Overview
Key facts of the Sciences, Technologies and Measurements for Space course at University of Padua
- The PhD students usually operate within national or supranational projects, often in collaboration with leading international research groups. They actively participate in technological or theoretical or experimental activities in the framework of research topics of interest in the Course, so acquiring extensive and interdisciplinary knowledge.
- The educational process of the Sciences, Technologies and Measurements for Space course at University of Padova enables students to acquire specific skills that can best be used either in the perspective of an academic career, or for a position in research institutes or industrial sectors.
- This interdisciplinary approach is at the basis of the formation of Space Sciences, Technologies and Measurements PhD's capable of managing scientific research and / or industrial programs at a leadership level.
- The PhD Course, which derives from merging two previous PhD courses ("Space Sciences and Technologies" and "Mechanical Measurements for Engineering" has two different Curricula: " Mechanical Measurements for Engineering and Space" (MMIS) and "Sciences and Technologies for Aeronautics and Satellite Applications" (STASA).
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- System Engineering and Mission Analysis
- Structural and thermal analysis of Space Systems
- Advanced Robotics; Mechanisms and Tethers in Space
- Dynamics of Space Flights and Attitude Control
- Space Navigation
- Photon Detectors from soft-X rays to near infrared
- Optics and Scientific Instruments for Space
- Physics of Planets, Moons, Comets, Asteroids
- Mission analysis for Universe and Earth Observations
- Interaction between Spacecraft and Space Environment
- Neurosciences and comparative psychology for space applications
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
- 150 ECTS credits for research, culminating in the PhD thesis.
Delivered
Disciplines
Astronomy & Space Sciences General Engineering & Technology View 18 other PhDs in General Engineering & Technology in ItalyWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- To be admitted to a PhD Course you must hold a Magister Degree or a Master, or an equivalent foreign qualification.
- Given the interdisciplinary nature of the STMS PhD Course is not required a particular type of degree: however, as the research areas of the course are typically a scientific / engineering, a master's degree in the fields of engineering or science allows to understand more quickly and effectively topics covered during the lessons and developed in the research.
- The selection for access to doctorate courses takes place by public competition
Tuition Fee
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International
2900 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2900 EUR per year during 36 months. -
EU/EEA
2900 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2900 EUR per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Padua
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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