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Doctoral Programme in Leaders for Technological Industries
University of Porto
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto
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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,000 | ||
| Location: | Porto / Portugal / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 48 months | Start Date: | |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 210 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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The Leaders for Technological Industries program will train a new generation of leaders for companies with a technological profile, and enable a new European paradigm in managing product development and production systems. Students participating in this program will have the ability to foster the innovative application of new knowledge in successful products and/or processes. LTI includes classroom curriculum, industrial internships, time at MIT, and a doctoral thesis. Students will have the opportunity to participate in applied research projects developed under the frame of the EDAM agenda in cooperation with MIT Portugal's Industrial Affiliates program.
LTI graduates will be capable of: 1) leading multidisciplinary teams addressing new and complex challenges in product development and manufacturing operations; 2) planning and managing innovation strategies of technological-based companies; and 3) developing and implementing research programs in industrial environments.
The PhD program comprises a curricular part, industrial internships and a doctoral thesis.
Contents
Syllabus:
Companies and Technologies: Corporate Visits
Engineering and Manufacturing Systems
Engineering Systems and Research Methods
Innovation Management
Integratong Technology and Managment
Management for Engineering
Product Design and Development
Technology Evaluation and Selection
Thesis I
Thesis VI
Unidades Curriculares - Opção 1
Advanced Technologies
Industrial Internship
Operations Management
Thesis II
Leadership
Production Management
Thesis IV
Unidades Curriculares - Opção 2
Advanced Technologies
Leadership
Operations Management
Production Management
Thesis III
Industrial Internship
Thesis V
Unidades Curriculares - Opção 3
Advanced Technologies
Operations Management
Thesis IV
Industrial Internship
Leadership
Production Management
Thesis II
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Recent graduates in engineering aiming at developing a career in technical or production management, with 2-3 years of practical experience. Typical background (5 years) will be mechanical eng., materials/polymer eng., electronic eng., industrial eng. and chemical eng.. Industrial experience of candidates will be a preferential selection criterion. Other technical education background may be considered (e.g., physics or math), based on relevant curriculum.
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