Program Overview

Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering

The Doctoral Programme in Mechanical Engineering (PDEM) at the University of Aveiro offers advanced scientific and technological training with a strong applied research component, aligned with the global challenges of sustainability, industrial digitalisation, and the energy transition. It also provides academic, scientific and human conditions of excellence, essential for transforming ideas into solutions with real impact on society, promoting high-quality technology education.

Fields of Specialisation

• Fluid mechanics
• Thermal engineering
• Robotics and industrial automation
• Biomechanics
• Medical devices
• Aerospace engineering
• Product development
• Nanoengineering
• Computational mechanics
  • Possibility of integration of artificial intelligence and digitalisation in engineering processes

Contribution to Global Challenges

• Smart and sustainable industry: Digital technologies and technological innovation applied to sustainable industrialisation, innovation in manufacturing and sustainable production, through advanced manufacturing systems, promoting investment in R&D and industrial diversification.
• Future energy systems: Energy efficiency, clean energy and renewable energy technologies, focused on battery energy storage, smart energy grids, wind turbines and electric vehicles.

Programme Details

• Director: Isabel Maria Alexandrino Duarte
• Departments/Polytechnic Schools: Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Curricular Plan: Available
• Duration: Not specified
• Mode: Daytime
• Course: Doctorate
• National/EU student tuition fee 2024/2025: 2750/year
• Scientific area(s): Mechanical Engineering
• Teaching language(s): Portuguese / English
• International tuition fees 2024/2025: 2750/year

Admissions

• Admission phases:
  • 1st phase: 5 openings, application period from 03/02/2025 to 13/02/2025
  • 2nd phase: 19 openings, application period from 15/04/2025 to 06/06/2025
  • 3rd phase: 29 openings, application period from 02/09/2025 to 05/09/2025
  • 4th phase: 24 openings, application period from 02/01/2026 to 09/01/2026

Curricular Plan and Accreditation

• Curricular plan: Registered at the General Directorate of Higher Education with the number R/A -Ef 1502/2011/AL01
• Accreditation: Course accredited by a3es in 9/1/2020

Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The University of Aveiro adopted the SDG Keyword Mapping to identify correspondences in the training offer, aiming to inform and sensitize students to real and current issues, empowering them and getting them actively involved in sustainable development. The analysis of the contribution of the training offer to the SDGs will also make it possible to promote the continuous improvement of the teaching-learning process.