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Ref. No. 0012907 dated March 9, 2022 – Decree No. 706\/2022<\/p>\n
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THE RECTOR<\/p>\n
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Having regard to the Statutes of the University of Rome \u201cTor Vergata\u201d;<\/p>\n
Having regard to Article 4 of Law No. 210 of July 3, 1998, which provides that universities shall regulate, through their own regulations, the establishment of doctoral programs, the procedures for admission and the awarding of the degree, the educational objectives and the corresponding curriculum, the duration, the fees for admission and attendance, the procedures for awarding and the amount of scholarships, as well as agreements with public and private entities, in accordance with the general criteria and eligibility requirements for institutions established by decree of the Minister;<\/p>\n
Having regard to Article 19 of Law No. 240 of 2010, which introduced new provisions regarding the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program;<\/p>\n
Having regard to Ministerial Decree No. 226 of December 14, 2021, published in the Official Gazette No. 308 of December 29, 2021;<\/p>\n
Having regard to the resolutions of the Doctoral Program Coordination Committee dated January 14, 2022, and February 3, 2022;<\/p>\n
Having regard to the resolution of the Board of Directors of April 22, 2022;<\/p>\n
Having regard to the resolution of the Academic Senate of March 1, 2022;<\/p>\n
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DECREES<\/p>\n
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The \u201cRegulations for Doctoral Programs\u201d of the University of Rome \u201cTor Vergata\u201d are hereby amended and are issued in the text attached to this Decree, of which it forms an integral part.<\/p>\n
This decree shall be registered and included in the collection of acts of this Administration.<\/p>\n
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The Rector
(Prof. Orazio Schillaci)<\/p>\n
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1. The doctoral program provides the skills necessary to conduct highly specialized research at universities, public institutions, or private entities, including for the purpose of accessing careers in public administration and integrating highly innovative professional pathways.<\/p>\n
2. Doctoral training, in line with principles and guidelines shared at the European level, enables students to:<\/p>\n
3. To achieve the objectives set forth in paragraph 1, based on the \u201cPrinciples for Innovative Doctoral Training\u201d approved at the European level, doctoral training:<\/p>\n
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1. Within the framework of the principles set forth in Art. 1, the University may establish Doctoral Programs, which constitute an integral part of third-level educational and cultural activities.<\/p>\n
2. The proposal to establish a Doctoral Program is submitted by one or more Departments. The scientific topics and the corresponding title must relate to broad, comprehensive, and clearly defined disciplinary fields. The proposal must indicate the lead Department that assumes responsibility and the administrative burdens of managing the program in cases where multiple departments contribute to its implementation, as well as compliance with the activation requirements set forth by national legislation and ANVUR accreditation procedures.<\/p>\n
3. The establishment of a doctoral program is decided by the Board of Trustees, upon the proposal of one or more Departments, following a favorable opinion from the Doctoral Coordination Unit, the Academic Senate, and the University Evaluation Committee, and is adopted by decree of the Rector.<\/p>\n
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1. The University may apply for accreditation of programs and their respective locations, including in partnership, through the signing of agreements or the establishment of consortia, with one or more of the following entities:<\/p>\n
2. The following are necessary requirements for the accreditation of doctoral programs:<\/p>\n
a) compliance with the following criteria regarding the composition of the faculty board, taking gender balance into account where possible:<\/p>\n
b) the number of doctoral fellowships. To this end, the following is required:<\/p>\n
3. The application for accreditation may also concern new curricula within already accredited doctoral programs.<\/p>\n
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1. Once accreditation has been granted by the Ministry, upon the favorable opinion of ANVUR, the relevant programs are activated.<\/p>\n
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1. The University adopts a quality assurance system for the design and management of doctoral education that complies with the Standards for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and the European Research Area (ERA), in accordance with ANVUR guidelines. Quality assurance includes, among other things, measures targeting doctoral students through cross-checking systems for performance evaluation both during the research process and upon its completion, as well as 1, 2, and 5 years after the degree is awarded.<\/p>\n
2. The quality assessment of doctoral programs is conducted annually by the Doctoral Program Coordination Unit in accordance with the criteria defined by the Ministry of Education, Universities, and Research (MUR) for the allocation of the Ordinary Funding Fund to doctoral programs and the annual ANVUR guidelines for program accreditation.<\/p>\n
3. The Unit prepares an annual report on the quality of the programs, which will be submitted for review by the University\u2019s collegial bodies prior to the conclusion of the accreditation and renewal procedures for the programs themselves.<\/p>\n
4. The University\u2019s Internal Evaluation Unit and the Quality Assurance Board will provide an independent evaluation of the performance of the doctoral programs, producing a detailed report that will also be submitted for review by the University\u2019s collegial bodies prior to the conclusion of the accreditation and renewal procedures for the programs themselves.<\/p>\n
5. Through their internal regulations, the PhD programs shall annually incorporate the ANVUR and MUR guidelines as well as the recommendations from the Unit, the Quality Assurance Board, and the Coordination Structure.<\/p>\n
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1. The governing bodies of the PhD program are the Faculty Board and the Coordinator.<\/p>\n
2. The Faculty Board is responsible for setting program guidelines and oversees the course\u2019s teaching and research activities. The Board proposes to the relevant Department, within the limits of available financial resources, compensation for external faculty, expenses for seminars, conferences, and conventions, as well as administrative costs, by preparing a comprehensive financial plan in advance. The Faculty Board may propose to the University that it enter into agreements with public and private entities. At the end of each academic year, the Faculty Board decides on the admission of enrolled students to the following academic year or to the final examination based on any exams they may have taken and\/or on detailed reports regarding their study and research activities.<\/p>\n
3. The Faculty Board consists of full and associate professors, university researchers, and any foreign faculty members or experts with proven qualifications proposed by the Board, even if they do not hold university positions. For professors and university researchers, participation in the Faculty Board of a doctoral program established by another university is subject to approval by their home university. The tenured members of the Board are appointed, at the time of its establishment, by the relevant Department, in agreement with the associated departments, where they exist. For the discussion of issues regarding the organization of teaching and the operation of the program, the presence on the Board of no more than two doctoral students representing the enrolled doctoral students is permitted, with an advisory vote.<\/p>\n
4. Each member of the Board may participate in only one Board at the national level. Participation in an additional Board is permitted only if it pertains to a doctoral program organized in an associated format, including industrial doctoral programs and doctoral programs of national interest. The Board must optimize the University\u2019s performance relative to the thresholds required for participation, both during the initial establishment phase and during the renewal phase.<\/p>\n
5. The Coordinator has educational and scientific responsibility for the program; oversees its operation and coordinates its activities; manages external relations; and drafts an annual detailed report on the status of the program, which is submitted to the relevant Department and to any associated departments, if any, as well as to the coordinating body. The role of coordinator may be held in only one college at the national level.<\/p>\n
6. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 6 below, the Coordinator is elected by the Faculty Board from among the University\u2019s full-time tenured professors who are members of the Board; the term of office lasts three academic years, and the Coordinator may be re-elected consecutively only once. The election procedures are determined by the Board itself through its own regulations, in compliance with applicable regulations.<\/p>\n
7. If national or international agreements stipulate that the Doctoral Program Coordinator must not be a tenured faculty member of the University of Rome \u201cTor Vergata,\u201d the Faculty Council shall designate a faculty member from within the University to serve as the point of contact for representation and for drafting the report on the teaching and research activities of the program.<\/p>\n
8. Teaching, scientific or corporate tutoring, and thesis supervision activities, certified and carried out by university professors and researchers within the context of doctoral programs, contribute to the fulfillment of the institutional obligations referred to in Article 6 of Law No. 240 of December 30, 2010.<\/p>\n
9. Each doctoral student is assigned a supervisor and one or more co-supervisors, at least one of whom must be from an academic background, selected by the board from among individuals both within and outside the board, provided that at least one meets the requirements for members of the board itself.<\/p>\n
10. The internal regulations of each doctoral program, in addition to establishing the procedures for electing the Program Coordinator, may provide that the Board may include, in addition to individuals subject to ANVUR evaluation, additional faculty members and experts serving in an exclusively advisory capacity.<\/p>\n
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1. Admission to the doctoral program is based on a public selection process held at least once a year, which must be completed within the deadlines set by national regulations.<\/p>\n
2. Calls for admission to doctoral programs, drafted in Italian and English, are published for at least thirty days on the University\u2019s website, the European Euraxess website, and the MUR website. The calls specify the admission criteria and the evaluation of qualifications, the presence of any written exams\u2014including internationally recognized tests\u2014as well as the procedures for conducting interviews, which may also include the presentation and discussion of a research proposal.<\/p>\n
3. In the case of national, European, and international collaborative projects, specific admission procedures and organizational arrangements may be established, depending on the characteristics of the individual doctoral projects carried out within accredited doctoral programs.<\/p>\n
4. If the call for applications reserves a quota of places for students who have graduated from foreign universities, for scholarship recipients from foreign countries, or for specific international mobility programs, there may be different procedures for conducting the admission process, and in such cases, a separate ranking list is established.<\/p>\n
5. Doctoral positions without a scholarship may be offered, limited to one such position for every three positions with a scholarship.<\/p>\n
6. Applications for admission to the program may be submitted by those holding a specialized master\u2019s degree, a master\u2019s degree under the old system, or foreign degrees deemed equivalent by the Commission as of the application deadline, or by those who obtain such degrees by the date of enrollment in the doctoral program, failing which admission to the program will be forfeited.<\/p>\n
7. For the purposes of admission to the competition, candidates who have obtained their degree abroad must submit, along with their application for admission, the documentation necessary for the evaluation of the equivalence of the degree, as indicated in the call for applications for the admission exam. Non-EU foreign candidates admitted to doctoral programs must be in compliance with immigration laws.<\/p>\n
8. Admission to doctoral programs is based on the qualifications submitted, including in electronic form, and\/or one or more exams announced in the competition notice, as determined by a committee appointed by decree of the Director General and composed of the Program Coordinator (or their delegate) and two to four other members designated by the Faculty Council, at least two of whom must be faculty members of the University of Rome \u201cTor Vergata.\u201d The committee may consult other experts in an advisory capacity.<\/p>\n
9. The University ensures adequate publicity for the proceedings of the evaluation procedures.<\/p>\n
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1. The Faculty Board admits the doctoral student to the final examination based on any exams the student has taken and\/or on detailed reports regarding their study and research activities.<\/p>\n
2. The thesis, together with the report on activities carried out during the doctoral program and on any publications, is preliminarily examined by at least two evaluators who are not members of the Faculty nor of the institution awarding the doctoral degree and who possess highly qualified experience, at least one of whom must be a university professor. The evaluators may belong to foreign or international institutions. Within thirty days of receiving the thesis, the evaluators shall submit a written analytical assessment, recommending either admission to the public defense or postponement of the thesis defense for a period not exceeding six months. Upon the expiration of this period, the thesis, accompanied by a new written opinion from the evaluators, shall in any case be admitted to the defense.<\/p>\n
3. For proven reasons that prevent the submission of the doctoral dissertation within the timeframe established by the program\u2019s duration, the faculty board may grant, upon the doctoral student\u2019s request, a single extension of up to twelve months, without additional financial costs.<\/p>\n
4. An extension of the duration of the doctoral program for a period not exceeding twelve months may also be decided by the faculty board for justified scientific reasons, ensuring in such cases the corresponding extension of the duration of the scholarship funded from the departmental budget.<\/p>\n
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1. The final examination must take place within six months of the end of the doctoral program.<\/p>\n
2. The defense takes place publicly before a committee appointed by the Rector, respecting, where possible, gender balance. In any case, the committee consists of at least two-thirds of members not belonging to the program\u2019s administrative body and no more than one-third of members belonging to the program\u2019s participating institutions. At the conclusion of the defense, the committee issues a written and reasoned evaluation of the thesis, and, when it unanimously recognizes its particular scientific significance, may award honors.<\/p>\n
3. In the case of doctoral programs established pursuant to international agreements, the committee is constituted in accordance with the procedures set forth in those agreements. At the conclusion of the defense, the thesis, accompanied by a reasoned written collective evaluation, is approved or rejected. In the event of approval, the committee\u2019s final evaluation is expressed in terms of adequate, commendable, significant, or excellent quality with honors.<\/p>\n
4. The title of Doctor of Research, abbreviated as \u201cDott. Ric. \u201d or \u201cPh.D.\u201d, is awarded following the positive evaluation of the doctoral dissertation, which contributes to the advancement of knowledge or methodologies in the chosen field of study. The doctoral dissertation is written in Italian or English, or in another language with prior authorization from the faculty, and is accompanied by an abstract written in English.<\/p>\n
5. To obtain the European Ph.D. Label (the \u201cEuropean doctorate\u201d mark, developed by the European University Rectors\u2019 Conference and affixed to the doctoral degree certificate), the following four conditions must be met:<\/p>\n
a) the defense of the final thesis must be preceded by the submission of two reviews of the thesis work by two professors from different non-Italian European universities, distinct from the one where the thesis is being defended; these professors may also serve as examiners;<\/p>\n
b) at least one member of the examination committee must belong to an institution in a European country other than the one where the doctoral program is based;<\/p>\n
c) part of the thesis defense must take place in an official European language other than that of the country where the thesis is defended;<\/p>\n
d) part of the research presented in the thesis must have been conducted during a stay of at least three months in a European country other than Italy and the candidate\u2019s home country.<\/p>\n
6. The educational activities carried out by doctoral students are certified by a document attached to the final diploma (diploma supplement) prepared by the Supervisor and approved by the Faculty Board.<\/p>\n
7. Upon completion of the examination, the Committee issues a certificate confirming the successful completion of the final examination. The title of Doctor of Research is conferred by decree of the Rector.<\/p>\n
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1. The Board of Directors, upon the proposal of the Coordination Unit, annually allocates funds for scholarships, the operation of doctoral programs, and the mobility and research budget.<\/p>\n
2. The financial resources available for the operation of the program consist of:<\/p>\n
a) fees for admission to and attendance in the doctoral programs;<\/p>\n
b) operating funds that may be allocated by the University;<\/p>\n
c) specific operating contributions arising from any agreements with entities outside the University;<\/p>\n
d) the mobility and research budget allocated annually to the programs by the University.<\/p>\n
3. Upon the proposal of the Faculty Board, the relevant Department, in agreement with any associated departments where they exist, may:<\/p>\n
a) enter into private-law contracts with qualified external scholars or experts for teaching assignments, seminars, or conferences.<\/p>\n
b) establish compensation, to be drawn from its own budget(s), for external faculty members.<\/p>\n
c) establish three-year scholarships using its own funds, within the limits of available positions.<\/p>\n
4. Scholarships allocated to the doctoral program but not awarded for the relevant cycle\u2014due to doctoral students withdrawing or a lack of eligible candidates\u2014may be reallocated to the subsequent cycle of the same doctoral program upon request by the Faculty Board, after consulting the coordinating body.<\/p>\n
5. Scholarships, which may be funded through multiple sources, have a total duration of at least three years and are renewed annually, in accordance with the procedures established by the doctoral program regulations, subject to verification of the successful completion of the program of activities planned for each year. If the scholarship is not renewed, or if the doctoral student withdraws from it, the unused portion of the scholarship is reinvested by the entity that established the program to fund doctoral studies. The minimum amount of the scholarship is established by decree of the Minister. An increase in the scholarship is established at fifty percent, for a total period not exceeding twelve months, for the conduct of research activities abroad authorized by the faculty council. This period may be extended up to a maximum of eighteen months for joint doctoral programs with foreign institutions.<\/p>\n
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1. The amount of tuition and enrollment fees is established by the Board of Directors upon the proposal of the Coordination Office.<\/p>\n
2. Enrolled students are required to pay a tuition and enrollment fee for doctoral programs. Recipients of scholarships, including those supporting the right to education (Laziodisu), are exempt from paying the enrollment and attendance fee. All students enrolled in doctoral programs are, however, required to pay the insurance premium for accident coverage and third-party liability insurance in the amount set annually.<\/p>\n
3. Total or partial exemption from the admission and attendance fee may be proposed and evaluated annually by the coordinating body, based on substantiated proposals from the doctoral program committees, which must indicate the sources of funding to cover the shortfall.<\/p>\n
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1. Scholarships are awarded on an annual basis and are renewed provided that the doctoral student has completed the program of activities scheduled for the previous year, as verified according to the procedures established by the Faculty Board, without prejudice to the obligation to disburse the scholarship upon passing the assessment. The Faculty Board shall notify the relevant office no later than October 31 of each year regarding admission or non-admission to the following year of the program, duly justifying any exclusion from the program.<\/p>\n
2. Starting from the first year of the doctoral program\u2019s operation, the Board of Directors authorizes, within the financial resources allocated by the University or otherwise available to the doctoral program, a budget for doctoral students to support their research activities in Italy and abroad, appropriate to the type of program and in any case amounting to no less than 10% of the value of a doctoral scholarship.<\/p>\n
3. Scholarships are awarded based on the overall merit ranking of the admission competition following a comparative evaluation of merit; in the event of a tie, preference is determined by the general regulations governing public competitions.<\/p>\n
4. The costs for funding the scholarships referred to in this article are borne in whole or in part by the University or by external entities based on agreements. In the latter case, the co-funding of the scholarship may not be less than half of the total amount.<\/p>\n
5. Doctoral students are required to attend doctoral courses and to carry out study and research activities at the facilities designated by the Faculty Board.<\/p>\n
6. The Faculty Board may exclude from the program, with forfeiture of the scholarship, doctoral students who suspend without justification research, study, or attendance at lectures or seminars for a period exceeding thirty days, or doctoral students who do not achieve sufficient results or results that do not allow for the fulfillment of the conditions set for advancement to the following year. Doctoral students who fail the assessment for advancement from one year to the next or admission to the final examination are expelled from the doctoral program by a decision of the Rector.<\/p>\n
7. The proposal for exclusion referred to in paragraph 9 must be supported by a substantive assessment from the Faculty Board and forwarded to the University\u2019s \u201cDoctoral School\u201d Office.<\/p>\n
8. Doctoral students may suspend their doctoral studies not only in cases of maternity leave as provided by law, but also for a period not exceeding six months for documented reasons.<\/p>\n
9. The suspension of the doctoral program for the reasons cited, including in cases of concurrent enrollment, may not exceed eighteen months.<\/p>\n
10. Doctoral students who do not resume the program within thirty days of the end of the suspension period are declared to have been expelled by order of the Rector.<\/p>\n
11. Any positions made available due to exclusions or withdrawals prior to the start of the doctoral program may be filled by drawing from the general merit ranking of the competitive selection process.<\/p>\n
12. For scholarship recipients from foreign countries or beneficiaries of financial support under specific mobility programs, the provisions of the relevant regulations shall apply.<\/p>\n
13. The doctoral program requires exclusive and full-time commitment.<\/p>\n
14. The faculty council may authorize the doctoral student to engage in paid employment or similar activities, or self-employment, that allow for the acquisition of skills relevant to the doctoral program\u2019s educational scope, subject to an assessment of the compatibility of such activities with the successful completion of the educational, teaching, and research activities of the doctoral program.<\/p>\n
15. To this end, the recipient of a doctoral fellowship upon requesting authorization, must declare under their own responsibility that the gross amount from any authorized employment or similar work or self-employment that they will receive in the calendar year in which the request for authorization is submitted is not expected to exceed the gross amount of the fellowship for the same calendar year, and undertakes, in the event that this amount is exceeded, to report it immediately.<\/p>\n
16. If the authorized paid activity continues into the doctoral years following the year of the initial application, the declaration that the amount referred to in the preceding paragraph will not be exceeded must be submitted again upon application for admission to subsequent doctoral years or for admission to the final examination for the degree, together with the ISEE certifying the income from authorized paid activities received in the preceding calendar year.<\/p>\n
17. If it is found that the income from authorized paid work exceeds the annual amount of the scholarship for the year in which the application for authorization was submitted, the disbursement of the scholarship will be suspended and any installments already paid for that year must be returned.<\/p>\n
18. For doctoral students admitted to cycle XXXVII or earlier, paragraphs 19, 20, and 21 of this article do not apply.<\/p>\n
19. The scholarships referred to in this article may not be combined with other scholarships awarded for any reason, except for those granted by national or foreign institutions intended to supplement the training or research activities of scholarship recipients through stays abroad.<\/p>\n
20. Doctoral scholarships are incompatible with the receipt of research grants.<\/p>\n
21. The doctoral scholarship is subject to the payment of INPS social security contributions under a separate fund pursuant to Article 2, paragraph 26, of Law No. 335 of August 8, 1995, with two-thirds borne by the administration and one-third by the scholarship recipient. Doctoral students are entitled to the associated protections and rights.<\/p>\n
22. Public employees admitted to a doctoral program are entitled, for the normal duration of the program, to the leave of absence provided for in collective bargaining agreements or, if employed under public law, to special leave for study purposes, consistent with the needs of the administration, pursuant to Article 2 of Law No. 476 of August 13, 1984, No. 476, with or without pay and unless they expressly waive this right, only if they are enrolled for the first time in a doctoral program, regardless of the disciplinary field. The right to funding for research activities carried out in Italy and abroad remains unaffected.<\/p>\n
23. Without prejudice to the application of the provisions protecting parental rights set forth in the decree of the Minister of Labor and Social Security of July 12, 2007, published in the Official Gazette of October 23, 2007, No. 247, doctoral students on leave retain their right to the scholarship. At the end of the suspension period, the scholarship is disbursed upon resumption of course attendance up to the total duration of the scholarship itself.<\/p>\n
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1. Doctoral students may, as an integral part of their training program, subject to approval by the faculty council and without an increase in the scholarship amount, engage in tutoring activities\u2014including paid tutoring\u2014for undergraduate and master\u2019s degree students, as well as, up to a limit of forty hours per academic year, supplementary teaching activities. For the activities referred to in this paragraph, doctoral students are paid the stipends referred to in Article 1, paragraph 1, letter b), of Decree-Law No. 105 of May 9, 2003, converted, with amendments, by Law No. 170 of July 11, 2003.<\/p>\n
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1. Simultaneous enrollment in a bachelor\u2019s degree program, master\u2019s degree program, university diploma program, program at schools for special purposes, specialization program, doctoral program, or master\u2019s program at the University, another university, or an Italian or foreign research institute is not permitted. Students may suspend their doctoral studies to enroll in another program of a different level or in one or more individual courses until the relevant degree is obtained or the exam is passed, for a maximum of eighteen months, upon submission of a specific, reasoned request for suspension and subject to authorization by the Faculty Board.<\/p>\n
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1. Upon the favorable opinion of the Coordinating Body, the relevant Department, in agreement with any associated departments where applicable, may shorten the duration of the program by a maximum of one year for students who, having been successful in the admission competition, have obtained a specialized postgraduate degree deemed related and relevant by the Board itself and which follows studies of at least one year\u2019s duration.<\/p>\n
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1. The university may request recognition of the designation \u201cindustrial doctorate,\u201d including as part of the program name, for doctoral programs established on the basis of agreements or consortia that also include entities engaged in research and development activities.<\/p>\n
2. The agreements referred to in paragraph 1 shall govern:<\/p>\n
a) the procedures for coordinating research activities among the parties;<\/p>\n
b) the procedures for conducting research activities at the company, as well as, with regard to positions potentially filled by company employees, the allocation of the employee\u2019s total work commitment and the duration of the doctoral program;<\/p>\n
c) incentive mechanisms aimed at promoting technology transfer and the development of research results by the partner companies.<\/p>\n
3. The research topics defining the industrial doctoral program place particular emphasis on promoting economic development and the production system, facilitating joint planning regarding research topics and the activities of doctoral students.<\/p>\n
4. Calls for admission to industrial doctoral programs, consistent with the guidelines defined at the European level and with the development strategies of the national system, as well as in compliance with the principles set forth in Article 1, may:<\/p>\n
a) specify specific requirements for conducting research activities, such as interdisciplinarity, participation in international networks, and cross-sectoral collaboration, with particular reference to the business sector;<\/p>\n
b) allocate a portion of the available spots to employees of partner companies or institutions engaged in highly specialized activities, who are admitted to the doctoral program upon passing the relevant selection process.<\/p>\n
5. In any case, the possibility provided for in Article 45 of Legislative Decree No. 81 of June 15, 2015, to establish apprenticeship contracts aimed at training for an industrial doctorate remains unaffected, provided that research activities take precedence. Such apprenticeship contracts are considered equivalent to doctoral fellowships for the purposes of calculating the minimum number required to activate the program.<\/p>\n
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1. The University may establish doctoral programs of national interest, providing for a co-funding share where permitted by the University\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n
2. A doctoral program is defined as being of national interest if it meets the following requirements:<\/p>\n
a) it demonstrably contributes to the advancement of research, including through the achievement of specific objectives in the priority areas of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, including those related to the promotion of innovative doctoral programs for public administration and cultural heritage, or the National Research Program or related National Plans;<\/p>\n
b) provides, already at the accreditation stage, for the conclusion of agreements or the establishment of consortia among multiple universities, as well as with highly qualified research institutions of recognized international standing, including foreign ones, which provide for the effective sharing of educational and research activities, the terms governing forms of financial support, the procedures for the exchange and mobility of faculty and doctoral students, and any forms of joint supervision;<\/p>\n
c) provides, already during the accreditation phase, for the coordination and joint planning of research activities between at least one university and at least four entities referred to in Article 3, paragraph 2, to implement high-level training programs and allow access to research infrastructure suitable for carrying out doctoral students\u2019 research projects;<\/p>\n
d) provides, for each doctoral cycle, at least thirty scholarships, provided that the allocation for supporting the doctoral student\u2019s research and training activities is increased, through ministerial co-funding, by an amount equal to twenty percent of the scholarship amount.<\/p>\n
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1. The Course Coordinators shall designate six representatives, subsequently appointed by the Rector, one for each of the Macro-areas, who shall constitute the Coordination Structure for Doctoral Programs.<\/p>\n
2. The members of the Structure:<\/p>\n
a) serve for three academic years and may be reappointed consecutively only once.<\/p>\n
b) designate a substitute in the event of an inability to attend scheduled meetings and\/or to perform the assigned duties or delegated responsibilities.<\/p>\n
c) elect a Chair from among their members.<\/p>\n
3. The Coordination Structure:<\/p>\n
a) is responsible for evaluation, guidance, and coordination regarding the internationalization of doctoral programs and cross-cutting activities among multiple doctoral programs, as well as for the formation of the doctoral alumni association;<\/p>\n
b) performs guidance and coordination functions for doctoral programs, ensuring the consistency of strategic and scientific policy decisions, as well as proposal functions, including in relation to the overall educational offering, relations with other national and international entities, and self-assessment activities;<\/p>\n
c) prepares, at the end of each academic year, a general report on the activities of the doctoral programs and on the use of mobility and research funds, which it submits to the Board of Directors, the Academic Senate, and the Evaluation Committee;<\/p>\n
d) may delegate specific functions and tasks to each member.<\/p>\n
4. The body\u2019s resolutions are adopted with a quorum equal to half plus one of the members entitled to vote, even in the case of justified absences.<\/p>\n
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1. The procedures for concurrent enrollment in a doctoral program and a medical specialization program must comply with the following conditions:<\/p>\n
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1. The provisions of these regulations apply to all programs active as of the date of the decree promulgating the Regulations and to subsequent programs.<\/p>\n
2. The Coordinators and members of the Coordination Structure in office at the time these Regulations enter into force shall retain their aforementioned positions and functions until the expiration of their respective terms.<\/p>\n
3. For matters not expressly governed by these Regulations, the applicable provisions in force shall apply.<\/p>\n
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Regulations for Doctoral Programs Ref. No. 0012907 dated March 9, 2022 – Decree No. 706\/2022 THE RECTOR Having regard to the Statutes of the University of Rome \u201cTor Vergata\u201d; Having regard to Article 4 of Law No. 210 of July 3, 1998, which provides that universities shall regulate, through their own regulations, the establishment of doctoral programs, the procedures for admission and the awarding of the degree, the educational objectives and the corresponding curriculum, the duration, the fees for admission and attendance, the procedures for awarding and the amount of scholarships, as well as agreements with public and private entities, in accordance with the general criteria and eligibility requirements for institutions established by decree of the Minister; Having regard to Article 19 of Law No. 240 of 2010, which introduced new provisions regarding the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program; Having regard to Ministerial Decree No. 226 of December 14, 2021, published in the Official Gazette No. 308 of December 29, 2021; Having regard to the resolutions of the Doctoral Program Coordination Committee dated January 14, 2022, and February 3, 2022; Having regard to the resolution of the Board of Directors of April 22, 2022; Having regard to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-994","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-2025.dott.antichita.uniroma2.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-2025.dott.antichita.uniroma2.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-2025.dott.antichita.uniroma2.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-2025.dott.antichita.uniroma2.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-2025.dott.antichita.uniroma2.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www-2025.dott.antichita.uniroma2.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/994\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-2025.dott.antichita.uniroma2.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}