Leaders for Technical Industries (LTI)

A novel Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technical Industries (LTI)  leading to a PhD degree is awarded jointly by the participating Portuguese Universities in the Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing (EDAM) focus area.

The Leaders for Technical Industries program will train a new generation of leaders for companies with a technological profile, and enable a new European paradigm in managing product development and production systems.  Students participating in this program will have the ability to foster the innovative application of new knowledge in successful products and/or processes.  LTI includes classroom curriculum, industrial internships, time at MIT, and a doctoral thesis.  Students will have the opportunity to participate in applied research projects developed under the frame of the EDAM agenda in cooperation with MIT Portugal's Industrial Affiliates program.

LTI graduates will be capable of: 1) leading multidisciplinary teams addressing new and complex challenges in product development and manufacturing operations; 2) planning and managing innovation strategies of technological-based companies; and 3) developing and implementing research programs in industrial environments.

The PhD program comprises a curricular part, industrial internships and a doctoral thesis.

The curricular part was jointly developed by MIT and Portuguese academic leaders and addresses core areas in product development, advanced manufacturing and industrial management, namely:

• Engineering Systems
• Fundamentals in Engineering Sciences
• Management
• Operations Analysis
• Production Management
• Engineering Research Methods
• Leadership
• Manufacturing Technology
• Product Development
• Technology Evaluation & Selection

Lectures and thesis orientation will be assured by a prestigious academic staff with senior professors and researchers from MIT (Engineering Systems Division), UMinho, FEUP an IST.

Selected students will be assigned to applied research projects to be developed under the frame of the EDAM agenda in cooperation with the Industrial Affiliates of the MIT-Portugal Program.

The development of the PhD thesis may involve additional internships at MIT or at the Industrial Affiliates of the program.

A limited number of grants will be available and student selection will be based on the respective curricular data and relevant industrial experience.