Program Overview

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PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Presentation of the Programme

IQS offers an attractive and suitable PhD programme for students interested in research and innovation in the field of Chemistry and Chemical and Industrial Engineering. The programme has an interdisciplinary approach to respond to the professional needs of industry and scientific training for academic and industrial research.

Key Information

• Places: 10 new admission places per academic year
• Beginning: Registration open all year round
• Areas: Chemical Area, Chemical Engineering Area, Industrial Engineering Area

Objectives

The objectives of the PhD Programme in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering are:

• To train new PhDs with solid basic knowledge who have specialised in the most modern fields of chemistry and engineering.
• To awaken the vocation of university teachers and researchers by providing appropriate training for this purpose.
• To train research professionals who, with the most advanced knowledge in their respective specialities, are able to adapt naturally to the ever more rapidly changing scientific and technological environment.
• To ensure that doctors trained in these studies, since they will be at the forefront of scientific and technical progress, have, along with a deep ethical sense of the profession, an awareness of the impact that their activity represents for nature and people.
• To maintain a high level of basic and applied research that allows us to transmit, at all levels of teaching at IQS, a permanent spirit of innovation and updating of both knowledge and methodologies.

Job Placement

The main employment opportunities for graduates of the programme are in the areas of research and research management in companies in the chemical-pharmaceutical-cosmetic sector, where they hold positions of high responsibility in R&D&I, as well as in universities and other research institutions.

Admission and Requirements

The conditions for admission to the PhD Programme in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering are established by Royal Decree 99/2011 of 28 January 2011. To be admitted to the PhD Programme in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at IQS the candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Hold an official Spanish bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, and a university master’s degree.
• To be accepted by the Academic Committee of the PhD Programme in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering to carry out the doctoral thesis by fulfilling all the requirements of the “Admission Procedure” (described below).

Programme Profile

The profiles that give access to the PhD Programme in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering are official university master’s degrees in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmacy and related disciplines.

Graduate Profile

Upon completion of the PhD Programme in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the student will have achieved the following competences:

• Systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of research skills and methods related to this field.
• Ability to conceive, design or create, implement and adopt a substantial research or creative process.
• Ability to contribute to the expansion of the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
• Ability to critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise new and complex ideas.
• Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general.
• Ability to promote scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural progress within a knowledge-based society.
• Develop in contexts where there is little specific information.
• Identify the key issues to address a complex problem.
• Design, create, develop and undertake new and innovative projects.
• Work both in a team and autonomously in an international or multidisciplinary context.
• Integrating knowledge, dealing with complexity and formulating judgements with limited information.
• Intellectual critique and defence of solutions.

Grants for Doctoral Studies

IQS annually offers grants for up to three years in duration for doctoral studies at IQS.

Research Lines

The Doctoral Program in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is organized in 9 lines of research grouped into 3 major thematic areas.

Training Activities

The PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering programme includes a series of activities that aim to advance the educational aspects for students in the programme.

Procedure for Preparing and Defending Student Research Plans

Before the end of the first year, doctoral students must prepare a detailed Research Plan that includes a background statement, the objectives to be achieved, the methodology to be used, the necessary means, and the timeline for carrying it out.

Internal Quality Assurance System

The Doctoral Programme in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering has strategic quality policies and internal quality assurance systems in order to guarantee the achievement of the training objectives of the Doctoral Programme.

Quantitative Indicators

• Training Programme Quality
• Adequacy of the teaching staff
• Quality of the results
• Degree of Satisfaction with the Programme – Students
• Degree of Satisfaction with the Programme – Headmasters and Headmistresses
• Labour insertion of the Programme

Academic Regulations

The General Standards of Organisation for Doctorates at Ramon Llull University establish the framework for the PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering programme.

Duration of the PhD Programme and Maintaining Good Standing

Doctoral studies last for a maximum duration of three full-time years, starting from the doctoral student’s initial date of enrolment to the programme up to the date of their doctoral thesis submission.

Mobility Programmes

IQS firmly believes in the value of science, technology, and business internationalisation. For this reason, IQS considers international exchanges essential and an excellent way to complement and enrich students’ education both professionally and personally.

General Regulations and Framework

Since 2011, doctoral education at Spanish universities has been governed by Royal Decree 99/2011 of 28 January, and subsequent amendments thereof, which governs official doctoral studies.

Thesis Defended in the Last Academic Courses

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Faculty

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Contact Information

• Dr. Jordi Abellà
• Coordinator of the PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering programme
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