Overview

Telecommunications from University of Porto represents a fusion of the doctoral offers in Telecommunications in the three institutions and constitutes a unified effort to prepare highly qualified human resources in Telecommunications.

The programme is supported by an academic staff of more than 150 PhDs whose research and development activities covers a wide range of topics, ranging from theoretical and fundamental aspects to the experimental and applied areas of Telecommunications, and comprehends wide-ranging collaborative work with leading industries in this country and abroad.

Careers

Our program aims to prepare selected students for leadership in research and development careers in industry, academia and independent entrepreneurial initiatives.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Network Services and Applications

Network Planning and Performance

Thesis Workplan

Communication Networks

Wireless Networks and Protocols

Digital Communication Systems

Thesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-10 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

General Engineering & Technology View 16 other PhDs in General Engineering & Technology in Portugal

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

ID document (Citizen Card / ID Card / Passport) or declaration containing the identification data (Mandatory)

Graduation Certificate from a higher education programme (Mandatory)

Certificate of the higher education institution listing the curricular units completed, the regime (semester/year), the number of credit units/ECTS and the final grades obtained, with and explanation of the scale used. (Mandatory)

Signed and dated Curriculum Vitae (Mandatory)

Three Recommendation Letters in English that should follow the template available in Word ou PDF . Each letter should be sent by the preparer to maptele@fe.up.pt. The applicant must upload here a document identifying the people these letters were requested to. (Mandatory)

Motivation Letter in English (Mandatory)

Other documents considered as relevant by the candidate for the evaluation of the application (Optional)

Photo (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 Porto

556 - 865 EUR /month

Living costs

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