Structuring doctoral training in Europe:

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1 Structuring doctoral training in Europe: Star2ng the new PhD model at the University of Granada: current status and experiences Tashkent, June 30, 2014

2 Content The doctoral studies at the University of Granada. First year doctoral candidate. Second and third year doctoral candidate. Defense of Doctoral Thesis. Some data.

3 The doctoral studies at the University of Granada.

4 The doctoral studies at the University of Granada New Spanish Doctoral Regula5on: 2011 From 2011 un5l now: Defini5on of new doctoral programmes. Adapta5on to the new regula5on. Main changes Access through a compe55ve process. Achieving cri5cal mass. Specific doctoral training. Supervision and assessment. Dura5on.

5 The doctoral studies at the University of Granada MASTERS AND LONG LIFE LEARNING COURSES DOCTORAL SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES DOCTORAL SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING DOCTORAL SCHOOL FOR HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW

6 The doctoral studies at the University of Granada DOCTORAL SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES Doctoral programme in Biomedicine Doctoral programme in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Doctoral programme in Pharmacy Doctoral programme in Clinical Medicine and Public Health Doctoral programme in Nutrition and Food Science Doctoral programme in Psychology DOCTORAL SCHOOL FOR HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW Doctoral programme in Economics and Business Studies Doctoral programme in Education Doctoral programme in Law Doctoral programme in Social Sciences Doctoral programme in Criminology Doctoral programme in Migration Studies Doctoral programme in Philosophy Doctoral programme in History and the Arts Doctoral programme in Languages, Texts and Contexts DOCTORAL SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING Doctoral programme in Fundamental and Systems Biology Doctoral programme in Earth Sciences Doctoral programme in Biogeochemical Fluid Dynamics and their Applications Doctoral programme in Mathematical and Applied Statistics Doctoral programme in Physics and Space Sciences Doctoral programme in Physics and Mathematics (FisyMat) Doctoral programme in Civil Engineering Doctoral programme in Mathematics Doctoral programme in Chemistry Doctoral programme in Information and Communication Technologies

7 First year doctoral candidate

8 Access and Admission The access is defined in the new regulation for all students: Degree + Master Admissions are determined by the doctoral programme. A competitive process is used.

9 Enrolment Training complements could be required to some students Tutor assignment: teacher programme Supervisor assignment: accredited research Tutor, supervisor and PhD student must sign a Collaboration Agreement for Doctoral Student Supervision

10 Doctoral training The tutor assigns the training activities to the doctoral candidate These activities must be evaluated Training activities: Course of search and management of scientific information Course on intellectual property and patentability Course research methodology Workshop writing / processing / preparation of a scientific paper Preparation of a research paper for a scientific journal Communication presented in a national or international conference

11 Research Plan The doctoral candidate must make a public defense of his research plan. Pass this defense is required to renewal the enrolment.

12 Second and third year doctoral candidate SECOND OR THIRD YEAR TRAINING ACTIVITIES RESEARCH PLAN ASSESMENT OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PLAN ENROLMENT RENEWAL

13 Duration Full-time student Three years One year more Part-time student Five years Two year more

14 Defense of Doctoral Thesis It is necessary to verify a quality criterion before the thesis presentation (usually an accepted or published JCR paper). The thesis defense is public. The evaluation committee is composed by five members. Three of these members should not belong to the University of Granada.

15 Doctoral candidates enrolled in the new programmes 231 DOCTORAL SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 350 DOCTORAL SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING DOCTORAL SCHOOL FOR HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW 167

16 Foreign doctoral candidates 191 Foreigh student Spanish student 557

17 Structuring doctoral training in Europe: Star2ng the new PhD model at the University of Granada: current status and experiences Tashkent, June 30, 2014