014
Registry number at Ministry:
R/A-Ef 2406/2011/AL01
Registry Date:
09-08-2016
Accreditation validity:
27-05-2020