Paola GRASSO

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Doctoral Programmes

• Paola GRASSO
• PhD Office

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PhD Courses

• In order to be admitted to a PhD programme,
• without age or citizenship limits,
• candidates must hold
• an Italian university degree (4 years or 32
  years)
• an academic degree awarded by a foreign
  Institution or University, validated as
  equivalent to an Italian degree by the relevant
  academic authorities.

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The Three-Cycle System in Italy
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PhD Courses

• In our country, a PhD lasts three academic
  years, admission to which is based on entrance
  examinations.
• The number of places and fellowships on offer
  and other details about the entrance examinations
  are set out in the Call for application,
  published every year within the end of June.
• Its possible to apply only for graduated
  students and after passing a competition.

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PhD Office

• The PhD office deals with all information and
  administrative procedures related to the career
  of the students.
• Every year, our University offers about 80 PhD
  Programmes. Each course deals in deep with
  different features of some scientific fields.
• The complete list of the new academic programmes
  for every academic year and the timetable for the
  admission tests are available on our website, in
  the Call for application.

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Organization chart of the PhD Office
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Administrative matters

• Provide clear and complete information concerning
  application forms, initiatives and services for
  PhD students.
• Provide assistance concerning administrative
  procedures, in particular concerning call for
  application, research programme and periods of
  study and research abroad.
• Promote every kind of activities, events and
  services for PhD and foreign students.
• Since last year, our University activated a
  project for training and innovation to promote
  placement, specific for phd students

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Doctoral Schools

• The Doctoral Schools are structures whose
  objective is the promotion, organization and
  management of all activities connected to their
  research doctorates, on the basis of scientific
  features realized through uniform survey methods
  and training paths.
• Such Doctoral Schools are responsible for the
  coordination, innovation and control of the
  teaching and scientific activity of each single
  doctorate.

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The Doctor Europaeus Designation

• The Confederation of European Union Rectors
  Conferences has drawn up a common European
  Doctorate Brand.
• This designation can be added to a national
  doctorate, which was obtained fulfilling four
  conditions

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The Doctor Europaeus designation

1. The PhD defense will be accorded if at least two
   professors from two higher education institutions
   of two European countries, other than the one
   where the PhD thesis will be defended, have given
   their judgment.
2. At least one member of the jury should come from
   a higher education institution in European
   countries, other than the one, where the PhD
   thesis will be defended.
3. Part of the defense must take place in one of the
   official languages, other than the ones of the
   country, where the PhD thesis will be defended.
4. The PhD thesis must partly have been prepared as
   a result of a period of research of at least one
   trimester spent in another European country.

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