Location
Italy
Study Format
On Campus
Course language
English
Study Fields
IT & Computer Science, Business, Applied Sciences & Professions
Duration
3 Years
Academic pace
Full Time
Degree
PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)
Tuition Fee
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Location
Italy
Study Format
On Campus
Course language
English
Study Fields
IT & Computer Science, Business, Applied Sciences & Professions
Duration
3 Years
Academic pace
Full Time
Degree
PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)
Tuition Fee
Request info
This National Ph.D. program aims to educate and train a new generation of researchers, professionals and innovators on “Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology” who can provide proper answers to the scientific and innovation emerging challenges from the private sector and public administration.
The proposed Ph.D. of National Interest offers a Ph.D. program on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology that is inherently interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary. The curricula chosen are a summary of the main uses and interests that have emerged in the national and international strategic agendas of research, innovation and development in our Country and in Europe. They involve a horizontal thematic component"
Methodologies, technologies and tools" of foundational aspects and transversal interests, from which various vertical thematic components provide specializations on strategic sectors and application domains.
The course includes research projects in eight thematic areas:
An in-depth analysis of the main scientific questions will be guaranteed by the collaboration between the research groups participating to this doctoral project. Collaboration with renowned experts from other national and international institutions will also be encouraged.
The educational program specifically designed for the PhD candidates provides suitable in-depth knowledge and technical expertise in their chosen area of research, and high-level inter- and multi-disciplinary education in the other seven curricula. The language of the course will be English.
UNICAM has instituted an International School of Advanced Studies with the objective of increasing the internationalization of Doctoral education.
1. Research Excellence
Striving for excellent research is fundamental to all doctoral education and from this, all other elements flow. Academic standards set via peer review procedures and research environments representing a critical mass are required. The new academic generation should be trained to become creative, critical and autonomous intellectual risk-takers, pushing the boundaries of frontier research.
2. Attractive Institutional Environment
Doctoral candidates should find good working conditions to empower them to become independent researchers taking responsibility at an early stage for the scope, direction, and progress of their project. These should include career development opportunities, in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
3. Interdisciplinary Research Options
Doctoral training must be embedded in an open research environment and culture to ensure that any appropriate opportunities for cross-fertilization between disciplines can foster the necessary breadth and interdisciplinary approach.
4. Exposure to industry and other relevant employment sectors
The term 'industry' is used in the widest sense, including all fields of future workplaces and public engagement, from industry to business, government, NGO’s, charities and cultural institutions (e.g. musea). This can include placements during research training; shared funding; involvement of non-academics from relevant industry in informing/delivering teaching and supervision; promoting financial contribution of the relevant industry to doctoral programs; fostering alumni networks that can support the candidate (for example mentoring schemes) and the program, and a wide array of people/technology/knowledge transfer activities.
5. International networking
Doctoral training should provide opportunities for international networking, i.e. through collaborative research, co-tutelle, dual and joint degrees. Mobility should be encouraged, be it through conferences, short research visits, and secondments or longer stays abroad.
6. Transferable skills training
“Transferable skills are skills learned in one context (for example research) that are used in another (for example future employment whether that is in research, business, etc.). They enable subject- and research-related skills to be applied and developed effectively. Transferable skills may be acquired through training or through work experience”. It is essential to ensure that enough researchers have the skills demanded by the knowledge-based economy. Examples include communication, teamwork, entrepreneurship, project management, IPR, ethics, standardization, etc.
Business should also be more involved in curricula development and doctoral training so that skills better match industry needs, building on the work of the University Business Forum and the outcomes of the EUA DOC-CAREERS project. There are good examples of interdisciplinary approaches in universities bringing together skills ranging from research to financial and business skills and from creativity and design to intercultural skills.
7. Quality Assurance
The accountability procedures must be established on the research base of doctoral education and for that reason, they should be developed separately from the quality assurance in the first and second cycle.
The goal of quality assurance in doctoral education should be to enhance the quality of the research environment as well as promoting transparent and accountable procedures for topics such as admission, supervision, awarding the doctorate degree and career development. It is important to stress that this is not about the quality assurance of the Ph.D. itself rather the process or life cycle, from recruitment to graduation.
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