The Advanced Programme will focus both on the core areas of Bioengineering and on Innovation in Bioengineering, with curriculum developed jointly by MIT and a consortium of three Portuguese Universities, with possible future collaborations with other universities and associated research laboratories. The three Portuguese Universities leading the programme and confering joint degrees are: Universidade de Lisboa / Instituto Superior Técnico (UL/IST); Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NOVA); Universidade do Minho (UM).
Embracing the theme of developing future leaders and innovators in Bio-Engineering, the main foci of the collaboration are Innovation in Bio-Engineering, Cell and Tissue Engineering, and Bioprocess and Computational Biosystems Engineering. MIT faculty will help develop the curriculum materials with the Portuguese institutions and will offer to teach at some class meetings at the Portuguese institutions. Selected students will later engage in a doctoral programme with prolonged stays at MIT and with joint research supervision, in the framework of collaborative projects.
The Advanced Programme will appeal both to students looking for an outstanding doctoral programme and to qualified professionals seeking to focus their career on the booming Biotechnology area.
Coordinator: Manuel Mota
Contacts:
Departamento de Engenharia Biológica
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
Tel: (+351) 253 604 400
Fax: (+351) 253 678 986
E-mail: mitbio@deb.uminho.pt
http://www.mitportugal.org
Academic degree conferred: Certificate (diploma) in Advanced Studies
Field of studies: Bioengineering
Admission conditions: Pre-Bologna 1st cycle degree or MSc in Biomedical, Biomedical or Chemical Engineering and similar areas; Biology, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences and similar areas
Required documentation for application: apart from regular documentation, 2 recommendation letters and 1 application letter
Places: minimum 5, maximum 20
Course duration: 2 semestres
Fees: (to be defined)
Timetable: daytime classes
Location: Department of Biological Engineering at the EEUM, campus of Gualtar, Braga; Universidade de Lisboa / Instituto Superior Técnico (UTL/IST) and Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NOVA)
Obs.: Course in the framework of MIT/Portugal programme
