CALL FOR ADMISSION TO THE PHD PROGRAMS JOINTLY

CALL FOR ADMISSION TO THE PHD PROGRAMS JOINTLY ACTIVATED BY
POLITECNICO DI TORINO AND UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO
(30th CYCLE) – 01.11.2014 / 31.10.2017
Decree No. 287 – Politecnico di Torino
Decree No. 3504 – Università degli Studi di Torino
THE RECTORS
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In consideration of Law No. 168 of May 9, 1989;
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In consideration of Law No. 210 of July 3, 1998, with special reference to art. 4;
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In consideration of D.M. No. 224 of April 30, 1999 “Regolamento recante norme in
materia di Dottorato di Ricerca”;
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In consideration of D.M. of June 18, 2008, which ratified an increase of the yearly
gross amount of PhD Research Scholarships;
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In consideration of Legislative Decree No. 276 of September 10, 2003, art. 50;
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In consideration of D.M. No. 270 of October 22, 2004;
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In consideration of Law No. 240 of December 30, 2010;
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In consideration of D.M. No. 45 of February 8, 2013 “Regolamento recante modalità di
accreditamento delle sedi e dei corsi di Dottorato da parte degli Enti accreditati”;
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In consideration of the Statute of Politecnico di Torino, issued with the Decree No. 418
of November 29, 2011;
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In consideration of the Research Doctoral Program Regulation of Politecnico di Torino
issued by means of D.R. No. 254 of July 5, 2013;
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In consideration of the University Regulation on the functioning of Doctoral Schools
and on PhD programmes for the University of Torino issued by Rectoral Decree No.
1419 of 24 March 2014;
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In consideration of the international agreements activated by the Universities, with
special reference to Research Doctorate Programs;
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In consideration of Director’s Decree No. 257 of May 30, 2012 “Avviso per lo sviluppo
e il potenziamento di Cluster Tecnologici Nazionali” subsequently complemented by
Director’s Decree No. 414, of July 12, 2012;
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•
In consideration of the training programs belonging to projects approved and financed
by MIUR, instituted within the National Technology Cluster project in which the
Athenaeum is involved and whose educational plan includes, together with joint
Master’s Degree with other universities, the allocation of 31 Doctorate positions at
Politecnico di Torino, for which 31 scholarships are made available;
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In consideration of the deliberation of the governing body of the Politecnico di Torino of
November 22, 2013, which deemed it favourable to organise activities linked to the
training programs planned by the Clusters;
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In consideration of the shared interest between Università degli Studi di Torino and
Politecnico di Torino to jointly activate – by means of an agreement, as per art. 2, par.
2, section a) of DM No. 45/2013 – the Research Doctorate Programs in
Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences, Pure and Applied Mathematics, Urban
and Regional Development;
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In consideration of the agreement signed on May 19, 2014 for the Research Doctorate
Programs in Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences, Pure and Applied
Mathematics, Urban and Regional Development, jointly activated and managed by the
Università degli Studi di Torino and the Politecnico di Torino;
•
In consideration of the deliberation of May 30, 2014 by the governing body of
Politecnico di Torino, which approved the XXX cycle Doctoral Programs and the
assignment and allocation of the scholarships;
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In consideration of the deliberation of June 13, 2014 by the Council of the Doctoral
School of Politecnico di Torino;
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In consideration of the deliberations by the Academic Senate (March 17, 2014 and
April 15, 2014) and the Board of Directors (April 16, 2014) of the University of Torino
on the distribution of scholarships and approval of the projects of the Research
Doctorate Programs in partnership with the Politecnico di Torino;
•
In consideration of the deliberations by the Academic Senate (June 16, 2014) and the
Board of Directors (June 20, 2014) of the University of Torino on the approval of the
entry requirements for the Research Doctorate Programs in Bioengineering and
Medical-Surgical Sciences, Pure and Applied Mathematics, Urban and Regional
Development;
•
In consideration of the fact that the assessment procedures will be carried out only for
those PhD programs which will gain accreditation by MIUR, in compliance with DM No.
45/2013
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DECREE
Art.1
(Available Positions)
1. Public competitive examinations are announced for admission to the 30th Cycle of
following doctoral programs jointly activated and managed by Politecnico di Torino and
Università degli Studi di Torino:
- PhD program in “Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical sciences”
- PhD program in “Pure and Applied Mathematics”
- PhD program in “Urban and Regional Development”.
The positions and scholarships made available by the present call are detailed in
appendix 1 of the call.
2. The number of positions may be increased before the completion of the relative
competitive examinations without prejudice to the application deadline expressed in article
2, paragraph 1. In case any further funding becomes available after the issue of this
notification and before the completion of the related competitive examinations, the number
of scholarships may be increased. In both cases, applicants will find timely communication
about these modifications on the website of the Doctoral School of Politecnico di Torino
and Università degli Studi di Torino.
3. Supernumerary positions reserved to candidates who graduated abroad will be
allocated according to the ranking criteria expressed in art. 9, while positions reserved to
students participating to specific programs of international mobility are being announced
as a consequence of the signature of agreements (described in appendix 4) between the
Universities and important foreign institutions and universities aimed at developing
cooperation and mobility in the field of higher education. As regulated by the abovementioned agreements, foreign students will be selected by specific commissions.
Art. 2
(Eligibility Requirements)
1. Any Italian or foreign citizen meeting the admission requirements as listed below by the
application deadline, which is August, 28 2014, may participate to the selection process for
the PhD research programs described in Art.1 of this call. Admission requirements are the
following:
a) Master Degree or other equivalent academic qualification obtained abroad and
recognized as valid.
Only candidates who obtained a Master Degree in Italy with a minimum mark of 95/110
or those who obtained other equivalent academic qualification abroad recognized as
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valid (according to criteria expressed below, in paragraph 2) and with the minimum
average grade1 (as expressed in appendix 2, integrant part of this call) will be able to
apply.
The participation to competitive examination is also open to those who will obtain their
Master Degree by and no later than October 31, 2014. In this case, conditional
admission shall be granted as long as the candidate’s average grade1 meets the threshold
expressed in appendix 2 and, for titles obtained in Italy, if the final mark is higher than
95/100. The Administration will check these requirements at the time of enrolment: failure
to meet these requisites will result in the irrevocable loss of the right to enrol.
b) One of the following certificates establishing the candidate’s proficiency in English
language:
- IELTS with a minimum score of 5.0;
- TOEFL Internet based test with a minimum score of 77, or Computer-based test with a
minimum score of 210, or Paper-based test with a minimum score of 547;
- Cambridge ESOL examinations – General English exams with minimum level PET pass
with merit.
(All of the above-mentioned certificates are considered as valid regardless of their date of
attainment)
alternatively, candidates can prove they own a Bachelor degree and/or Master Degree
obtained from a University providing training courses in English language, handing in an
official declaration issued by the university stating that “The medium of instruction is
English”.
Citizens from countries where one of the official languages is English are also exempted
from submitting the English certificate.
Certificates different from the above-listed ones will not be taken into consideration.
Candidates who do not have one of the above-mentioned certificates, can apply for
a PhD program and, if selected, they will be able to enroll to the PhD as long as they
attain, under penalty of exclusion from the program, one of the above-mentioned
certificates within the first year of the program.
2. Candidates holding an international qualification can be admitted to a doctoral
program only if they hold a second level academic title (in accordance with the Bologna
process) or a Master Degree which would allow access to PhD in their country of origin,
issued by an officially recognized academic institution.
The evaluation of the academic qualifications obtained abroad will be carried out by an
internal commission, which will decide whether or not they are suitable to participate to the
selection process.
In order to request for this evaluation, candidates must attach to their application:
1
Minimum average grade means:
the average mark weighted on the credits achieved with the exams for those countries using ECTS System;
the GPA final score for countries employing the Grade Point Average (GPA) certification;
- the arithmetic average for any other country.
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- second level degree certificate with mark, if already obtained;
- transcripts of exams taken during the II level academic career, with related marks;
- any other document which can be useful to obtain the declaration of suitability (i.e.
diploma supplement, declaration of value, issued, respectively, from the candidate’s
university and from the Italian delegation in charge).
Whether edited in a language different from Italian or English, the above-mentioned
documents must be translated into one of these languages and certified as authenticated
copy either from the university issuing them or from the Italian delegation in charge,
according to the regulations in force.
Candidates already holding a recognition of eligibility - issued by an Italian University - of a
foreign Academic qualification must attach the self-certification to their application.
3. Limitations on PhD enrolment:
- those who are already enrolled to a doctoral program without scholarship can access a
different doctoral program, after participating to the selection process, as long as they
withdraw from the former program and start from the first year;
- those who are already enrolled to a doctoral program with scholarship can access a
different doctoral program without scholarship, after participating to the selection
process, as long as they withdraw from the former program and start from the first year;
- those who have already been awarded the title of Research Doctor can be admitted
without scholarship to another doctoral program, after passing the selection process.
PLEASE NOTE: with reference to the first two items of the list above, will not be
considered as ‘enrolled’ all those PhD candidates who withdrew within a month after
enrolment.
Art. 3
(Application Requirements)
1. By August, 28 2014, all applicants must submit the application form, duly filled in,
exclusively through the online procedure, following the instruction available on the web
site for each PhD programmes.
Once completed and transmitted, the on-line application form cannot be further modified
not implemented with additional documents.
Any further notice/information will be sent to candidates exclusively by email on the
address mentioned in the application form.
The application deadline is mandatory, failure to comply will result in exclusion from the
competition. It is the candidate’s responsibility to make sure the online procedure has
worked well as no claims about the IT system will be accepted.
Candidates are hearty recommended to carry out the application procedures in a timely
manner in full compliance with the set deadlines.
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A) Candidates interested in applying for the Doctorate Research Programs in
Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences, and Urban and Regional
Development (whose administrative seats are at Politecnico di Torino) will have to employ
the application procedure available on http://www.polito.it.
Candidates have to pay a 30,00 € non-refundable fee for each doctoral program they
apply for. The payment must be made on-line by credit card (VISA, MasterCard) at the end
of the application procedure: for candidates employing the [email protected] application
procedure, guidelines are available at http://dottorato.polito.it/bandi_en.html.
Please note: applicants who have graduated or are about to graduate at the Politecnico
must
access
the
procedure
through
the
Portale
della
Didattica
(https://idp.studenti.polito.it/idp/x509mixed-login),
using
their
credentials
(user:
Smatriculationnumber – password: date of birth, in “ddmmyy” format, or customised
password).
B) Candidates applying for the Research Doctorate Program in Pure and Applied
Mathematics (administrative seat: University of Torino) must use the online application
procedure available at the websites http://www.unito.it/pagina/bando_dottorato (Italian)
and www.unito.it/page/phd_call_applications (English).
Having chosen the language to use in the application (Italian or English), candidates must
select the Research Doctorate Program and follow the guidelines to complete the
registration and upload the required documentation as set out in point 2) below in the
“qualifications and documents for the evaluation” section.
Candidates who intend to apply for an Apprenticeship position must select the PhD
programme labelled with" Apprenticeship PhD position” during the online application.
Once the on-line application process is complete, the system will generate the MAV form
(Request for Payment) for the compulsory payment of the € 50,00 fee for each submitted
application (a 2,00 Euro commission for the MAV service is charged for each payment).
Payment is due by August 28, 2014.
Candidates who do not pay the application fee will be excluded from the selection
procedure. The application fee is not refundable.
2. Candidates are required to attach the following documents to the application form:
a) A double-sided copy of a valid ID document bearing the applicant’s photo and
signature; (ID/passport)
b) A certificate or self-declaration certificate2 testifying:
- achievement of the Bachelor degree (level I), with final grade, date and place of
award;
2
Extra-EU students can take advantage of self-certification only for facts and figures that can be attested by Italian public
administration and only if in possession of a valid residence permit, which must be attached to the self-certification.
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- achievement of the Master Degree (level II) or equivalent second-level title (as
per art. 2, paragraph 1, section a), with final grade, date and place of award, if
already obtained;
- transcript of the exams passed during the whole academic career, with related
marks, date and place of award
PLEASE NOTE - Candidates interested in applying for the Research Doctorate Programs
in Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences and Urban and Regional
Development (whose administrative offices are at Politecnico di Torino): in case
candidates have been awarded two (or more) second level degrees, they must choose
in the “Titolo da utilizzare per l’accesso al dottorato” section of the application, only the one
they want the commission to evaluate.
Every other academic title and certificate must be attached to the “ogni altro documento”
section, as specified in section h)
c) certificate or self-declaration3 attesting the applicant’s proficiency in English
language, with grade, date and place of award (as per art. 2, paragraph 1, section
b), if already obtained
d) abstract of Master Degree thesis: the paper must be written in English and have a
maximum length of two pages (4,000 characters)
e) short report on the scientific interests of the candidate and his/her motivations to
carry out the PhD: the report must be written in English and have a maximum length of
two pages (4,000 characters) and it shall be related to the research areas and projects
of the PhD program in question. For the PhD programs in Bioengineering and MedicalSurgical Sciences and Urban and Regional Development, the research areas, if
published, are available on related program introducing page of the Doctoral School
website (http://www.dottorato.polito.it/), under the menu entry “research projects”. For
the Research Doctorate Program in Pure and Applied Mathematics research proposals
must be in line with the Research projects developed by the relevant Departments as
set out at the following websites: http://www.disma.polito.it/en/research/topics and
http://www.unito.it/unitoWAR/page/dipartimenti1/D005_en/D005_en_groups1
f) name and email address of two Professors from Italian or foreign University, which
the commission can contact in order to collect information relevant to the evaluation of
the candidate
g) certificate with GRE results (General Test or Subject Test related to the PhD),
GMAT or equivalents, if available
h) any other document the applicant considers useful to support his/her application (other
I or II level academic title, awards, professional activities, publications, other documents
useful for the assessing the suitability of the applicant, Diploma Supplement, declaration
3
Extra-EU students can take advantage of self-certification only for facts and figures that can be attested by Italian public
administration and only if in possession of a valid residence permit, which must be attached to the self-certification.
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of value, issued, respectively, from the candidate’s university and from the Italian
delegation in charge).
Whether edited in a language different from Italian or English, documents mentioned in b),
must be translated into one of these languages and certified as authenticated copy either
from the University or from the Italian delegation in charge, according to the regulations in
force.
Documents mentioned in d) and e) must be in English.
After completion of the application form, it will not be possible to upload any other
document; therefore, for candidates applying for conditional admission the commission will
evaluate the exams average4 mark rather than the final MA grade. At the time of
enrolment, the award of the degree will be verified: failure to having reached the threshold
envisaged in art. 2, paragraph 1, section a), will result in the irrevocable loss of the right to
enrol.
Art. 4
(Research Doctorate program within the frame of Nation Technological Cluster
Projects)
1. The Italian Ministry of Education, of University and Research has promoted the
activation of National Technological Cluster in order to carry out a policy of actions and
interventions in line with the Community strategic agenda, so as to enable an active
participation in and convergence with the objectives of HORIZON 2020. The
aforementioned Clusters consist of organised networks of companies, universities, other
public or private research authorities and other bodies, also of financial kind, all active in
the field of innovation. These are structured in various public and private sub-networks led,
coordinated and managed by a specific authority. Each Cluster can manage up to four
research projects together with the related specific training activities for researchers and/or
research technicians, relating to the research topics of the project and broadened to
innovation management skills, new entrepreneurship and management of complex
structures and programmes. As a partner, the Politecnico di Torino is involved in 10
research projects and in 8 training projects, split between six Clusters.
2. The application requirements for the Cluster Doctoral programs are the ones specified
in art. 2, par. 1 of this call for admission. Additional titles, as specified in detail in appendix
5, may be required for each single PhD Cluster project.
3. Candidates may not have nor have had any kind of work-related relationship with the
organisations involved in the project.
4
Minimum average grade means:
the average mark weighted on the credits achieved with the exams for those countries using ECTS System;
the GPA final score for countries employing the Grade Point Average (GPA) certification;
the arithmetic average for any other country.
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4. Research Fellows can apply for a PhD Cluster program as long as they reject the
research grant upon gaining admittance to one of the above mentioned doctorate position.
5. The annual amount of the scholarship is 16.038,47 €, which includes social welfare
charges. It is financed by means of funds made available by the Italian Ministry of
Education, of University and Research within the frame of the project for the development
and enhancement of National Technology Clusters. The scholarship is exempt from the
income tax payment (IRPEF) but it is subject to the deposit of INPS “gestione separata”
social welfare taxes, two thirds of which are paid by the administration and one third by the
scholarship recipient.
6. The income deriving from the scholarship will be officially recognised by means of an
assignment letter or a contract containing the information about the training activities, the
way in which these are carried out, the length of the educational plan, and the gross
revenue. The contract will also regulate the post-dated monthly payment, which is subject
to regular attendance of the training courses.
7. Scholarship holders are exempted from the payment of the tuition fees, except for a
fixed charge of € 160,84, which includes accident insurance, SIAE contribution, revenue
stamp and EDISU contribution.
8. The scholarship can be revoked in case of nonattendance or behaviour inconsistent
with the objectives of the educational plan. Any scholarship renounce or revocation will
result in a withdrawal of the student from the doctorate program.
9. PhD students will have to follow the specific educational training as outlined by the
Clusters training project; to this purpose, they shall carry out training or research activities
at other Italian or international universities, research bodies, centres and laboratories.
Art. 5
(Apprenticeship PhD)
1. Under Article 50 of Legislative Decree No. 276 of September 10, 2003, Law No. 240 of
December 30, 2010 and DM No. 45 of February 8, 2013 to be awarded the title of
Research Doctor it is possible to carry out a course of higher education in exercise of
apprenticeship simultaneously with the apprenticeship contract with an enterprise.
2. Selected candidates are admitted to PhD without scholarship and simultaneously hired
by the enterprise with an apprenticeship contract, whose duration is equivalent to the one
defined for the training course. In order to provide training activities and tutoring, the
enterprise and the Politecnico di Torino shall adopt appropriate forms of coordination and
integration throughout the entire duration of the contract.
3. The apprenticeship contract stipulated in compliance with art. 50 of Legislative Decree
No. 276/2003, shall terminate after the award of university degree title and/or at the end of
the training path.
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4. Those candidates fulfilling all the requirements illustrated in art. 2 and aged under 30 at
the time of appointment by the company, may apply for an Apprenticeship PhD.
Where applicable for the PhD Program, the Apprenticeship PhD position will appear in a
separate specific ranking list. As a consequence, while applying, interested candidates
shall select the specific program “Apprenticeship PhDposition”.
5. The assessment of candidates and the publication of results will be carried out by a
dedicated examining Board on the basis of the documents listed in art. 3.
Art. 6
(Recipients of research grants)
1. Participation to the competitive examination for admission to PhD programs, as
expressed in art. 1 above, is open to recipients of research grants provided they are able
to prove they are carrying out their activity at the Politecnico di Torino or in another
University or research institution.
If awarded a scholarship, recipients of research grants, can decide whether to renounce to
the research grant and attend a PhD program with scholarship, or to keep the research
grant and attend the chosen PhD program without scholarship.
2. The object of study of the research grant must coincide with that covered by the PhD
research program. Admission to PhD can be subjected to the ratification by the board of
professors, which is required to express an opinion on the compatibility of the two
activities. Moreover, in case the candidate receives a research grant from an external
institution, this would have to give its authorization to the PhD, too.
Art. 7
(Pre-admission screening)
1. A dedicated Commission, appointed by the Rectors, will check the applications to
verify the eligibility requirements specified in art. 2.
The outcomes of said pre-admission screening will be published on the websites
http://dottorato.polito.it/Esami_accesso_en.html,
http://www.unito.it/pagina/bando_dottorato and www.unito.it/page/phd_call_applications.
2. Candidates who do not fulfil the above-mentioned requirements will not be admitted to
further merit review, as in art. 8.
Art. 8
(Comparative Assessment)
1. Candidates’ comparative assessment for each PhD program will be carried out by a
Examining Board appointed by the Rectors; these commissions will be composed by a
minimum of three members chosen among professors and senior researchers in the
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competent scientific areas and it may be integrated with experts of high repute, be they
Italian or international, chosen among academic or non-academic, public or private,
research institutions.
2. The evaluation will be based on the candidate’s motivations, skills and competence;
these will be inferred both from the documents attached to the application form, see art. 3,
and from an interview.
The interview will focus on qualifications and publications submitted by candidates, their
professional and academic resume, as well as their scientific and cultural interests, with
reference to the PhD chosen. It will also serve the purpose of verifying that the candidate
possesses the basic knowledge needed to attend the PhD program chosen.
The interview may also be carried out remotely, in order to allow candidates living abroad
to take part to the selection process; date, time and conditions of the interview will be
published at least 5 days in advance on the Politecnico di Torino Doctoral School website
http://dottorato.polito.it/Esami_accesso_en.html#dates and on the Università degli Studi di
Torino
website
www.unito.it/page/phd_call_applications_applications
and
www.unito.it/pagina/bando_dottorato.
In accordance with the criteria employed in the first session, at the end of the interview, the
Commission will express a joint evaluation on each candidate, confer them a score and
prepare the related report. The maximum score the Commission will be able to confer is
100, divided as follows:
•
•
•
titles (art. 3, par. 2, sections b, c, d, g and h): maximum 40 points (publications are
evaluated up to a maximum of 10 points);
candidate’s report about his/her scientific interests and about his/her motivations for
attending a PhD program (art. 3, par. 2, section e), and any evaluation expressed
by reported professors (art. 3, par. 2, section f), up to a maximum of 20 points;
interview: up to a maximum of 40 points.
Art. 9
(Rankings)
1. At the end of the comparative evaluation the Examining Board prepares a merit list on
the basis of the total score obtained by each candidate.
2. In case of equal merit, preference will be given to younger applicants. In case of further
tie, preference will be given to applicant with an economic situation less convenient. The
assessment of the economic situation is established by the Decree of the President of the
Council of Ministers on April 9, 2001; in this case, the competent Administrative office will
ask for documentary evidence of the economic situation of the candidate.
3. The Commission then allocates scholarships according to the order of the admission
ranking list, the number of scholarships and the candidates’ scientific and cultural
interests.
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4. In order to be considered eligible, candidates need to achieve a minimum score of
60/100). Eligible candidates achieving a minimum score of 60/100 will be admitted to the
PhD program in accordance with the available positions and the order of the admission
ranking list.
5. Successful candidates who have not obtained their second level title yet (as envisaged
in art. 2, par. 1, section a), will be admitted with a reservation. In case the abovementioned candidates are not able to submit the certificate by the deadline, this will result
in the irrevocable loss of the right to enrol. Candidates failing to submit the documents
certifying the obtainment of the title by October 31, 2014, will be excluded from the
admission.
6. The acts of the competition and the rankings for the admission to the doctorate
programs, together with the indication of the scholarships allocated to each candidate are
approved by the Rectors.
7. The above-mentioned rankings, displaying data, final score, position with possible
assignment of scholarship for each eligible candidate, will be published online at
Politecnico di Torino website http://dottorato.polito.it/Graduatorie_en.html and at Università
degli
Studi
di
Torino
website
www.unito.it/page/phd_call_applications
and
www.unito.it/pagina/bando_dottorato, by October, 31st 2014. There will be no personal
communication: the publication of final ranking lists and, subsequently, of takeovers are to
be considered as official communication. Takeover procedures are detailed in art. 11
below.
Art. 10
(PhD Scholarships)
1. Based on the comparative evaluation carried out by the Examining Board, scholarships
referred to in appendix 1 of this call are allocated according to the criteria described in art.
9, within the limits of the announced positions.
2. Doctoral scholarships last one year and they get annually renewed for the duration of
the entire cycle, upon verification by the Board of Professors that the PhD student has
completed all the activities scheduled for the previous year.
3. The basic annual amount of the scholarship is € 13.638,47, which includes social
welfare charges. The scholarship is exempt from the income tax payment (IRPEF) but it is
subject to the deposit of INPS “gestione separata” social welfare taxes, two thirds of which
are paid by the Administration and one third by the scholarship recipient. By means of their
own funding, the Universities to which the programs belong can increase the amount of
the University scholarship, as specified in appendix 1 of the present call.
4. This amount is proportionately increased by 50% for study abroad periods. Throughout
the three years of their program, PhD students are allowed to spend a maximum of 18
months abroad.
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5. Scholarship holders are exempted from the payment of tuition fees, except for a fixed
charge, as provided for in art. 13 below.
Art. 11
(Registration to PhD Programs)
1. Successful candidates shall enrol to the Research Doctorate Program following the
procedure below:
A) Research Doctorate Programs in Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences,
and Urban and Regional Development (whose administrative offices are at
Politecnico di Torino)
Applicants achieving a sufficiently high rank to be admitted to the program in relation to the
available positions, must enrol within 15 days from the publication of the relevant ranking,
or they will jeopardize their right of admission.
In case applicants cannot finalize the enrolment procedure at Politecnico within the
established deadlines because of documentable reasons beyond their control, they can,
by the same deadline, secure their position. To do so, they have to make an early
payment of the fixed charge of 160,84€ (for accident insurance, SIAE contribution, duty
and EDISU taxes) and send (via fax at the number: 0039 011 0906098):
- Statement justifying the inability to proceed with the enrolment within the abovementioned deadline and including the expected arrival date (candidates are required to
employ the facsimile form available at: http://dottorato.polito.it/iscriversi_en.html)
- Documents listed in following sections a), b), c), d), e), g)
- Proof of payment of the above-mentioned fixed charge. At the time of enrolment, this
sum will be deducted from the tuition fees owed. In case the candidate does not proceed
with the enrolment, the sum shall not be returned.
Either way, the candidate will have to proceed with the enrolment procedure by
December, 15 2014.
In case of sufficiently high rank to be admitted to more than one program in relation to the
available positions, candidates must opt for one PhD program. The decision must be
notified in written form to the Doctoral School.
Deadlines to enrol are final and absolute. Applicants who do not complete their
enrolment by the deadlines and following the procedures mentioned in paragraph 1, will be
considered as ‘renouncer’ and will lose their right of admission to the PhD program. If any
of the candidates admitted withdraws from the PhD before the beginning of the program,
the next candidate(s) in the ranking shall take his/her place.
Upon expiry of the enrolment deadline, the list of the positions available after withdrawals
along with the names of applicants eligible for takeover will be published at
http://dottorato.polito.it/Graduatorie_en.html.
There will be only two takeover sessions.
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In case some positions are still available after the second takeover session, no further
takeover will be possible.
Candidates failing to enrol within the deadlines set at the bottom of the list, will lose their
right to enrol to PhD.
Procedures of position acceptance and enrolment different from the above-mentioned
ones will not be accepted.
In order to enrol, admitted candidates shall submit the following documents to the
administrative offices of the related program (Politecnico di Torino):
a) application form and summary page containing all the data inserted in the application
form (both printable from [email protected]), duly filled in and signed;
b) signed copy of a valid ID;
c) copy of the Italian Social Security Number (Codice Fiscale);
d) certificate of English proficiency, according to the provisions of art. 2, par. 1, section b);
e) students who have obtained their II level qualification abroad must also submit the
degree certificate and the transcript of examinations referred to in art. 2, par. 2. These
documents must be originals or certified as authenticated copies either from the
University which issued them, or from the Italian delegation in charge, in accordance
with the regulations in force;
f) proof of payment of tuition fees (see art. 13);
g) candidates who are being awarded their Master Degree in Italy after the deadline of this
public call and by October, 31st 2014 (as in art. 2, par. 1, section a) must also submit a
certificate or self-declaration5 certifying the award of Master Degree, with grade, date
and place of obtainment.
Candidates willing to apply for reserved positions must request the enrolment to
reserved positions no later than 15 days from the publication of the ranking.
B) Research Doctorate Program in Pure and Applied Mathematics (administrative
seat Università degli Studi di Torino)
1) Successful candidates must confirm their enrolment using the same on-line procedure
used for registration within 5 days from the publication of results. Missing the deadline will
result in exclusion from the PhD programme.
2) Positions with scholarship: successful candidates must provide the documents listed
below to the Servizio Ricerca e Formazione Avanzata – Via Bogino, 9 - 10123 Torino
(opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Tuesday and Thursday also
from 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.):
1) a passport photograph, signed by the candidate on the back;
2) a photocopy of their identity document;
3) a photocopy of their Italian Tax Code (Codice Fiscale);
4) FORM A;
5) FORM B with bank account details
5
Extra-EU students can take advantage of self-certification only for facts and figures that can be attested by Italian public
Administration and only if in possession of a valid residence permit, which must be attached to the self-certification.
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6) Receipt of payment of tuition fees for admission to the first year of Research Doctorate
Programs as set out in appendix 1 of this Call (for the payment please use the form
provided by the on-line enrolment procedure).
Successful candidates who fail to send the above documents within 5 working days from
online acceptance will forfeit their right to enrol.
Positions without scholarship: successful candidates must submit the documents listed
above in points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the Servizio Ricerca e Formazione Avanzata – Via
Bogino, 9 - 10123 Torino (opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and
Tuesday and Thursday also from 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.4):
Successful candidates who fail to send the above documents within 7 working days from
online acceptance will forfeit their right to enrol.
The administration reserves the right to verify the authenticity of the documents and the
self-certified statements provided. If these documents and the self-certified statements are
found to be inauthentic or different the administration may proceed with the direct
exclusion of the candidate from the PhD Programme.
3) Successful candidates with international qualifications must confirm their
enrolment through the same on-line procedure used for application and then contact the
PhD Office by 1st November 2014 via email ([email protected]) to complete their
enrolment.
Together with the documents listed above, candidates must provide the following
materials:
a. declaration of recognition of eligibility for successful candidates who have not
applied for the process of recognition by the Examination Board when entering the
selection ( as per art.2);
b. original or certified copies of first and second cycle Degrees (Bachelor’s and
Master’s Degree);
c. original or certified copies of Bachelor’s and Master’s transcripts;
d. original or certified copies of the “Dichiarazione di valore in loco” or Diploma
Supplement.
Candidates who do not provide the documents listed in point d) will be enrolled but held in
reserve. The “Dichiarazione di valore in loco” (or Diploma Supplement) must be provided
no later than the official start of the Programme (1 November 2014). Candidates who fail to
comply with this requirement shall be excluded from the PhD Programme.
4) Candidates who possess the requirements to be selected to cover positions reserved to
candidates who passed a competitive selection within the framework of international
mobility Programmes to which the University of Torino participate (Appendix 4) may enrol
into the PhD Programme, upon admission by the Doctoral Board, within 15 October 2014
by contacting the Servizio Ricerca e formazione avanzata – International PhD Office
([email protected]).
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5) Should successful candidates withdraw, their positions shall be assigned to qualified
candidates according to the order of the final merit ranking list as set forth in the University
Regulation on the functioning of Doctoral Schools and on PhD programmes for the
Università degli Studi di Torino.
Art. 12
(Obligations and Rights of PhD Students)
1. Admission to PhD implicates exclusive and full time involvement. The Board of
Professors of each PhD program may authorise remunerated activities upon verification of
the compatibility of such jobs with a productive handling of the PhD program educational
and research activities.
2. PhD enrolment is incompatible with enrolment to PhD in other Italian or international
Universities or research institutes (apart from co-tutelle agreements), with other Bachelor’s
and Master’s Degrees, I or II lever Master course and Specialization Schools, except for
the Medical Specialisation School.
3. PhD students can carry out training or research activities at other Italian or international
universities, research institutes, centres and laboratories.
4. In compliance with what provided for by art. 16 and 20 of Legislative Decree No.
151/2001 and subsequent amendments, maternity leave is mandatory for a period of five
months following two schedules: two months before the expected date of delivery and
three months after it or one month before the expected date of delivery and four months
after it. During the period of maternity leave the scholarship is suspended and the duration
of the program is extended of five months.
5. In accordance with current regulations, public Administration workers who result
successful in the selection process of a PhD call for admission, can be admitted and, from
the beginning and throughout the whole duration of the program, compatibly with the
Administration’s needs, they can be on extraordinary leave for study reasons, with no
working grant, but with the chance to benefit from a scholarship, where applicable.
If they are admitted to a PhD program without scholarship or if they renounce to it,
candidates on extraordinary leave will retain their compensation, social security and
retirement pension bestowed by the public administration they work for. In case they
willingly resign in the two years following the award of the title of research doctor, however,
the above-mentioned workers will have to return the amounts received.
Public administration workers who have already been awarded the title of research doctor
and those who have been enrolled for at least one academic year profiting from the
extraordinary leave, do not have the right to take extraordinary leave neither with nor
without working grant.
6. Within the first year of the program, (as per art. 2, paragraph 1, section b) and under
penalty of exclusion from the program, the PhD Student must hold one of the
following certificates attesting his/her knowledge of the English language: IELTS
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with a minimum score of 5.0; TOEFL Internet based test with a minimum score of 77, or
Computer-based test with a minimum score of 210, or Paper-based test with a minimum
score of 547; Cambridge ESOL examinations – General English exams with minimum
level PET pass with merit. Alternatively, candidates can prove they own a Bachelor degree
and/or Master Degree obtained from a University providing training courses in English
language, handing in an official declaration issued by the university stating that “The
medium of instruction is English”
Citizens from countries where one of the official languages is English are also exempted
from submitting the English certificate.
Certificates different from the above-listed ones will not be taken into consideration.
7. At the end of every academic year, PhD students must hand in a detailed report on the
academic and research activities they have carried out to the Board of Professors; upon
an assessment of the candidate’s actual competences and credits acquired, the Board
decides whether or not the student can be admitted to the following year or, when at the
end of the third year, to the final examination. In the event of a negative evaluation, the
student will lose his/her status as PhD student.
8. The title of Research Doctor is awarded after passing a final exam, consisting in the
public defence of the thesis written throughout the three-year program. The thesis, and its
summary, have to be written in Italian or in English or in another language, upon
authorisation by the Board of Professors.
Art. 13
(Tuition Fees and Courses Attendance)
1. PhD Students are exempted from the payment of tuition fees, except for an admission
and courses attendance charge in accordance with what stated in each Doctoral program
record.
Art. 14
(Legal Ownership of Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights resulting
from PhD students’ activities of research)
1. Unless otherwise envisaged in agreements with third parties, all industrial and
intellectual property rights arising from activities in which the PhD student participates in
various ways, are subjected to the related Regulations in force at the Athenaeum to which
the candidate belong.
Art. 15
(Compliance with ethical code)
1. PhD Students are required to abide by the provisions of the code of ethics of the
University
community,
available
on
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http://www.unito.it/unitoWAR/ShowBinary/FSRepo/Area_Portale_Pubblico/Documenti/C/co
dice_etico_comunita_universitaria.pdf
and
http://www.swas.polito.it/services/docuff/Default.asp?id_documento_padre=10358.
Art. 16
(Personal Data Processing)
1. According to Legislative Decree 196/2003 and subsequent amendments, personal data
supplied by applicants will be collected by the Politecnico di Torino and Università degli
Studi di Torino and processed for the only purpose of organizing the contest and the
winners’ academic career. Candidates are required to communicate such data in order to
enable the assessment of the participation requirements. Candidates who do not provide
these data, will be excluded from the competition.
2. These data are used by the Politecnico di Torino and Università degli Studi di Torino
only internally and only for the purposes of the institutions; data may be supplied to the
different structures of the Universities to carry out their duties without sending the person
further notice.
Art. 17
(Other Standards)
1. All matters not provided for in this document shall be governed by the applicable
standards in force.
2. This notification shall be notified to European website Euraxess and it shall be published
on the Ministry of University and Research website.
3. The Person in Charge for the process is the Person in Charge of the Servizio
Formazione Superiore – Area Gestione Didattica of Politecnico di Torino for PhD
programmes in Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences and Urban and Regional
Development Director of the Direzione Ricerca e Relazioni Internazionali of the Università
degli Studi di Torino for the PhD Programme in Pure and Applied Mathematics.
Torino, July 10, 2014
THE RECTOR
OF POLITECNICO
DI TORINO
THE RECTOR
OF UNIVERSITÀ
DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO
(Prof. Marco Gilli)
(Prof. Gianmaria Ajani)
LF/CL/eg
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APPENDIX 1
PhD PROGRAM IN BIOENGINEERING AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SCIENCES
Administrative seat: Politecnico di Torino
Coordinator: Prof. Mario Morino – Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche (Università
degli Studi di Torino)
Program duration: 3 years
Course beginning date: November 1, 2014
Ordinary positions
n. 17
Positions covered with scholarship
Politecnico di Torino scholarships
n. 2
Scholarships funded within Compagnia di n. 2
San Paolo in the framework with Politecnico
di Torino
Scholarship funded to Politecnico di Torino n. 1
within the Ministerial Project “Fund for
students’ financial aid” 2013
Scholarship funded to Politecnico di Torino n. 1
within the Ministerial Project “Fund for
students’ financial aid” 2012
Università degli Studi di Torino scholarships
n. 2
Scholarships funded within Compagnia di n. 4
San Paolo in the framework with Università
degli Studi di Torino
Scholarship funded by the Fondazione n. 1
Bossolasco to the Università degli Studi di
Torino for the project: Sviluppo di un
ambiente integrato e intelligente per la
gestione del paziente oncoematologico
(AI2GEPO)
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Amount of the scholarship including € 16.038,47
social welfare taxes to be paid by the
recipient
Eligibility requirements
See art. 2 of the call of admission
Procedures for the admission to the
Titles assessment and interview
competition
Titles to specify in the on-line application See art. 3 of the call of admission
Application deadline: 28/08/2014
Competition fee: 30,00€ each application Failure to proceed with the payment shall
submitted
entail the exclusion from the admission of
the candidate to the competition
Check on the admission requirements
Published on
and interview dates
http://dottorato.polito.it/Esami_accesso_en.
html, www.unito.it/pagina/bando_dottorato
and
www.unito.it/page/phd_call_applications
Assessment criteria
Fees for admission and courses
attendance
Maximum score: 100 points
Minimum score for eligibility: 60 points
160,84€ (including accident insurance,
SIAE contribution, revenue stamp and
EDISU contribution).
For what concerns the exemption system,
please refer to the Tax Regulation
document of Politecnico di Torino
As per art. 19 par 1) section b) of Law No. 240/2010 and per art. 5 of Legislative Decree No.
167/2011, in case any additional scholarship and Apprenticeship Phd which may be funded
after the issue of this call, these will be notified and published on the Politecnico di Torino
Website: http://dottorato.polito.it/Esami_accesso_en.html.
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PhD PROGRAM IN PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administrative seat: Università degli Studi di Torino
Coordinator: Prof. Lamberto Rondoni – Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche
(Politecnico di Torino)
Program duration: 3 years
Course beginning date: November 1, 2014
Ordinary positions
n. 17
Positions covered with scholarship
Politecnico di Torino scholarships
n. 3
Scholarships funded within Compagnia di n. 2
San Paolo in the framework with Politecnico
di Torino
Scholarship funded to Politecnico di Torino n. 1
within Telecom Italia S.p.A.
Apprenticeship position within the project n. 1
“Ottimizzazione mediante modelli di ordine
ridotto” in partnership with Optimad
engineering srl (see appendix 3) will appear
in a separate specific ranking list; as a
consequence, while applying, interested
candidates shall select the specific PhD
program “Apprenticeship position”
Università degli Studi di Torino scholarships
n. 3
Scholarship funded to Università degli Studi n. 1
di Torino within the Ministerial Project “Fund
for students’ financial aid” 2012
Scholarships funded within Compagnia di n. 3
San Paolo in the framework with Università
degli Studi di Torino
Position reserved to students with
International qualifications
n. 2
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Scholarship funded by the Università degli n. 1
Studi di Torino (3-year planning 2013-2014)
reserved to students with International
qualifications
Positions reserved to students selected
under specific international agreements
in which the Università degli Studi di
Torino is involved
n. 2
Positions reserved to scholarship holders n. 2
who have passed a selection within the
framework of the Marie Curie Actions
Innovative Training Networks (see appendix
4)
Amount of the scholarship including € 13.638,47
social welfare taxes to be paid by the
recipient
Elegibility requirements
See art. 2 of the call of admission
Procedures for the admission to the
Titles assessment and interview
competition
Titles to specify in the on-line application See art. 3 of the call of admission6
Application deadline: 28/08/2014
Application fee: € 50,00 for each
Failure to proceed with the payment shall
application submitted (2,00 Euro will be
entail the exclusion from the admission of
harged for each payment)
the candidate to the competition
Check on the admission requirements
Published on
and interview dates
http://dottorato.polito.it/Esami_accesso_en.
html, www.unito.it/pagina/bando_dottorato
and
www.unito.it/page/phd_call_applications
Assessment criteria
Fees for admission
attendance
Maximum score: 100 points
Minimum score for eligibility: 60 points
and
courses € 170,00 (comprehensive of: € 140,00; EDISU fee;
€ 12,00 CUS fee; € 16,00 stamp duty, paid on-line,
with the exception of exempt students; € 2,00
commission for the MAV service).
The following categories of students are exempt
from payment of the regional fee for the right to
education and the contribution to C.U.S.:
a. PhD students who, even if eligible, have not
6
Any further queries on the report will have to be addressed directly to the program coordinator:
([email protected])
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been awarded a study grant from Italian
Regions or autonomous Provinces due to
lack of resources and students with certified
permanent disability over 66% (Article 8,
paragraph 1 D.P.C.M. 9.4.2001);
b. Foreign students who have been awarded a
scholarship by the Italian government as
part of development cooperation programs
and inter-government cultural and scientific
agreements. The exemption is subject to the
annual confirmation of the scholarship by
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
c. Foreign students whose qualifications are
recognized as equivalent and who have
been awarded a scholarship by their country
of origin;
d. Foreign students who have been awarded
any other type of scholarship.
PhD students who meet the requirements set out by
the Piedmont Agency for the right to Education
(EDISU) are able to request a tax refund by applying
to the Agency itself. See the Regolamento per
l’esonero della tassa regionale per gli iscritti al
Dottorato
di
Ricerca
on
the
website
www.edisu.piemonte.it.
As per art. 19 par 1) section b) of Law No. 240/2010 and per art. 5 of Legislative Decree No.
167/2011, in case any additional scholarship and Apprenticeship Phd which may be funded
after the issue of this call, these will be notified and published on the University website:
www.unito.it/page/phd_call_applications.
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PhD PROGRAM IN URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Administrative offices: Politecnico di Torino
Coordinator: Prof. Umberto Janin Rivolin – Dipartimento Interateneo di Scienze,
Progetto e Politiche del Territorio (Politecnico di Torino)
Program duration: 3 years
Course beginning date: November 1, 2014
Ordinary positions
n. 14
Positions covered with scholarship
Politecnico di Torino scholarships
n. 2
Scholarships funded within Compagnia di n. 2
San Paolo in the framework with Politecnico
di Torino
Scholarship funded to Politecnico di Torino n.1
within the Ministerial Project “Fund for
students’ financial aid” 2013
Scholarship funded to Politecnico di Torino n. 1
within the Ministerial Project “Fund for
students’ financial aid” 2012
Scholarships
funded
within
the n. 2
Technologies for Smart Communities
CLUSTER
project
“Zero
energy
consumption buildings in smart urban
districts” (see appendix 5)7
Scholarships funded within Compagnia di n. 2
San Paolo in the framework with Università
degli Studi di Torino
Scholarship funded to Università degli Studi n. 1
di Torino within Istituto SiTI
7
In order to apply for this Cluster Scholarship, candidates shall select the specific PhD program “Urban and
Regional Development - TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART COMMUNITIES Cluster - project zero energy
consumption buildings in smart urban districts” ([email protected]).
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Amount of the scholarship including € 16.038,47
social welfare taxes to be paid by the
recipient
Eligibility requirements
See art. 2 call of admission
Procedures for the admission to the
Titles assessment and interview
competition
Titles to specify in the on-line application See art. 3 call of admission
Application deadline: 28/08/2014
Competition fee: 30,00 € each application Failure to proceed with the payment shall
submitted
entail the exclusion from the admission of
the candidate to the competition
Check on the admission requirements
Publication on
and interview dates
http://dottorato.polito.it/Esami_accesso_en.
html, www.unito.it/pagina/bando_dottorato
and
www.unito.it/page/phd_call_applications
Assessment criteria
Fees for admission and courses
attendance
Maximum score: 100 points
Minimum score for eligibility: 60 points
160,84€ (including accident insurance,
SIAE contribution, revenue stamp and
EDISU contribution).
For what concerns the exemption system,
please refer to the Tax Regulation
document of Politecnico di Torino
As per art. 19 par 1) section b) of Law No. 240/2010 and per art. 5 of Legislative Decree
No. 167/2011, in case any additional scholarship and Apprenticeship Phd which may be
funded after the issue of this call, these will be notified and published on the Politecnico di
Torino Website: http://dottorato.polito.it/Esami_accesso_en.html.
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APPENDIX 2
COUNTRIES
Argentina
Austria
Belgium (local grading system)
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
China
Colombia
Egypt
Ethiopia
European Countries (ECTS grading system)
Finland
France (local grading system)
Germany (local grading system)
Greece (local grading system)
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Italia
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
Morocco
Nigeria
The Netherlands (local grading system)
Pakistan
Palestine
Portugal (local grading system)
Romania (local grading system)
Russian Federation
South Africa
Spain (local grading system)
Switzerland
Syria
Thailand
Turkey
United Kingdom (local grading system)
Venezuela
Vietnam
MINIMUM AVERAGE GRADE
5/10 and higher
3 and lower
13/20 and higher
64/100 and higher
6.5/10 or 65/100 and higher
4.5/7 and higher
65/100 and higher
3.5/5 and higher
65/100
2.5/4 and higher
C+ and higher
2/3 or 3/5 and higher
13/20 and higher
3 and lower on a scale (1-6)
5.5/10 and higher
50% and higher or 4.5/7 and higher
2.5/4 and higher
14/20 and higher
65/100 and higher
25/30 and higher
70/100 and higher
13/20 and higher or GPA 2.5 and higher
65% and higher
2.33/4 (CGPA) and higher
13/20 and higher
50/100 and higher
6.5/10 and higher
GPA 2.5/4 and higher (other grading systems will
be checked individually)
75/100 and higher
15/20 and higher
8/10 and higher
3.5/5 and higher
60% and higher
6.5/10 and higher
5.5/10 and higher
60% and higher
2.5/4 and higher
6/10 and higher (other grading systems will be
checked individually)
65% and higher
13/20 and higher or 61% and higher
6/10 and higher
Countries not listed in the table above: The Internal Commission will evaluate degrees and decide
the minimum average grade provided for access, based on candidate’s enclosed qualifications.
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APPENDIX 3
Apprenticeship PhD
This is a new tool introduced by art. 50, D. Lgl. No. 276/2003 (Biagi reform), which
provides the opportunity for young people under 30 years of age for being employed by a
company and simultaneously following a PhD program.
The selected candidate is admitted to the PhD without a grant and hired at the company,
with headquarters in Piedmont territory, with an apprenticeship contract of a duration
equivalent to that of the training.
The regulation of this type of training is left to the regions, therefore, in order to implement
these guidelines and to promote technological transfer and innovation between the
Universities and the business system, Piedmont Region has regulated the training aspects
with Regional Law 2, 26 January 2007, and, subsequently, with the determination of the
Directorate for Education, Vocational Training and Employment No. 294, May 16, 2011,
and has published the call for several experimental training courses providing the title of
Apprenticeship PhD.
Politecnico di Torino, together with the involved firm, has therefore designed a
specific training path related to the PhD program in question and in accordance
with the needs of the firm involved. This training path, fully described below, has
been approved by Regione Piemonte by means of determination No 430 of June 13,
2014 issued by Direzione Istruzione, Formazione Professionale e Lavoro.
With the aim of realizing the research project, the company and the Politecnico di Torino
adopt appropriate forms of coordination and integration within the whole duration of the
training and the contract. The Politecnico di Torino will structure the activities by providing
specific training and academic tutoring. The company will employ the selected candidate
with an apprenticeship contract and will promote internal organizational, structural,
professional and financial conditions in order to allow the candidate to carry out the
research project.
The Apprenticeship PhD programs become innovative and experimental, since they
implement specific activities, in addition to those offered in the ordinary PhD programs,
funded within available resources. They include the definition of a system of educational
offer based on the significant elements of deconstruction and flexibility, which meet
specific quality requirements and enhancement of the enterprise as a subject capable of
interacting with the university system.
The apprenticeship contract ends at the conclusion of the training path with the
achievement of the degree of PhD of the Politecnico di Torino and Università degli Studi di
Torino. The student is therefore subject to all requirements for graduate students in his/her
class, and if for any reason, the student should leave the PhD program, he/she will also
end the contract of apprenticeship and vice versa.
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PhD PROGRAM IN PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Project “Ottimizzazione mediante modelli di ordine ridotto”
In partnership with Optimad engineering srl
The goal of the research project is to develop new optimization methods based on reduced
order models for the automotive industry in order to reduce significantly the computational
cost of the aerodynamic design phase without compromising the confidentiality of the
method.
Within this Ph.D. position, the following three topics will be addressed
i) shape parameterization of complex geometries
ii) the development of reduced order models in the parameter space
iii) the implementation of hybrid optimization techniques using evolutionary and
deterministic algorithms
in the scientific areas of:
• Scientific computing. Numerical resolution of partial differential equations, linear
algebra, optimization algorithms
• Computational geometry. Implicit and explicit representation of surfaces
• Modellization of complex systems. Multi-scale techniques, dimensionality reduction,
low order attractors.
The successful candidate will be led to acquire the following capabilities:
• cultural background, in order to read and interpret scientific publications, to know the
state-of-the-art in her/his scientific area and to be curious about related areas;
• ability to judge a technical solution and to identify relevant advantages and
disadvantages;
• creativity, to propose a solution based on mathematical principles;
• autonomy to implement a solution and validate its correctness.
The candidate will mainly derive, implement and test numerical simulation tools and will
work in close collaboration with the technical staff of the company.
During the formation program, the candidate will acquire scientific independence and will
learn how to make autonomous choices. So, at the end of the project, the candidate will
have the necessary capabilities to coordinate all the required efforts to implement
innovative solutions in the field of numerical simulations. Consequently, at the end of this
research project, the person will have strong skills in innovation management, which will
permit her/him to interact seamlessly with both academia and industry.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
The Apprenticeship PhD position will appear in a separate specific ranking list. As a
consequence, while applying, interested candidates shall select the specific
program “Apprenticeship PhD position”.
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APPENDIX 4
Positions reserved to students selected under specific international agreements in
which the Università degli Studi di Torino is involved
Marie Curie Actions
Innovative Training Networks
(call: H2020 MSCA ITN 2014)
Project: INFTYETN-ETN
The INFTYETN-ETN project is part of the Marie Curie “Innovative Training Networks”
programme and it focuses on training and research in “Mathematics of Infinity (Set Theory)
and its applications”. Research programs are carried out within a Consortium which
involves fourteen partner institutions (University of Torino, University of Barcelona,
University of East Anglia, University of Helsinki, Alfred Rényi Institute – Hungarian
Academy of Sciences, University Denis Diderot of Paris VII, University of Bonn, University
of Amsterdam, University of Bristol, WebALT Inc., Academy of Sciences of the Czech
Republic, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard University, DFKI of Bremen).
For this project the University of Torino reserves 2 positions in the PhD Program in Pure
and Applied Mathematics to scholarship holders who were selected in the framework of
this International mobility programs.
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APPENDIX 5
TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART COMMUNITIES CLUSTER
Project Zero Energy Consumption Buildings in Smart Urban Districts
for the PhD Program in
URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Training Project Title
Zero Energy Consumption Buildings in Smart Urban Districts
Proposing Parties
Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Milano, Università degli
Studi di Trento, Telecom Italia, STMicroelectronics, Selex
Elsag, Finmeccanica Group Real Estate, Enel Distribuzione
S.p.A., Enel Ingegneria e Ricerca S.p.A., Expert System,
Labidee, Logical System, UMPI, Power Evolution, BMS
impianti, Media Italy SRL, Metoda
Positions to be activated within the XXX cycle
No. of Scholarships
Doctorate Program
DIST Department – Interuniversity Department of Regional
1
and Urban Studies and Planning
DISEG Department – Interuniversity Department of Regional
1
and Urban Studies and Planning
Professional profiles to
train
Experts, researchers designers and managers, “smart”
engineers and architects able to handle and solve the delicate
issues related to make existing buildings energetically
efficient, together with the processes of management and
maintenance of historical buildings by means of the
knowledge acquired throughout the training project.
Specific requirements for
the admission to the
project (academic
qualifications, other
qualifications, prior
knowledge)
II-level academic title in Architectural Engineering,
Architecture (or equivalent titles), Regional, urban and
landscape planning in accordance with Processo di Bologna,
or Master of Science issued by an officially recognized
Academic Institution and able to grant the candidate access to
PhD Studies in the country where it was awarded.
Compulsory training
activities
36 Months
Activities in a firm
12 Months
Study abroad period
(Yes/No, months)
Yes, a minimum of 6 Months
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PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING
In order to apply for this Cluster Scholarship, candidates shall select the specific PhD
program “Urban and Regional Development - TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART
COMMUNITIES Cluster - Project Zero Energy Consumption Buildings in Smart
Urban Districts” ([email protected]).
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