WeUni docsity Logo
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctoral Degrees
Online
Main fields of study
Bg HeroCard

PhD Course in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Università degli Studi di Firenze


Location

Italy

Course language

English

Study Fields

Environmental Science, Engineering

Duration

3 Years

Academic pace

Full Time

Degree

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Tuition Fee

Request info

Program Description

The PhD programme (according to the Italian Dottorato di Ricerca) is a postgraduate academic qualification. It represents the implementation of the 3rd cycle of education and training to research (according to the Bologna accord) in the Italian academic system and provides the abilities and competencies required for carrying out highly-qualified research in universities, public institutions and private companies. It also offers a higher professional & research-oriented education for managing and leading technical development for major companies and enterprises, at national as well as European/International level.

The general objective is the education of researchers and experts in the innovative aspects related to the area of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

About the School

The University of Florence dates back to the Studium Generale set up by the Florentine Republic in 1321. It has had very famous scholars (Galileo Galilei) and professors as well as the two most recent Italian Prime Ministers (Giuseppe Conte and Mario Draghi). Only in 1923 however, the University acquired its actual name and was transformed into a modern comprehensive university, with its 21 Departments and 10 Schools.

The Unifi offers 127 Bachelor's Degrees 57 Masters's Degrees, 9 Long-cycle degrees, 24 PhD Programs and over 50 specialization schools. Amongst those programmes, over 40 are international: 10 taught in English and 31 with double or joint degrees. Within most degree programs, courses in English are offered.

Unifi is one of the most popular Universities for Erasmus students (over 900 incoming a year) and is part of EUniWell, a European Universities Alliance. The network has identified four key areas for research and teaching, closely linked to UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The University of Florence is one of the most important Italian public universities and has a strong international vocation. It fosters cooperation with academic and research institutions all over the world and welcomes foreign teaching staff, researchers and students to promote cultural and scientific internationalization. To this end, through its Departments and Schools, the University promotes the hospitality of highly qualified guests from all over the world.

Moreover, it traditionally devotes particular attention to the development of collaborative relationships with foreign universities and to the process of internationalization, which has become a strategic and dominant aspect of the life of the university in research, teaching, the organization of study programmes, mobility of teachers, researchers and students.

For these reasons, the University of Florence qualifies itself as one of the privileged destinations for international guests.

Welcome Service

The Welcome Service helps international students, PhD students, fellows, researchers and professors hosted by the University of Florence within specific European or International projects to find suitable accommodation in town.

The Welcome Service can book the guests in the university residences and other local accommodation facilities and provides information on online platforms for finding accommodation.

Studying in Florence

One hundred and forty-six degree courses (first and second level and single-cycle) of which 15 are in English, organised into 10 Schools, a total population of around fifty-one thousand enrolled, a quarter of whom come from outside the region. The University of Florence is a large university, with a very wide range of courses spanning all subject areas. There are over nine thousand graduates every year in Florence. Moreover, the percentage of Florentine graduates in work one year after graduating is above the national average, according to Almalaurea data.

Similar programs

PhD Course in Sustainable Management of Agricultural Forestry and Food Resources

Università degli Studi di Firenze

logo Università degli Studi di Firenze

Italy

Environmental Science, Sustainability, Agriculture

Doctor of Education (EdD)


English

3 Years

Find out more

Ph.D. in Education, Concentration in Curriculum, Culture and Change

Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Education

logo Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Education

United States of America (USA)

Education, General Studies

Doctor of Education (EdD)


English

2 Years

Find out more