Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest
Ph.D. in Civil and Mechanical EngineeringBucharest, Romania
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English, French
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
Blended
* September 9th: 2nd registration stage
* for Romanian and EU students some free places are available, if not 500 lei/year. For non EU students €2500 per years
Key Summary
Introduction
Doctoral studies organized within the UTCB Doctoral School are carried out in the fundamental field of Engineering Sciences, in the following fields:
- Civil Engineering and Building Services
- Mechanical Engineering
- Geodetic Engineering
More details about the specializations and topics are here.
The cycle of doctoral studies is composed of the "Programme of Advanced University Studies" (PPUA), which lasts one semester (https://sd.utcb.ro/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Plan_Invatamant_Scoala_Doctorala_PPUA_revizuit_clean.pdf ), and the "Programme of Scientific Research" (PCS), which lasts five semesters and is completed with the defence of the doctoral thesis https://sd.utcb.ro/en/doctoral-studies/.
The Doctoral School Conference is held every year and features keynote lectures by internationally recognized research personalities and articles by doctoral students that are published in indexed volumes https://sd.utcb.ro/dsc-2024/.
UTCB is a member of the European University EU—CONEXUS—Smart, Urban, Coastal, Sustainability, along with 8 other partners. Within this framework, a joint Doctoral program of the partner universities will be developed, following the European Doctorate, with the general specialization “Sustainable development of urban coastal areas.”
PhD students can benefit from over 60 international partnerships within the ERASMUS + program for practical or research internships or co-supervised theses!
Foreign students can follow a program in English or French languages (depending on the supervisor). Also, the possibility of learning Romanian during 1st year is offered for all foreign students.
General research topics are outlined below:
Facilities
Ideal Students
The ideal student is at least a university graduate, ideally with a Master's degree, with a strong interest for research and in-depth knowledge in civil engineering, building services engineering or mechanical engineering.
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Program Outcome
Professional competences:
- Ability to identify, articulate and address research challenges
- Knowledge of advanced research methods and techniques
- Investigation of innovative research methods and solutions
- Ability to research, prepare and promote the scientific work
Admissions
Curriculum
The advanced university training program is organized during the first semester of the doctoral program and consists in studying three compulsory subjects (DO1 – Disciplines of complementary training, DO2 – Disciplines of general technical training and DO3 – Disciplines of specialized technical training) that provide further knowledge required for doctoral studies, as well as a unitary vision and management skills for the development of scientific research programs. In order to be useful later on, throughout the scientific research program, the disciplines are recommended by the PhD coordinator and chosen by the doctoral student. At the end of the advanced training program, the PhD student presents a Project of the Scientific Research Program. It comprises the intentions and the presumptive way of development concerning the stage of scientific research, presentation of the elective disciplines, the doctoral reports and the progresses in writing the doctoral thesis. The Project of the Scientific Research Program is defended within the department and is evaluated by a specialty board, and then submitted to the Secretary Office of the Doctoral School.