Admission criteria
Profile for admission
The ideal profile for admission on this programme is of someone who is interested in researching about the design, preparation and applications of new materials, who is interested in playing a part in solving major fundamental technological challenges in the field of sustainability, and in making the most of the ample opportunities available in this area.
To access this programme, you must have a qualification in sciences or engineering. Priority access will be given to those students who have completed the Interuniversity Master's Degree in New Materials at the UPV/EHU and the University of Cantabria. Access may also be given to candidates who have another official master's degree qualification that accredits an equivalent level of training in the field of Material Science, and which ensures the student will have the necessary skills to be able to prepare a doctoral thesis in one of the lines of research included in the programme. Given the essentially research nature of doctoral studies, students who cannot prove they have a minimum of 20 ECTS credits in research training will not be given access to this Programme.
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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 from among the faculty at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) participating in the programme, who will then be responsible for ensuring good interaction with the Academic Commission and adapting the training and research activities to the principles established by the programme and the Doctorate School.
Within three months of enrolment, the Academic Commission will assign each student a thesis director from among the faculty participating in the programme. The director may or may or not be the same person as the tutor, and will be responsible for guiding and ensuring the consistency of the training and research tasks, and guaranteeing that the topic of the thesis have an impact and make a novel contribution to the field. They are also responsible for guiding the thesis plan and adapting it, if required, to other projects and activities in which the PhD student is involved.
If the director is not a member of the faculty at the UPV/EHU, the tutor will act as a liaison.
Doctoral theses may also be co-directed, and the second co-director may or may not be a member of the DP. New tutors or directors may be assigned at any moment during the thesis.
For more information, see the procedures and rules.