{"id":3270,"date":"2025-12-19T13:31:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/?p=3270"},"modified":"2025-12-19T13:31:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:31:32","slug":"unite-connects-doctoral-educational-systems-within-a-united-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/unite-connects-doctoral-educational-systems-within-a-united-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Unite! connects doctoral educational systems within a united framework"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unite! has created a new model to bring together the doctoral education systems of its partner universities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The\u00a0Unite! Doctoral School (UDS)<\/strong>\u00a0provides a shared framework where students, researchers and staff can collaborate across institutions while respecting each university\u2019s policies and different national regulations. The UDS\u00a0interfaces\u00a0<\/strong>with\u00a0multiple parties:\u00a0the Unite!\u00a0Communities, the\u00a0Thematic Communities, EIT KICs, and more than 90 industry\u00a0partners who have taken part in workshops,\u00a0Dialogues, and Unite!\u00a0Research\u00a0Schools.<\/p>\n

What is the Unite! Doctoral School Interface model?<\/h3>\n

The\u00a0UDS acts as a connector, a\u00a0structural interface<\/strong>\u00a0that allows the doctoral school to\u00a0benefit\u00a0from, and contribute to, wider opportunities across Unite! and\u00a0beyond.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0its core\u00a0lies the structure and governance of the UDS.\u00a0The UDS operates both as the formal governing body of the doctoral scientific community and as a representative structure connecting a wider network of scientific and technical stakeholders.\u00a0The UDS has built its foundations by\u00a0establishing\u00a0three PhD Academic Boards in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0, and Sustainable Energy.\u00a0These Boards steer the scientific direction of the programmes, coordinate research communities, and contribute to a broad and evolving\u00a0UDS course offering<\/strong>, which now includes\u00a0more than 60 optional doctoral-level courses<\/strong>\u00a0accessible to all UDS students.<\/p>\n

The UDS has also a coherent strategy to attract and motivate future doctoral candidates that has its peak in the organization of the\u00a0Unite! Research Schools<\/strong>, annual events designed to immerse master\u2019s students in research environments and connect them with professors and thematic communities.<\/p>\n

The first two edition of the school have been held in Grenoble in 2024 and\u00a02025\u00a0and the next edition will be held in Turin in 2026. More information will be\u00a0made available\u00a0in the first months of 2026\u00a0regarding\u00a0the topics and the application procedures.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the\u00a0UDS\u00a0Regulatory Framework Agreement<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0which defines the governance, management, and operational mechanisms of the Doctoral School\u00a0\u2013 Unite!\u00a0ensures consistency across partner universities while respecting their institutional autonomy. Complementing it, the\u00a0Cotutelle Framework Agreement<\/strong>\u00a0provides a harmonised template that simplifies administrative procedures and reducing negotiation times for individual co-tutelle\u00a0cases. Together, these instruments\u00a0constitute\u00a0the legal and operational backbone of the UDS.<\/p>\n

What does this mean for Unite! PhD candidates?<\/h3>\n

PhD candidates of the UDS\u00a0have at their disposal a\u00a0UDS Course Offering with more than 60 courses; it includes both hard and soft skill modules,\u00a0it is\u00a0accessible to all UDS students.\u00a0Catalogue for Students\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Pursuing a PhD within the UDS<\/strong>\u00a0provides distinctive academic and professional advantages: UDS students\u00a0benefit\u00a0from a multidisciplinary and transnational learning environment,\u00a0participating\u00a0in joint research activities, co-supervision, and mobility opportunities throughout Europe. Through its\u00a0structure, the UDS connects doctoral candidates, supervisors, and research teams across partner universities, offering\u00a0a\u00a0richer academic experience<\/strong>\u00a0than traditional single-institution programmes.<\/p>\n

Unite! Develops a Replicable and Validated Model to Connect Doctoral Education Across Europe<\/h3>\n

A key issue has been connecting the doctoral educational systems of the Unite!\u00a0partners within a\u00a0common framework<\/strong>\u00a0that will allow future\u00a0joint collaboration.<\/p>\n

The UDS interface model connects the academic dimension with the broader Unite!\u00a0ecosystem\u00a0<\/strong>and external stakeholders.\u00a0It\u00a0involves the Unite! partners\u2019\u00a0Doctoral Schools\u00a0and\u00a0the entire Unite!\u00a0ecosystem, composed by Internal Unite! structures (other CMs, governance, student\u00a0groups\u00a0and thematic communities), Research & Innovation infrastructures across partner\u00a0universities, external\/non-academic stakeholders (industry, public sector, civil society).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unite! has created a new model to bring together the doctoral education systems of its partner universities. The\u00a0Unite! Doctoral School (UDS)\u00a0provides a shared framework where students, researchers and staff can collaborate across institutions while respecting each university\u2019s policies and different national regulations. The UDS\u00a0interfaces\u00a0with\u00a0multiple parties:\u00a0the Unite!\u00a0Communities, the\u00a0Thematic Communities, EIT KICs, and more than 90 industry\u00a0partners […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3273,"href":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3270\/revisions\/3273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}