Programme overview
Main Subject
Earth and Marine Sciences
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The PhD in Marine Sciences, Technologies, and Management (MTM), acronym MTM, is a consortium doctorate offered by the University of Milano-Bicocca and the Italian Institute of Technology Foundation. The doctorate aims to identify and attract the most promising students to form a dynamic and diversified community and transform them into visionary scholars, innovative researchers, and creative leaders in the field of marine sciences. The two research entities intend to share their expertise on the principles of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (SDG14, SDG16, SDG13, SDG12, SDG9, SDG8, and SDG7). The doctorate is in line with the European Union's Starfish 2030 Horizon Europe program coordinated by Italy and with some of the marine themes addressed by the emerging National Biodiversity Center: Node 1 and 2. The doctorate aims to promote the objectives of the national recovery and resilience plan (PNRR), particularly those contained in Missions 1, 2, and 4. Students will have the opportunity to use state-of-the-art laboratories available both at the Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences and at the Italian Institute of Technology. Furthermore, the MaRHE Center (Marine Research and High Education Center) infrastructure will be made available, a research center for higher education located in the Maldives, born from an agreement between the University of Milano-Bicocca and the Maldives. The complementarity of the laboratories of IIT and Bicocca will also significantly enhance students' educational growth, giving them the opportunity to acquire a cultural background not achievable except in the consortium form provided for the doctorate.
Participants in the doctorate will have the opportunity to attend, depending on their training project, international research institutes, including, but not limited to: University of Leeds, The University of Liverpool, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Universidad de Valencia, The Maldives National University, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), University of Helsinki, University of South Pacific, Bar-Ilan University, University of Edinburgh, University of York, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Harvard University, Cambridge University, University of Dubai. Each student will be supervised by two professors or researchers from the University of Milano-Bicocca or the Italian Institute of Technology, as well as a training period of at least 6 (six) months at a foreign institute. The training path includes at least two publications in international journals with impact factor (ISI) and a thesis written in English.
The main themes of the doctorate are: marine biodiversity; marine ecology and biology; marine landscape ecology; oceanic processes and global change; international law of the sea; sustainable use of marine resources; peaceful resolution of maritime disputes; integrated coastal zone management; ocean technology; polar law; marine biogeochemical cycles; dynamics and restoration of coastal ecosystems; computational modeling; political, cultural, and social geography of the sea; ocean literacy and ocean citizenship; coastal and maritime tourism; vulnerability and environmental conflicts; marine renewable energies; ocean physics; new materials; chemical oceanography; psychological-social determinants of attitudes and behaviors in favor of the environment, biodiversity conservation, animal welfare, economic opportunities deriving from the marine world.
Once the training path is completed, PhDs will be able to enter the workforce as managers in the many sectors offered by the blue economy, including those related to marine sustainability issues, reducing the impact of the economy on oceans and coasts, circular economy, reducing pollution, increasing resilience to climate change, and reducing ecological footprint. It is envisaged that each doctoral student will carry out at least 100 hours of teaching during the doctoral program and a total of at least 8 ECTS credits, of which at least 2 ECTS credits of interdisciplinary teaching provided by the University's Doctoral School and at least 4 ECTS credits of specific teaching provided by the Doctoral Course.
Participants in the doctorate will have the opportunity to attend, depending on their training project, international research institutes, including, but not limited to: University of Leeds, The University of Liverpool, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Universidad de Valencia, The Maldives National University, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), University of Helsinki, University of South Pacific, Bar-Ilan University, University of Edinburgh, University of York, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Harvard University, Cambridge University, University of Dubai. Each student will be supervised by two professors or researchers from the University of Milano-Bicocca or the Italian Institute of Technology, as well as a training period of at least 6 (six) months at a foreign institute. The training path includes at least two publications in international journals with impact factor (ISI) and a thesis written in English.
The main themes of the doctorate are: marine biodiversity; marine ecology and biology; marine landscape ecology; oceanic processes and global change; international law of the sea; sustainable use of marine resources; peaceful resolution of maritime disputes; integrated coastal zone management; ocean technology; polar law; marine biogeochemical cycles; dynamics and restoration of coastal ecosystems; computational modeling; political, cultural, and social geography of the sea; ocean literacy and ocean citizenship; coastal and maritime tourism; vulnerability and environmental conflicts; marine renewable energies; ocean physics; new materials; chemical oceanography; psychological-social determinants of attitudes and behaviors in favor of the environment, biodiversity conservation, animal welfare, economic opportunities deriving from the marine world.
Once the training path is completed, PhDs will be able to enter the workforce as managers in the many sectors offered by the blue economy, including those related to marine sustainability issues, reducing the impact of the economy on oceans and coasts, circular economy, reducing pollution, increasing resilience to climate change, and reducing ecological footprint. It is envisaged that each doctoral student will carry out at least 100 hours of teaching during the doctoral program and a total of at least 8 ECTS credits, of which at least 2 ECTS credits of interdisciplinary teaching provided by the University's Doctoral School and at least 4 ECTS credits of specific teaching provided by the Doctoral Course.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Earth and Marine Sciences
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The PhD in Marine Sciences, Technologies, and Management (MTM), acronym MTM, is a consortium doctorate offered by the University of Milano-Bicocca and the Italian Institute of Technology Foundation. The doctorate aims to identify and attract the most promising students to form a dynamic and diversified community and transform them into visionary scholars, innovative researchers, and creative leaders in the field of marine sciences. The two research entities intend to share their expertise on the principles of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (SDG14, SDG16, SDG13, SDG12, SDG9, SDG8, and SDG7). The doctorate is in line with the European Union's Starfish 2030 Horizon Europe program coordinated by Italy and with some of the marine themes addressed by the emerging National Biodiversity Center: Node 1 and 2. The doctorate aims to promote the objectives of the national recovery and resilience plan (PNRR), particularly those contained in Missions 1, 2, and 4. Students will have the opportunity to use state-of-the-art laboratories available both at the Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences and at the Italian Institute of Technology. Furthermore, the MaRHE Center (Marine Research and High Education Center) infrastructure will be made available, a research center for higher education located in the Maldives, born from an agreement between the University of Milano-Bicocca and the Maldives. The complementarity of the laboratories of IIT and Bicocca will also significantly enhance students' educational growth, giving them the opportunity to acquire a cultural background not achievable except in the consortium form provided for the doctorate.
Participants in the doctorate will have the opportunity to attend, depending on their training project, international research institutes, including, but not limited to: University of Leeds, The University of Liverpool, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Universidad de Valencia, The Maldives National University, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), University of Helsinki, University of South Pacific, Bar-Ilan University, University of Edinburgh, University of York, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Harvard University, Cambridge University, University of Dubai. Each student will be supervised by two professors or researchers from the University of Milano-Bicocca or the Italian Institute of Technology, as well as a training period of at least 6 (six) months at a foreign institute. The training path includes at least two publications in international journals with impact factor (ISI) and a thesis written in English.
The main themes of the doctorate are: marine biodiversity; marine ecology and biology; marine landscape ecology; oceanic processes and global change; international law of the sea; sustainable use of marine resources; peaceful resolution of maritime disputes; integrated coastal zone management; ocean technology; polar law; marine biogeochemical cycles; dynamics and restoration of coastal ecosystems; computational modeling; political, cultural, and social geography of the sea; ocean literacy and ocean citizenship; coastal and maritime tourism; vulnerability and environmental conflicts; marine renewable energies; ocean physics; new materials; chemical oceanography; psychological-social determinants of attitudes and behaviors in favor of the environment, biodiversity conservation, animal welfare, economic opportunities deriving from the marine world.
Once the training path is completed, PhDs will be able to enter the workforce as managers in the many sectors offered by the blue economy, including those related to marine sustainability issues, reducing the impact of the economy on oceans and coasts, circular economy, reducing pollution, increasing resilience to climate change, and reducing ecological footprint. It is envisaged that each doctoral student will carry out at least 100 hours of teaching during the doctoral program and a total of at least 8 ECTS credits, of which at least 2 ECTS credits of interdisciplinary teaching provided by the University's Doctoral School and at least 4 ECTS credits of specific teaching provided by the Doctoral Course.
Participants in the doctorate will have the opportunity to attend, depending on their training project, international research institutes, including, but not limited to: University of Leeds, The University of Liverpool, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Universidad de Valencia, The Maldives National University, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), University of Helsinki, University of South Pacific, Bar-Ilan University, University of Edinburgh, University of York, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Harvard University, Cambridge University, University of Dubai. Each student will be supervised by two professors or researchers from the University of Milano-Bicocca or the Italian Institute of Technology, as well as a training period of at least 6 (six) months at a foreign institute. The training path includes at least two publications in international journals with impact factor (ISI) and a thesis written in English.
The main themes of the doctorate are: marine biodiversity; marine ecology and biology; marine landscape ecology; oceanic processes and global change; international law of the sea; sustainable use of marine resources; peaceful resolution of maritime disputes; integrated coastal zone management; ocean technology; polar law; marine biogeochemical cycles; dynamics and restoration of coastal ecosystems; computational modeling; political, cultural, and social geography of the sea; ocean literacy and ocean citizenship; coastal and maritime tourism; vulnerability and environmental conflicts; marine renewable energies; ocean physics; new materials; chemical oceanography; psychological-social determinants of attitudes and behaviors in favor of the environment, biodiversity conservation, animal welfare, economic opportunities deriving from the marine world.
Once the training path is completed, PhDs will be able to enter the workforce as managers in the many sectors offered by the blue economy, including those related to marine sustainability issues, reducing the impact of the economy on oceans and coasts, circular economy, reducing pollution, increasing resilience to climate change, and reducing ecological footprint. It is envisaged that each doctoral student will carry out at least 100 hours of teaching during the doctoral program and a total of at least 8 ECTS credits, of which at least 2 ECTS credits of interdisciplinary teaching provided by the University's Doctoral School and at least 4 ECTS credits of specific teaching provided by the Doctoral Course.
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