Call for Application MIT- Portugal Doctoral Programs and Executive Masters

Calls open for MIT Portugal Program and advanced courses

Academic year 2014-201

The MIT Portugal Program is an international partnership involving MIT and Portuguese Universities and Industry. The goal of the initiative is to strengthen the country’s knowledge base and international competitiveness through a strategic investment in people, knowledge and ideas in innovative technology sectors.

MIT Portugal Program provides world-class training – including real-world preparation for future employment – in leading-edge areas of engineering, management and policy to top students who seek to become leaders in technological innovation.

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) and MIT Portugal Program launches the call for PhD Scholarships, taking place in Portugal and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US (MIT), under the terms of the following international PhD Programs:

• Bioengineering Systems
• Leaders for Technical Industries
• Sustainable Energy Systems
• Transportation Systems

The Doctoral Programs mentioned above, were selected under the Call from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, IP (FCT,IP), through which 10 scholarships per year per program are attributed to selected  candidates.

Applications are also open for the following advanced courses:

• Bio Engineering Systems (Advanced Studies )
• Sustainable Energy Systems (Executive Masters)
• Technology Management Enterprise (Executive Masters)
• Transportation Systems (MSc)

For students with an international outlook seeking to develop a systems approach to their research and career development, these programs offer a special opportunity to engage with the best that MIT and Portugal have to offer.

Deadline for applying to the Programs:

• Doctoral Programs: January 26th - April 15th  2014,  5pm GMT;
• Advance Course in Bioengineering; Executive Master in Technology Management Enterprise; MSc in Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems (CTIS) - January 26th - May 15th  2014,  5pm GMT;
• Executive Master in Sustainable Energy Systems: February 11th - June 15th 2014,  5pm GMT.

For full details on the MIT Portugal Program and on application procedures, please visit our website: www.mitportugal.org and download our brochure at http://bit.ly/MPP20142015

The official announcement for the Doctoral Programs is available in Portuguese (http://bit.ly/1jxyFRg) and English (http://bit.ly/1errEcA ).