Overview

At Information Science and Technology from University of Coimbra in the first year the student must complete a set of four courses and write a valid Thesis Proposals. Once the student completes the courses and the proposal, he/she should dedicate full time to research activities aiming at the writing of the final dissertation.

Students at Information Science and Technology from University of Coimbra will:

gain excellent research methodologies and advanced scientific training in the area of Communications and Information Sciences and Technologies,

carry out high quality research work.

share a straight connection with computational science and Informatics Engineering.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Current Topics on Software and Internet Services

Current Topics on Human-Centric Computing

Current Topics in Intelligent Systems

Research Seminar on Adaptive Computation

Research Seminar on Communications and Telematics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-04-30 00:00:00

Language

English, Portuguese

IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Information Technology (IT) View 4 other PhDs in Information Technology (IT) in Portugal

Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

MsC graduates with a background in Information Science and Technology;

BSc graduates with an excellent scientific/academic curriculum in the area of this Doctoral Program.

Curriculum Vitae

Copy of diplomas/Certificates with detailed info on courses and final average grades for the BSc and MSc.

Electronic copy of Identity card OR Passport

Two Reference Letters (Template) which must also be submitted along with your application in the Inforestudante platform, clearly saying the name of the candidate and the Program he/she is applying to.

Subject: Reference Letter/Carta de Referência

Motivation Letter (Written by the candidate)

GRE/TOEFL Test results (optional)

Tuition Fee

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International

2750 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2750 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

2750 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2750 EUR per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Coimbra

485 - 695 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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