Doctoral program in Biomedical Engineering

The doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering is an inter-university programme that has been offered by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and the University of Zaragoza (Unizar) since the 2003-2004 academic year. A collaboration agreement between the two universities was signed in 2003 to define the framework for this partnership. To view this agreement, click on the following link: https://esaii.upc.edu/ca/docencia/doctorats/convenio_original_uz_upc_2003.pdfCourses and research activities are offered on the campuses of both organising universities. The programme is coordinated by the UPC’s Department of Automatic Control (ESAII).In 2011, following the adoption of new royal decrees governing official university studies and doctoral programmes, a new agreement was concluded to offer the joint doctoral programme in Biomedical Engineering in its current form. The full text of the agreement that governs the participation of the two universities and the organisation of the programme can be found at: https://esaii.upc.edu/ca/docencia/doctorats/convenio_uz_upc_2011.pdfIn 2012, the agreement was updated with an addendum that brought the text in line with the new regulatory framework for doctoral studies. The addendum can be found at: https://esaii.upc.edu/ca/docencia/doctorats/adenda_convenio_UPCUZ2012.pdfStudents of the programme can enrol at either of the two universities and will be administratively dependent on the institution they choose. Students may take any course or activity offered within the framework of the inter-university programme.The joint doctoral programme in Biomedical Engineering offered by the UPC and Unizar has received a series of annual awards granted by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport in recognition of its quality and excellence:• Quality award MCD2003-00157: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009• Pathway to Excellence award MEE2011-0509: 2011, 2012, 2013Information on the programme is available at the following links:On the UPC website: https://doctorat.upc.edu/en/programmes/biomedical-engineering?set_language=enOn the Unizar website: https://estudios.unizar.es/estudio/ver-doct?id=7098The doctoral programme offers students the opportunity to complete doctoral theses by working with renowned groups in modern laboratories that form part of the following centres:• Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) (http://ibecbarcelona.eu/). Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence.• Research Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CREB) (https://creb.upc.edu/en). UPC Innovation and Technology Centre• Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A) (https://i3a.unizar.es/en). University of Zaragoza Research Centre• Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) (http://www.ciber-bbn.es/). Carlos III Health Institute• NANBIOSIS platform of CIBER-BBN (http://www.ciber-bbn.es/plataformas/nanbiosis-icts). NANBIOSIS is one of 29 outstanding scientific-technical infrastructures recently recognised by the Scientific, Technological and Innovation Policy Council (CPCTI) of the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.University of Zaragoza. Information on the doctoral programme at the website of the University of Zaragoza (Unizar): https://estudios.unizar.es/estudio/ver-doct?id=7098