Specific and Cross-curricular Training Activities

PhD in Geomatics Engineering

According to the applicable regulations, doctoral training shall include, in addition to the completion of the doctoral thesis, the performance by the doctoral student of specific and cross-curricular training activities.

Each training activity has a valuation in equivalent hours. The doctoral student will have to obtain a minimum of 600 equivalent hours in the development of the different training activities in order to present the thesis, of which at least 10 percent (60 hours) will correspond to cross-curricular training courses.

The evaluation in equivalent hours of each type of activity, as well as the maximum recognized evaluation, have been established by the Academic Committee of this Doctoral Program for its students.

BlockMin.Max.Hours per activity (max.)
Cross-curricular
SpecificParticipation in national or international congresses0International Congresses
– 150h: Oral presentation/ speaker/ with paper (75h if not a speaker)
– 75h: Oral presentation/speaker/no paper (37.5h if not a speaker)
– 75h: Poster/paper presentation
– 50h: Poster/no paper presentation
– 20h/attendance
National Congresses
– 100 h/ oral presentation/ speaker/ paper (50h if not speaker)
– 50 h/ oral presentation/ speaker/ no paper (25h if not speaker)
– 50 h/Poster/ Paper Presentation
– 30 h/Presentation Poster/ no article
– 10 h/attendance
Publication in scientific journals (indexed or not) or books (full papers or chapters)0600Magazines
– Indexed in tercile 1: 300h
– Indexed in tertiary 2: 250h
– Indexed in tercile 3: 200h
The indexation refers to JCR journals. If they are not JCR articles, the academic committee may count up to 25 hours per article with a maximum of 100 hours for this type of articles.
Books
– Complete book 100pp: 250h
– Chapter < 100 pp: 100h
These books or book chapters are understood to be in international competitive publishing (those coming from a congress are not considered in this case).
For other types of publishers the commission may consider up to 100 hours per book (with a maximum of 200) and 50 hours per chapter (with a maximum of 150 hours).
Stays in research centers or companies050h/month
Creation of products related to the doctoral thesis (patents, copyrights, etc.)0150h/patent applied for national
200h/patent requested intern.
250h/national licensed patent
300h/patent licensed intern.
Presentation to students and professors of the doctoral program of the progress or achievements of the thesis in a biannual conference dedicated to this purpose.1 shareEqual to a national congress