21/1/2014 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) - European Phd

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European Phd

I.- Requisites for obtaining a PhD Degree with European Honours

The qualification “European Honours” may be included on the obverse of the PhD Degreeunder the following circumstances:

a) That, during the education necessary to obtain the PhD Degree, the PhD student hascarried out a minimum stay of three months out of Spain at a higher education orresearch and at a centre in a Member State of the European Union. The PhD student willhave carried out studies or research work recognised by the university.

b) That part of the PhD thesis, at least the summary and conclusions, has been writtenand presented in one of the official languages of the European Union other than any of theofficial languages in Spain.

c) That the thesis has been guided by a minimum of two experts belonging to a highereducation or research institute in a Member State of the European Union outside Spain.

d) That at least one expert, belonging to a higher education or research institute in aMember State of the European Union outside Spain, holding a PhD degree, and differentfrom the person responsible from the stay mentioned in section a) and those mentionedin section c), make up part of the panel of experts for the thesis.

The defence of the thesis has to be carried out at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

II.- Administrative procedure for a European PhD

1. The application to opt for the “European PhD Honour” must be made when doing theenrolment for the defence of the PhD Thesis, by filling in the appropriate form. The followingdocumentation must also be attached:

a) Two reports from experts belonging to a higher education institute or a research centrein a Member State of the European Union other than Spain, with a brief scientificcurriculum vitae of the expert issuing it. The reports must be submitted in a closedenvelope.

b) Certification issued by the higher education institute or a research centre in a MemberState of the European Union other than Spain, which will state the details of the stay. Thiswill include the starting and finishing dates of the stay as well as the name of the Head ofthe research group that the student collaborated with.

2. The PhD Commission of the UPM, in the light of the documentation presented, will decidewhether the applicant can opt for the European Honours. In the case of a positive decision,and once the procedures for carrying out a defence of the thesis is done, the said decisionwill be communicated to the Academic Commission of the PhD Program. The relevantregulations will also be sent on to the Secretary of the Panel of Experts who will evaluate thePhD thesis, as well as a copy of the certificate setting out the details of the stay and a reportfrom the foreign experts.

3. For the concession of the “European PhD Honour” the Secretary of the Panel of Experts willcertify during the presentation of the PhD thesis:

a) That at least one member of the Panel of Experts belongs to a higher educationinstitute or a research centre in a Member State of the European Union other than Spain.

b) That part of the PhD thesis, at least the summary and conclusions, has been writtenand presented in one of the official languages of the European Union other than any of theofficial languages in Spain.

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