Wrocław University of Science and Technology, in cooperation with Universidade de Lisboa, is pleased to announce the launch of the call for applications for the Industry-Embedded Doctoral School, an initiative within the framework of the Unite.WIDENING project.
The Industry-Embedded Doctoral School is a flagship component of the Unite.WIDENING initiative. It is designed to support directly doctoral students from Widening countries—specifically Poland and Portugal—who are conducting research in strategic areas relevant to both countries. This research must be carried out in collaboration with industry and under the academic supervision of a second supervisor affiliated with a Unite! alliance university located in a non-Widening country.
Doctoral candidates who qualify for this support will be selected through a competitive application process, which will be conducted separately by Wrocław University of Science and Technology and Universidade de Lisboa.
The initiative is addressed to the Doctoral students form Wrocław Tech and ULisboa on the first year of education. In Ulisboa, a recruitment can include prospective Doctoral candidates.
Evaluation Criteria
The evaluation criteria are harmonized across both institutions and consist of the following:
1) Mandatory requirements:
- The doctoral dissertation topic must align with at least one of the following strategic areas defined for the project:
- Health & Biotech
- Urban and Resources Sustainability
- Circular Economy & Materials
- Digital & Autonomous Technologies
- The candidate must have a second academic supervisor from a Unite! alliance university based in a non-Widening country.
- The candidate’s research must include an active collaboration with industry.
2) Detailed evaluation criteria:
- Relevance of the dissertation topic to the given strategic area
- Novelty of the dissertation concept
- Scientific cooperation with a Unite! alliance university
- Exposure of the research project to industry challenges
- Scientific achievements and motivation of the candidate
Each application will be assessed by a selection committee appointed individually by each participating university. Criteria will be evaluated on a scale from 0 to 5 points. The final assessment will be calculated as a weighted sum based on the significance of each criterion.
Important:
Please note that application deadlines may differ for each university.
Detailed information, including the application form and specific deadlines, is available on the official websites of Wrocław University of Science and Technology and Universidade de Lisboa:
