Chemical and Environmental Engineering

COMPLEMENTARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES

TRAINING ACTIVITIES

The following training activities are mandatory throughout the completion of the Doctoral Thesis:

AF1. INITIATION SEMINAR TO THE DOCTORATE.

Duration: 8h.

Temporary planning: Mandatory 1st year activity. It will take place between October and December.

Place and those responsible for teaching: Seminar given by members of the Academic Committee, preferably in the center where the Program Coordinator is located. In the event that a student cannot attend, the person in charge of teaching will be their own Tutor.

Objective: It addresses the explanation of the basic starting aspects in the development of the Doctoral Thesis, collected in the Regulations for Doctoral Studies of the UCLM. In addition, it serves to establish a detailed planning of the rest of the training activities as well as of all the procedures of the Program

AF2. RESEARCH MANAGEMENT SEMINAR.

Duration: 10h.

Temporary planning: Mandatory activity once during the Thesis, to be carried out preferably in the 2nd year of membership in the Program. It will preferably be taught between the months of September and October.

Place and those responsible for teaching: Seminar given by members of the Academic Committee, preferably in the center where the Program Coordinator is located. In the event that a student cannot attend, the person in charge of teaching will be her own Tutor.

Objective: Seminar that addresses cross-cutting aspects related to research management, focusing on the following points: Knowledge of the sources of funding; Preparation of research projects; Management procedures for research projects (personnel, equipment, etc); Transfer of technology and intellectual property.

AF3. DOCTORAL DAYS OF THE UCLM.

Duration: 1 day in October or November.

Temporary planning: Mandatory activity once during the Thesis from the second year.

Place and those responsible for teaching: This is a transversal activity organized by the International Doctoral School of the UCLM, and each year it is held in a different Campus of the UCLM.

Objective: It is an activity in which doctoral students carry out presentations of their research, and learn about those made in other programs.

AF4. TRAINING SEMINARS OR WORKSHOPS IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF A LINE OF RESEARCH.

Duration: 2-3 days.

Temporary planning and place of teaching: Compulsory activity at least once during the Thesis from the second year. It is carried out on dates and places without determining as it depends on the organization of the aforementioned seminars or congresses to establish such planning.

Objective: Participate in specific scientific events of a line of research, preferably international.

AF5. MOBILITY. Two types are considered:

a) Short-term mobility: This is the mobility associated with carrying out the activities AF3 or AF4 when any of them takes place outside the town where the Center in which the Thesis is developed is located. It is a Mandatory activity.

b) Long-term mobility: This is mobility associated with research stays in other entities. It is not mandatory. Long-term mobility usually comprises periods of three to six months (the maximum time expressed in hours would correspond to that indicated at the beginning of this activity, that is, 900 h). It is usually carried out between April and October and is optional. There are no differences between full-time and part-time students. In most cases, it is associated with stays in international research centers, in order to obtain the mention of an international doctorate. Said mobility is prepared through the previous work of the tutor and the thesis supervisor, who consider the international collaborations that already exist, and already described in this report, or carry out the search for international research centers in which it is interesting that the doctoral student carry out a stay. After establishing contact with the international research center, and the latter having accepted that the doctoral student carry out a stay, the tutor and the thesis director inform the doctoral student of possible financial aid to allow this activity. The website of the UCLM Doctoral School informs about the different calls for financial aid at this link: https://blog.uclm.es/eid/becas-y-ayudas/.

All AFs are described in the Verification memory. They have an evaluation and control procedure by the TUTOR. In all cases, the control of the activity corresponds to the tutor of the doctoral student, verifying the attendance to it and personally evaluating the student's learning in the acquisition.

SPECIFIC PROCEDURES OF THE PROGRAM

1. OWN PROGRAM CRITERIA FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF CO-DIRECTORS

The Doctorate Program "Chemical and Environmental Engineering" makes the assignment of Tutors, Directors, and possible Co-Directors of Theses and Co-Guardians following the general regulations existing for all Programs.

Additionally, for the assignment of Co-Directors, specific criteria have been established within the Program that are summarized below:

• The Academic Committee will assign a student a Co-Director of the Doctoral Thesis at the proposal of the Tutor and the Director of said student, by means of a written request to the committee.

• If the proposed Co-Director belongs to the PhD Program itself, no additional documentation will be requested.

• If the proposed Co-Director does not belong to the Doctoral Program, his CV, a letter with a statement of reasons, and a proposal for collaboration with the research group or entity to which he belongs will be requested. The specific case of Co-guardianship with foreign Universities is already regulated by the EID of the UCLM.

• Finally, the Academic Committee of the Program will decide on the requested assignment, drawing up the minutes and informing in any case of the reasons for the decision taken.

2. THESIS BY COMPENDIUM OF PUBLICATIONS

The general regulations of the International Doctoral School of UCLM will apply, which can be consulted at the following link:

http://blog.uclm.es/eid/procedimientos/procedimiento-tesisporarticulos/

3. INQUIRY BOX, SUGGESTIONS, COMPLAINTS AND OPINIONS

You can send your inquiries to the following addresses

QUALITY INDICATORS

Table.  5 YEARS RESULTS

DOCUMENTS:

(links in Spanish language version)

• Data related to the doctoral theses defended in the doctoral program

• Sample of scientific contributions representative of the research staff participating in the program

INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE COMMISSION

Commission for Internal Quality Assurance of the Doctoral Program

In each doctoral program, a Quality Assurance Commission will be set up, made up of:

• The Program Coordinator, who will act as President of the Commission: José Villaseñor Camacho.

• Two researchers who carry out their activity within the program, of which one of them will act as secretary: Antonio de Lucas Consuegra (secretary) and Paula Sánchez Paredes.

• A doctoral student from the doctoral program: Luis Fernando León Fernández.

• A member of the administration and services staff: María Celeste Sánchez Plaza.

• Optionally, a representative of the entities or companies with which a collaboration agreement has been established may be incorporated.

The Internal Quality Assurance Committee for Doctoral Programs will meet at least twice a year and will have the following functions:

• Analyze the results of the procedures that make up the SGICPD.

• Carry out the Annual Improvement Plan and the Annual Monitoring Report of the program.

• Raise the above documents to the Steering Committee of the International Doctoral School for approval.

• Any other assigned by this document or by its development procedures.

Annual monitoring reports of the Program's Internal Quality Assurance System (SIGC):

(links in Spanish languaje version)

• Report 2014-15 and 2015-16 IACS DIQA99. November 2016

• 2016-17 SIGC DIQA99 Report. Dec 2018

• Report 2017-18 IACS DIQA99. January 2019

• Report 2018-19 IACS DIQA99. January 2020

VERIFICATION, MODIFICATION AND MONITORING REPORTS

(links to documents in Spanish Language version)

• Registry of Universities, Centers and Doctorate Degrees

• PUBLICATION IN BOE (Resolution of November 24, 2014, of the General Secretariat of Universities, which publishes the Agreement of the Council of Ministers of November 14, 2014, which establishes the official nature of certain university degrees of Doctor and its inscription in the Registry of Universities, Centers and Titles. BOE nº 16, of 19/01/2015)

• AUTHORIZATION JCCM (Decree 93/2014, of 09/11/2014, which authorizes the implementation and start-up of official degrees of Doctorate in Law and Doctorate in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, by the University of Castilla-La Mancha DOCM nº 178, of 09/16/2014)

• MODIFIED MEMORY VERIFICATION REPORT