PhD Program

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Candidates

Official application period now open.

[IMPORTANT: Please select PhD Program on Electrical and Computer Engineering / Engenharia Electrotecnica e de Computadores]

[Note: It seems that the system has some troubles with the foreign addresses. One solution is to put your real address in the address field and in the postal code you should put “0” (zero) and “0” (zero) on the two available fields, followed by the correspondent country.]

[Note: Candidates must have their own financial support]

Alternatively: To complete the application to the PhD Program you need to send by email the following documents to the Program Coordinator (lcm@fct.unl.pt) [only when the official application period is not open]:

 

Fees: Currently, the registration fee is 2750 euros per year (plus an initial enrollment tax of 60 euros).

Scholarships info.

[Please note that the University itself does not offer scholarships]

 

Visa: Non EU citizens need to get a residence visa. Please check conditions with Portuguese Embassy.

 

European Doctorate Certificate
In addition to the normal diploma, a European Doctorate Certificate can be attributed to PhD students under the following conditions:

1. The PhD thesis defense will be accorded if at least two professors from two higher education institutions of two European countries, other than the one where the thesis is defended, have given their review of the manuscript;
2. At least one member of the jury should come from a higher education institution in another European country, other than the one, where the thesis is defended;
3. A part of the defense must take place in one of the official languages, other than the one(s) of the country, where the thesis is defended;
4. The thesis must partly have been prepared as a result of a research period of at least one trimester spent in another European Country.

 

Current PhD students enrolled in the Program: 80
New positions for next year: 25