Overview

Features

Mechanical Engineering from University of Minho aims at developing skills for research and experimenting methodologies which allow the autonomous development (both individually or in research teams) of research and development activities (R&D), covering all aspects of the R&D process.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Thermodynamics

Advanced Topics in Heat and Mass Transfer

Applied and Computational Mechanics

Biphasic fluid flow

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Computational Mechanics

Energy and Fluids

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-05 00:00:00

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in Portuguese

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Mechanical Engineering View 4 other PhDs in Mechanical Engineering in Portugal

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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.

Other requirements

General requirements

Eligible for the Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering are students with a master’s degree in fields related to the area of Mechanical Engineering which are legally equivalent; also eligible are students holding a 5-year undergraduate degree prior to the entry in force of post-Bologna degrees in related scientific areas, albeit always subject to the scrutiny of the Steering Committee of the doctoral program and according to the rules established by the Internal Regulation of Doctoral Programs of the School of Engineering of the University of Minho.

Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized by the Scientific Council of the School of Engineering as attesting the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies may also be eligible, and have 30 % of ECTS.

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