COMPUTER SCIENCE – MAP-I

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Doctoral Program in Computer Science of the Universities of Minho, Aveiro, and Porto (MAPi), was proposed in 2007 in conformity with the new regulations that resulted from the Bolonha agenda in Europe.

MAPi is a strong commitment by three top Universities from the north of Portugal to create in this region a doctoral course in Computer Science of very high quality, internationally competitive, strongly based on excellent research units from these Universities. It aims to produce future leaders in Computer Science, scientifically well educated, prepared to pursue a professional career as researchers, university professors or as innovative professionals at leading companies.

MAPi is supported by around 150 faculty, covers all major areas in Computer Science, both fundamental and more applied areas, and involves the cooperation of national and international research unities and companies. MAPi has established partnerships with leading Universities, such as Carnegie Mellon University, within the CMU-Portugal program, leading to a dual degree in Computer Science conferred by both institutions, and with University of Texas at Austin. There are already more then ten students being co-advised by faculty from both institutions.

STRUCTURE

The Programme (jointly taught by the Universities of Minho, Aveiro, and Porto) is characterized by a study plan comprising a curricular year and a research component. It has a normal duration of four years full time, corresponding to 240 ECTS credits.

The curricular year corresponds to the 1st year of the Programme in a full time regime and is worth 60 credits which are divided into advanced units of study (40 credits) and one unit of studies of introduction to research (20 credits) concentrated on the preparation of a thesis proposal.

he research component corresponds to the elaboration and public defense of a thesis, with 180 ECTS credits.

CURRICULAR PLAN

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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In order to enter the Program, the candidate must comply with the conditions established in the national legislation, the specific regulations applicable and, in particular, comply with at least one of the alternatives expressed in the following points:

Have a Master’s degree or a second cycle of higher education in Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related fields;
Have a degree in higher education, obtained in a national or foreign institution, with a relevant academic or scientific curriculum, recognized as appropriate by the Scientific Committee of the Program;
Have a professional or scientific curriculum recognized as relevant and appropriate by the Scientific Committee.

Candidates must have a good knowledge, both spoken and written, of the English language, and in justified cases, the scientific committee may accept candidates who do not meet the aforementioned requirements.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The. Academic curriculum (Training area – 15%, classifications – 35%) (weighting: 50%)
Professional and research experience (Publications and Communications – 35%; Participation in research projects – 15%) (weighting: 30%)
Letter of Motivation (Scientific maturity and level of motivation evidenced) (weighting: 10%)
Letter of Recommendation (Potential for the development of scientific activity, nature of the knowledge context of the candidates) (weighting: 10%)

Tie-break criteria