Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Overview

General objectives

• a broad and systematic understanding of the specific field of Environmental Sciences and Engineering ;  

• the development of competences to conceive, plan, adapt and carry out high quality scientific research;

• the development of capacities to produce original research that is worthy of dissemination in peer-reviewed publications;

• the development of competences for the analysis, evaluation and synthesis of complex, scientific information;

• the development of aptitudes to communicate the results of students' own research and to present and debate topics in their field of specialisation to the scientific and technical community, as well as to society in general;

• the development of the capacity to find funding for high quality, scientific research;

• the development of innovative and entrepreneurial skills. 

This Doctoral programme in Environmental Science and Engineering at Universidade de Aveiro  aims to train human resources with the capacity for technological innovation, evaluation of environmental quality and environmental  management. This is essential if Portugal is to be competitive in the production of scientific and technological knowledge within the paradigms of modern life, specifically those related to sustainable development.