BIOSYSTEMS Academics

General Information

The Doctoral Program in Waste Management and Treatment is a pioneer at the European level and is transdisciplinary, involving competencies from the Centers for Territorial Engineering, Environment and Construction (CTAC), Mechanical Engineering and Resource Sustainability (MEtRICs), Institute of Polymers and Composites (IPC), Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Engineering Structures (ISISE) and Biological Engineering (CEB) at the University of Minho.

The PhD consists of a thesis project and the elaboration of a thesis, totaling 240 ECTS, of which 210 are related to the thesis and 30 to the thesis project.

The objectives of the PDGTR are:
• Promote the excellence of research in the field of waste treatment and recovery;
• Provide specialized training that develops in students the ability to contribute to the advancement of waste treatment and recovery processes and technologies through creative and autonomous research;
• Propose new solutions and new techniques and optimize and explore existing techniques more efficiently.

Capacity:
• 20 Students

Program Duration:
• 4 Years (8 Semesters)

Regime:
• Day Time

Notification Mode:
•  Online: http://candidaturas.eng.uminho.pt/ccientifico/public/

Accreditation:
•  The program is accredited by the Higher Education Assessment and Accreditation Agency (A3ES) (See accreditation here).