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Il Dottorato di Ricerca al Politecnico di

Milano

PhD Programmes at Politecnico di Milano

XXX Cycle – 2014/15

Prof. Barbara Pernici, Head of PhD School

Nov. 3, 2014

Prof. Barbara Pernici

INTRO

• Who am I?

Barbara Pernici

• Head of PhD School

• Professor at the Department of

Electronics, Information and

Bioengineering

• Research area: Information Systems

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Year 2013/14

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?


On behalf of

the PhD School of the Politecnico di Milano

BENVENUTI WELCOME

BIENVENIDOS

BIENVENUES

WILKOMMEN

BINE ATI VENIT

BEFARMAED

HWANYEONGHABNIDA

…


OUTLINE

• General information about PhD at Politecnico

• What, who, where, when

• Focus on:

The structure of studies

Opportunities and services

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SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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7 PhD at Politecnico di Milano

In 2014, PoliMI PhD programmes received the

national accreditation

18 Programmes in English or with an English track

Approx 360 new PhD candidates per year

approx 2050 applications

• Currently around 1150 PhD candidates

27% International enrolled PhD candidates, including

international agreements


8 PhD Programmes

Architecture & Design

•Architecture, Built Environment and

Construction Engineering (ABC)

•Architectural, Urban and Interior

Design (PAUI)

•Design

•Preservation of Architectural Heritage

•Urban Planning, Design, and Policy

Engineering • Aerospace Engineering

• Bioengineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Energy and Nuclear Science and

Technology (STEN)

• Environmental and Infrastructure

Engineering

• Industrial Chemistry and Chemical

Engineering

• Information Technology

• Management, Economics and

Industrial Engineering (DRIG)

• Materials Engineering

• Mathematical Models and Methods

in Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Physics

• Structural Seismic and

Geotechnical Engineering


WHAT

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PhD curriculum

• Research

• Courses

• Personal development

PhD is a full time activity, usually over three (or four) years

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PhD curriculum

Research

• Research activity: original research, development of

knowledge

• Development of PhD thesis

Thesis = Your GOAL

thesis = original research contribution

• In a research group

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THE PhD EDUCATION • Courses

NOT the main focus of your studies, to complement

your preparation

Choose course according to your research directions +

some trasversal courses

Mainly in the first year

A minumum number of credits is fixed for each

program (usually 30-40 ECTS credits)

5 of these credits have to be acquired within the PhD

School

Some additional basic courses cn be assigned to you if

you need to complement your background

Your study plan has to be filled in online and approved

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PhD program board of professors

(Collegio dei Docenti)

Yearly evaluation: based on credits and course grades

and on the results achieved with the research performed.

It is an exam, a grade is assigned.

Admission to final exam: based on the overall course

and research achievements.

Final exam: Evaluation committee mainly external.

Annual evaluations

THE PhD MILESTONES


14 PhD opportunities: Research

PhD Candidates are directly involved in active research

Publish your work!

Active participation in International Congresses and Schools financially supported by the individual PhD Courses and

research groups

in the second and third year you will get € 1350 each year of financial support “dote”


Many possible activities

Personal development

• Attend seminars!

• Consider going abroad (mandatory in some

programmes)

• Summer/Winter Schools instead of courses

• Consider other collaboration opportunities

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16 PhD opportunities: Internationalization

A period abroad is strongly encouraged suggested at least 3 months, longer periods are required

in some programmes

up to 18 months abroad

If you have a scholarship by Politecnico di Milano there is 50% stipend increase (€ 500 per month)

Shorter stays (at least 3 months) in Europe qualify for the Doctor Europaeus certification (see regulations)


Short- and long-term exchanges with foreign

Universities and Research Centres (funding

available e.g. Rocca Project, Erasmus projects,

etc.)

Formal cooperation with foreign Universities

– Joint Degrees and Co-tutelle

– Double Degrees

– Informal cooperation with other research

institutions

Going abroad


After PhD

The PhD title is nowadays a necessary requirement to enter Academic Research

However, the PhD title is also appreciated by companies and it is a requirement abroad for some positions, not only in research labs

• Opportunities and understanding value of PhD

educations

Career Service

Specific programmes and activities

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Where are our PhDs today– ITALY OR Abroad?

17.5% work abroad

(18.8% of PhD in Engineering, 9% of PhD in Architettura, 23.7% of PhD in Design)

45 countries

Main ones are USA, UK, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, Canada, Brazil e China

Analysis Career Service

Feb. 2014


Career Service www.careerservice.polimi.it

Career Service follows PhD candidates during their studies and

professional career, offering focused and personalized services:

Career advisory: a set of meetings and courses to understand career objectives and to acquire skills essential to find a job, one-to-one meetings

Stage: a support for internship or apprenticeship

Placement: a service in direct contact with the business giving access to job offer, meetings with companies, internships.


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Tutor: faculty member part of the Board of Professors

following the planning and achievement of the student

Supervisors: one or more scientists (possibly external)

responsible for the PhD research development.

Supervisors and tutor are to be agreed with your

Program Coordinator

Supervision of the PhD candidates

ACADEMIC SUPPORT


PhD students representatives

• At School level

• At Department level

• Activities

A PhD association has been created at

University level

A PhD association might exist also at the

Department level

You meet PhD students representatives later

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Student Tutoring

• Peer advice can be sought from PhD student

tutors

• Not a replacement of professors and secretariat!

• Organized in Areas

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• PhD Offices

• PhD School secretariat (central one, via

Golgi)

• PhD secretariat/administration in your

department

• PhD Coordinators

• PhD Tutors and Supervisors

• PhD Students Representatives

• PhD Student tutors

THE PhD PROBLEM SOLVERS


HOW: PRACTICAL ISSUES ….

First of all:

study and commitment are essential

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HOW - Practical issues

• On-line services

Services accessible from polimi web site with

your registration access code

Study plan, registration to language courses,

security course (mandatory in many

departments), travel permission requests

• Talk to people in charge

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WHEN – first year

• Goals of the first year:

Prepare and discuss a research proposal, with a

supervisor

• How to find a supervisor

Define a study plan (by January)

Follow courses

But courses are not enough….

Start and plan publications on your selected topic

• Detailed timing defined within your PhD

Programme

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WHERE

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Where to get information

• http://www.polimi.it/phd

Link to study programs

Link to offered courses

News, links, opportunities

• In web site of PhD programmes

• BeeP

• http://www.polimi.it

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http://www.polimi.it/phd

http://www.polimi.it/phd


Practical issues

• Check your official mailbox @polimi.it All official communications are sent there

You can redirect e-mails to your favourite address

Remember to empty it from time to time …

• Check news and events on the web site of the

School

• Be aware that all services for students are also

for PhD candidates

See polimi web site

• English and Italian courses have PhD classes

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TO CONCLUDE…

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The conclusion is ….

diploma awarding ceremony


QUESTIONS?

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