General remarks
Students are required to collect 30 CFU per year & 180 CFU in total. Structured training activities include attending classes, national and/or international schools on advanced topics, workshops.
The number of Credits from UNIGE (CFUs) to be obtained is distributed as follows:
Structured training activities: minimum 30CFUs
Lab activities, research and publication of the results: up to 120CFUs
PhD thesis development, writing, reviewing and defence: up to 30CFUs
All activities must be planned in agreement with the Tutor.
Structured training activities: minimum 30CFUs
Structured training activities belong to the following typologies, giving the acknowledgement of an amount of CFUs as shown below:
PhD courses, specifically offered by the PhD Program in Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, where 1 CFU corresponds to 3 hours of course.
PhD courses issued by other Doctorate Schools, if relevant to the student's research subject, where 1 CFU=3 hours, subjected to the approval of the PhD Coordinator.
Courses that are part of one of the M.Sc. programs (Corsi di Laurea Magistrale) offered at the University of Genova, in agreement with the Tutor and with the approval of the PhD Coordinator. Given CFUs are those reported for the course on the official University website.
PhD Schools. 3 CFUs can be assigned for every day of the school, or 1 CFU each 3 hours of school/workshop, up to a maximum of 15 CFUs per school/workshop. PhD Schools must be approved by the PhD Coordinator. A certificate of attendance of the school must be presented for the CFUs to be assigned.
CFU conversion table for Structured Training Activities (30 CFU mandatory)
| PhD IMEG | CFU per activity |
|---|---|
| PhD courses offered by IMEG | 1CFU=3h |
| Courses offered by other PHD Schools | 1CFU=3h (IMEG Coordinator approval required) |
| Courses offered by MSc degree courses | As declared from source (IMEG Coordinator approval required) |
| PhD Summer Schools listed in IMEG curriculum | 2CFU x day OR 1CFU x 3hours Maximum 15CFU |
| Other PhD Summer Schools | 2CFU x day OR 1CFU x 3hours Maximum 15CFU (IMEG Coordinator approval required) |
Lab activities, research and publication of the results: up to 120CFUs
Research, Lab Activities and Dissemination belong to the following typologies
Research activity, in terms of attended seminars, advanced training courses, participation (as listener or speaker) to Scientific Meeting, Workshops, Conferences;
Mobility periods abroad, either long or short term;
Publications (only published or accepted papers are considered);
Lab activities - co-supervision of student, as agreed with the Tutor.
CFU conversion table for Lab activities, research and publication of the results
| PhD IMEG | CFU per activity | CFU |
|---|---|---|
| Attended seminars | 2CFU | 30CFU Maximum |
| Advanced training courses | 2CFU for short courses OR 2 CFU x day for long courses | 30CFU Maximum |
| Participation in Scientific Meetings, Workshops, Conferences | 2CFU x day | 30CFU Maximum |
| Mobility for research periods Abroad | 2CFU x working day | 60CFU Maximum |
| Publications (as co-author) | 25CFU for journal papers 15CFU for conference proceeding 10CFU for submitted journal paper 5CFU for poster presentation | 30CFU Minimum |
| Co-supervision of students | 10CFU per student | 30CFU Maximum |
| Lab activity | Up to 10CFU per activity (Tutor Approval Required) | 30CFU Maximum |
| Bonus | 10CFU for awards/prizes | 30CFU Maximum |
PhD IMEG Courses offer
PhD courses constitute a third-level University education process which differs from the former two, Bachelor’s and the Master’s ones, in that they are specifically oriented to the development of research-oriented competences and skills. This implies on the one way an interdisciplinary approach, on the other an attitude to looking for new solutions, rather than the acquisition of the current ones, that should be criticized rather than uncritically adopted. This is in line with initial historical missions of the Universities that were basically consortia of students and teachers, looking together to know solutions for unsolved problems.
The Courses offered are listed below and a brief description of each of them is also provided in the following. The list of the courses offered may vary over the years, as well as their detailed programme.
CFU conversion table for Lab activities, research and publication of the results
| Subject | SSD | Instructor(s) | No. of hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constructal theory: second law of thermodynamics in nature | ING-IND/10 | Luca Antonio Tagliafico | 15 |
| Leadership in Academic Career (program to be defined). | ING-IND/11 | Walid Kamali | 12 |
| Spectral analysis of stationary and non-stationary signals: theoretical background and practical applications | ING-IND/12&13 | Marta Berardengo Luigi Carassale Giovanni Battista Rossi | 21 |
| Design methodology for small-scale ground mobile robots | ING-IND/13 | Luca Bruzzone | 12 |
| Optimization Methods for Mechanical Design | ING-IND/15 | Giovanni Berselli | 12 |
| Industry 4.0: from key enabling technologies to digital twin | ING-IND/17 | Flavio Tonelli | 12 |
| 3D printed materials and their functional properties | ING-IND/22 | Fabrizio Barberis | 12 |
| Macroeconomics | ING-IND/35 | Silvano Cincotti | 24 |
| Crowdfunding for financing new ventures | ING-IND/35 | Stefania Testa | 9 |
The Courses will be provided in Mixed Modality (physical + virtual). Virtual Meetings are offered through the online platform MS Teams (code: ijlbqrn). Each course is provided every two years.
Click below to download the content and period of the above listed courses. As for exact schedule/location of the course, students are required to get in touch with the lecturer.