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Doctoral Programme in Informatics
USI University of Lugano
Faculty of Informatics| Application Deadline: | 1 July | ||
| Location: | Lugano / Switzerland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The doctoral programmes at the University of Lugano (USI) contribute to broadening knowledge and research through high quality of teaching, excellence of content, and competitive scientific projects. Research aims at international recognition, but responds also to local or federal research mandates. Collaboration among scholars, researchers, and doctoral students of different disciplines and faculties enables a rich, vibrant, multi-disciplinary research environment.
The doctoral programme in Informatics forms professionals interested in academic or industrial research careers. The PhD programme is highly selective and gives students the opportunity to participate in national and international research projects. Working with one or more faculty members, the candidate will contribute with original, useful, and scientifically valid ideas in the chosen area of research.
The Ph.D. programme in the Faculty of Informatics at the University of Lugano (Università della Svizzera italiana) promotes the development of new professionals interested in academic or industrial research careers. A successful Ph.D. student will gain a broad knowledge and understanding of the general field of informatics, as well as an in-depth specialization in an area of interest. Working with one or more members of the Faculty, the student will contribute original, useful, and scientifically valid ideas in their chosen area of research. In addition, the student will develop professional skills that will serve them throughout their career.
Contents
The PhD program is structured according to
* Duties. They define the activities that each PhD student performs as a service to the Faculty.
* Competencies. They define the general skill set required by all graduates of the program.
* Milestones. They are visible achievements for both the student and the Faculty to assess the progress towards graduation. Students must achieve all milestones along the timeline described in Section 5 to remain in the program and graduate.
Each PhD student is affiliated with an academic advisor, a research advisor, and possibly one or more research co-advisors.
It is the responsibility of the Faculty to guarantee that students graduating with a PhD degree have achieved the goals of the program. Students determined by the Faculty as not making sufficient progress may be asked to leave the program.
It is the responsibility of each Faculty member to give their advisees enough opportunities to develop the required competencies and to guide them towards achievement of the required milestones.
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Requirements
We encourage applications from highly qualified candidates. Admission to the Ph.D. programme is competitive. Each year we receive many strong applications from around the world. Applicants are admitted based on their research interests and experience, potential for success in the programme, and compatibility with current needs of the Faculty.
The official language of the Ph.D. programme is English. Students must be able to demonstrate fluency in English prior to admission.
The Ph.D. programme is governed by regulations adopted by the Faculty.
In order to be admitted, the applicant must have completed a Masters degree in computer science, informatics, or a closely related field prior to joining the program (but not necessarily prior to applying to the programme).
Applications for admission to the Ph.D. programme are reviewed two times per year. Admission is typically for the Fall semester (commencing in September).
Students must complete their applications to arrive on or before the appropriate deadline, and will be notified of acceptance or rejection by the approximate notification date.
The application for admission to the Informatics Ph.D. programme consists of the following completed materials.
* General USI Ph.D. application
* At least one (but preferably two) letter(s) of recommendation from persons familiar with the applicant's academic abilities (e.g., a thesis advisor).
Please note that the letter of recommendation must be sent by the recommender under separate cover.
* A one- or two-page statement of purpose, written in English by the applicant, describing: the applicant's motivation for obtaining a Ph.D. degree; how the applicant acquired fluency in English; any particular research interests; any prior research experience; reason for applying to the USI programme; and current plans for a professional career after obtaining the Ph.D. degree
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Faculty
The Faculty of Informatics stands out as a centre of competence in advanced informatics, In a matter of very few years, it has become one of Switzerland’s major poles for teaching and research, ranking third after the two Federal Institutes of Technology, Zurich and Lausanne. The Faculty aims to train informatics experts that are interdisciplinary in approach, with abstract thinking and generalization skills, a sound knowledge in the application fields of information technologies, as well as project-management and teamwork abilities.
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