Introduction
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UTCB: Ph.D. in Civil and Mechanical Engineering Program Description
The Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest (UTCB) is a technical university that trains higher education specialists (Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D.) in the fields of Civil Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Mechanical Engineering/Technological Equipment and Machines, Environmental Engineering, Geodesic Engineering, Management and Engineering, and Systems Engineering.
UTCB is organizing doctoral studies in Civil and Mechanical Engineering.
UTCB is part of the European University for the Smart Sustainable Development of Urban Coastal Areas (EU-CONEXUS), which is a transnational institution of higher education and research. EU-CONEXUS is one of the 17 “European University” projects that have been selected by the European Commission from the 54 proposals submitted for funding. Within this framework, a joint program of the partner universities will be developed, with a European Doctorate, with the general specialization “Sustainable development of urban coastal areas”. In addition, Ph.D. students can benefit from over 60 international partnerships within the ERASMUS + program for practical or research internships or for co-supervised theses!
Foreign students can follow a program in English or French languages (depending on the supervisor). Also, the possibility of learning Romanian in 1 year is offered for all foreign students.
For the academic year 2020-2021 UTCB organizes admission to the program of Doctoral Studies for Civil and Mechanical Engineering:
50 places for EU citizens (25 with scholarship) financed by the Ministry of National Education
50 places for EU citizens with tuition fee (1000 euros/year)
50 places for Non-EU citizens with tuition fee (2500 euros/year) – might be supplemented if needed
General research topics
Fundamental Sciences in Civil Engineering
Structural Mechanics
Seismic Engineering and Building Safety
Urban Engineering and Regional Development
Civil Engineering
Communication ways, bridges, and tunnels
Railways
Roads and airports
Reinforced concrete structures
Metal constructions
Geotechnics and foundations
Water supply and sewerage
Water treatment
Wastewater treatment
Hydrotechnical constructions
Land Improvement
Hydraulics and fluid mechanics
Hydrology, hydrogeology and water management
Environmental protection in civil engineering
Building installations
Management in civil engineering
Management of investment projects
Economics and efficiency of investment in civil engineering
Indoor environmental quality
Acoustics of buildings and installations
Energetics of buildings and installations
Geodesy, photogrammetry, cartography and remote sensing
Admission Requirements
The graduates from Master's programs completed in Romania or whose Master's degree has been validated in Romania are entitled to participate in the competition for admission to doctoral studies. The candidates (Romanian citizens and EU citizens) who have completed their studies abroad shall present a diploma validation certificate issued by the National Centre for Equivalence and Recognition of Diplomas (CNRED), within the Ministry of National Education. After obtaining the certificate, the committee for the validation of studies within UTCB shall equate the grades, in order to allow the registration for doctoral studies.
According to the legal provisions in force, the following categories of people may participate in the competition for the admission to doctoral studies: – Romanian citizens; – foreign citizens, as follows: Romanian ethnics from the EU and non-EU states (Romanians abroad), citizens of the EU member states and of the European Economic Area, as well as citizens of the Swiss Confederation and citizens from other areas than the abovementioned ones.
The citizens of the EU member states and of the European Economic Area, as well as the citizens of the Swiss Confederation, may participate in the competition for the admission to doctoral studies under the same legal provisions as the Romanian citizens, including the issue regarding the tuition fees. For the citizens who do not belong to these states, but choose to study at UTCB at their own expense, the tax of registration for doctoral studies is established by OG no. 22/2009.
The foreign citizens who do not belong to the EU member states, the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation shall present a study file to the Ministry of National Education – the Department of International Relations, in order to have the acceptance letter issued, according to the provisions of art. 45 paragraph (2) letter a) from the Government’s Emergency Ordinance no. 194/2002 regarding the regime of foreigners in Romania. The files shall be sent by UTCB to the Ministry in a centralized manner. The final decision for the registration of these foreign citizens shall be issued by UTCB only after they pass the competition for admission to doctoral studies and receive written approval from the Ministry of National Education.
Calendar
The admission to Doctoral Studies is organized in 2020 according to the following calendar:
Session I
Candidates’ registration:
The 1st registration stage: 1 – 17.07.2020
The 2nd registration stage: 2 – 15.09.2020
Note:(3) The candidates on the places allocated to the individual study programs that support the priority development fields can be registered only during the 1st stage (July), according to the calendar of the admission, during the academic year 2020-2021.(4) The candidates from another field of Bachelor or Master degrees can also be registered only during the 1st stage, in order for them to take part in the field-specific knowledge examinations.
Linguistic competence test: 16.09.2020
Field-specific knowledge examination: 17 – 22.09.2020
Exam results’ display: 23.09.2020
Appeals: 24.09.2020
Session II (only if there are vacancies for the non-EU candidates)
Candidates’ registration: 25.09.2020
Field-specific knowledge examination: 28-29.09.2020
Exam results’ display: 28-29.09.2020
Appeals: 28.09.2020
Note: The candidates registered in Session II shall take the linguistic competence test during the admission session in 2021-2022.
Research Facilities
Research laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Some of our equipment is visible in the ERRIS platform: https://erris.gov.ro/UNIVERSITATEA-TEHNICA-DE-CON
