Accreditation by A3ES The Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES) at the Administration Council meeting of 2014/06/20, decided to accredit the study programme PRODEI, in accordance to the External Assessment Team recommendation.

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New rules, coming out the "Bologna Declaration", leading to better compatibility and comparability of the European University degrees, as well as EU students mobility, presented a new challenge for creating Doctoral (PhD) Programs in Informatics.

Informatics Engineering is seen as a broad Body of Knowledge encompassing several aspects of Computing Engineering, Information Systems and Computer Science contributing to the Conceptualization, Specification, Implementation, Validation, Maintenance and Integration of Computer-based Systems.

The main objective of this Doctoral Program (ProDEI) is to promote excellence in the Applied Research in Informatics, including theoretical aspects behind the modeling and project stages of Computer-based Systems.

More information available at the www.fe.up.pt/prodei

Who can apply:

• Those holding a High School 2nd Cicle (Master degree) in related subjects;
• Those holding an outstanding professional or scientific CV recognized as such by the Scientific Board of the Doctoral Program.

Numerus Clausus: 25

Fees: information available on the page with the doctoral tuition fees 20/21 (more information on payment of tuition fees).

ProDEI Structure:

• Classes corresponding to 60 Credit Units (ECTS-European Credit Transfer System). Typically one Year
• Research work corresponding to 120 ECTS. Typically longer than two years.

Equivalence of ECTS: Candidates holding a Master can apply for some Credits equivalence, according to their CV. However, the upper limit is 30 ECTS.

Final Registration as Ph.D. student: Only after students have achieved 60 ECTS corresponding to classes, plus an approved Work Plan Report.

Supervision: A professor from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto has to be either responsible or co-responsible for the supervision. An Advisory Group will be in charge for monitoring the student's work. This Group includes at least one external expert.

Candidate Selection:
The criteria used for selecting candidates are based on:

• Appreciation of degree diplomas and respective classifications. Applicants must have a master's degree or a 2nd cycle of higher education in schools and scientific areas recognized as appropriate by the Program's Scientific Committee.
• Professional or scientific curriculum in aspects recognized as relevant and appropriate by the Scientific Committee.

Potential Funding resources:

• FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia: Doctoral Grants

Dates and Application:
Application and corresponding dates are online.

Contacts:
FEUP
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n
4200-465 Porto PORTUGAL
T: 22 041 3906
Email: prodei@fe.up.pt

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