Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
Doctoral Degree in Engineering and Industrial Management
Porto, Portugal
Doctor of Education
DURATION
6 semesters
LANGUAGES
Portuguese, English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 3,500 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for international students
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Key Summary
About: The Doctoral Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP) trains researchers in methods, research design and execution while upholding quality, rigour and academic integrity. It builds skills in industrial engineering, operations and management research, innovation and technology transfer. FEUP is a large, internationally oriented faculty in the Porto Innovation District with ties to industry, entrepreneurship and research centres, offering close collaboration with industry.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue academic teaching and research, or industry roles such as consultancy; business analysis; R&D management; business development management; project management including international career opportunities.
The Doctoral Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management is designed to enable students to acquire and develop a range of skills, abilities and research methodologies, and to develop the capacity to design, plan, adapt and conduct in-depth research while adhering to standards of quality, rigour and academic integrity. This will enable them to undertake innovative research in the field of industrial engineering and management.
This study cycle aims to provide students with the necessary skills to:
- Develop new methods and techniques for decision-making processes that meet the current and future needs of organisations;
- Adapt existing industrial engineering and management methods and techniques to solve new problems in new organisational contexts;
- Undertake comparative studies of industrial engineering and management methods and techniques and measure their impact on organisations.
Teaching in higher education institutions; research career in higher education and scientific research institutions; consultancy; business analysis; R&D management; business development management; project management.
The University of Porto and FEUP in particular promote and/or sponsor a wide range of financial support for their students, thus ensuring equal opportunities in access to their courses and rewarding the merit of those who stand out for their academic results.
There are opportunities for national and international students:
- SASUP Scholarships (University of Porto Social Action Services) for economically disadvantaged students;
- U.Porto Merit Scholarships
- Incentives for international undergraduate and master students
- U.Porto Incentive Award for outstanding students in their first year of enrolment.
There are also opportunities to obtain study and research grants from external institutions, government organisations or institutions that are partners of the University through national and international agreements and consortia.
Institutions offering this type of support include programmes at UT Austin Portugal, CMU Portugal and MIT Portugal.