Presentation (of a Paper or Poster) at a Conference

Upon admission to the programme, doctoral students must prepare an oral or poster presentation in Spanish or English that is of sufficient quality to be accepted by the scientific committee of a national or international conference in their field of expertise.

Presentation of Research Results and Research Plan for the following year to the Programme's Academic Committee

Each year after admission to the programme, doctoral students shall submit the following documents in Spanish or English to the Academic Committee:

1. A summary of their research results obtained to date, either since admission to the programme or since the last presentation of results.
2. A proposal for their work, both in terms of their thesis project and the programme activities, for the following academic year.

The Research Seminars

Every PhD student must complete 21 compulsory hours of research seminars, that may be covered in three different ways: 

1. By attending a minimum of 7 seminars in the same academic year, from those offered through email or similar.
2. By taking one of the courses offered in the transversal training of the UCAM International Doctoral School (EIDUCAM).
3. By attending, at the institution of his/her choice, an equivalent training course of 21 hours or more, at pre-doctoral university level, and then applying to his/her tutor for recognition.

The Research Stay

Upon admission to the programme, doctoral students will undertake a period of study at a university or research centre, in Spanish or English, in order to complete their training.

The Scientific Article

PUBLISH, in English and/or Spanish, a scientific article derived from part of your own research results in the development of your doctoral thesis, ONLY in journals indexed in:

The Workshop on Doctoral Thesis Writing

Upon admission to the programme, PhD students must attend a workshop where they will be taught the institutional style and the formal requirements to be applied in the writing of their thesis. The workshop will be scheduled by EIDUCAM.