Admission criteria
Profile for admission
Since the program focuses on the engineering of sustainable materials and processes, it is recommended that candidates have studied subjects related to material science and engineering or the fundamentals of process engineering, in engineering or experimental sciences degrees. The research lines of the programme can help identify the most appropriate background knowledge.
Access to the programme requires the mastery of co-official languages in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country and/or English, being the level B2 in English recommended, although not mandatory. Knowledge of foreign languages is especially valued, as it is suggested that theses obtain the International Mention.
An endorsement signed by a professor of the programme is required, who will act as director of the doctoral thesis project. This endorsement must be signed by both the applicant and the teacher who will supervise the project in question. Only in exceptional cases, and with a reasoned justification, can this requirement be waived, subject to the unanimous approval of the programme committee.
No specific supplementary training is envisaged, since the admission procedure will ensure that the students meet the minimum requirements stipulated for their incorporation into the program. The thesis director or tutor will be responsible for monitoring the student and recommending the training which needs to be completed to ensure that he or she acquires the skills of the doctoral program.
The criteria to be applied in the evaluation of merits will be as follows:1) Academic record (60%): value will be given to the original graduate's degree obtained (20%) and the master's degree studied (40%). For each of these two sections, the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Program will bear in mind the final mark, which will account for 50% of the value of the section, and will apply a coefficient to the other 50% of the value, depending on the degree of suitability: 1 - very suitable, 0.75 - suitable, 0.5 - sufficient and 0 - unsuitable.2) Research experience and its relationship with the program area, measured in articles, patents, papers and participation in projects (10%.).3) Foreign languages (10%): the language will be valued by the European parameter: C2 - 10%, C1 - 8%, B2 - 5%, B1 - 3%, A2 - 2% and A1 - 1%. Depending on the language, a coefficient will be applied: English - 1, German and French - 0.8 and others - 0.5.4) Work experience and its relationship with the program area (5%).5) Personal interview (15%).As an additional requirement, the candidate must provide an acceptance letter signed by a professor of the Doctoral Programme, expressing consent, as the case may be, to supervise the doctoral thesis, as well as indicating the topic of the same.
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Procedure for assigning a faculty member as a doctoral thesis tutor and director
Once a student has been accepted onto the doctoral programme, the Academic Commission will assign them a tutor and at least one director from among the faculty at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) participating in the programme.
When a letter of endorsement is required from Doctoral Programme, director of the candidate will be the person indicated at the endorsement letter. No candidates will be accepted without endorsement letter, when it is required by doctoral programme.
Tutors are responsible for interactions between the doctoral candidate and the Academic Commission. They are also responsible for adapting training and research activities to the principles of the programmes and, where appropriate, the Doctoral School.
For more information, see the procedures and rules.