To address the increasingly complex problems of modern engineering, leadership is required based on the systemic combination of technical performance, environmental awareness, social and political responsibility.

The courses offered by the Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technological Industries (LTI) seek to combine these strands in a new paradigm based on Engineering Systems, combining engineering training with management, social sciences, innovation and leadership. It is thusintended to train leaders for the technical industries, especially qualified to act as agents of innovation in these sectors, allowing a new paradigm in the management of product and production development systems. 

It is a Doctoral Program that has as differentiating characteristics, besides its curricular component, the possibility of an industrial internship and of a period of investigation in MIT.

Objectives

Upon completion of the Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technology Industries, graduates will be able to:

I) To lead multidisciplinary teams to face new and complex challenges in product development and manufacturing operations;

Ii) Plan and manage innovation strategies of technology-based companies;

Iii) Develop and implement research programs in industrial environments.

Fields of Specialization

LTI research projects focus mainly on topics related to design and advanced manufacturing, and on the product development process in the following industrial sectors:

• Automotive
• Railway
• Aerospace
• Medical Devices

Professional Abilities

Upon completion of the Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technology Industries, graduates will be able to:

I) Leadership of multidisciplinary teams to face new and complex challenges in product development and manufacturing operations;
II) Plan and manage innovation strategies of technology-based companies;
III) Develop and implement research programs in industrial environments.

Information

Applications and admission requirements:

The main target population consists of holders of master's degrees in any engineering area, preferably in fields that match the LTI program, such as:
- Mechanical engineering and related areas (aeronautics, aerospace, automotive, naval, etc.)
- Materials engineering and related areas (metallurgy, polymers, etc.)
- Industrial engineering and related areas (production systems, etc.)
- Biomedical engineering and related areas
- Industrial design

Other technical educational backgrounds may be considered (e.g., physics, mathematics, informatics), but such an applicant needs to be well supported by a relevant industrial curriculum.
The program seeks candidates who have strong motivation to develop a career in product development or technical or production management, preferably who have previous professional experience in an industrial environment.

Information about tuition fees: Propinas

• Application Procedures

• Dissertations and Theses

Contacts

Director of DLIT
Prof. Francisco Pires
fpires@fe.up.pt

Secretariat support:

Drª Manuela Santos

Phone: 22 0413474
E-mail: manuelas@fe.up.pt
Office Hours: 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm
Room: M 209

General information

Study Plan

Involved Organic Units

Certificates

Predominant Scientific Areas