PhD programme Coordinator

Deputy PhD programme Coordinator

Academic board

Representatives of the PhD students

ACADEMIC MEDIATORS

Executuve board

Representatives of the PhD students

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is a supporting body of the PhD Programme that performs an advisory function and acts as a link with the relevant scientific, professional, and socio-economic context. In particular, the Advisory Committee:

• provides opinions and proposals regarding the educational objectives and the contents of the PhD programme, in relation to developments in research and the labour market;
• contributes to the assessment of the adequacy of the educational framework and the competences acquired by PhD students;
• promotes dialogue with the worlds of research, institutions, and industry, also with a view to technology transfer and innovation;
• supports the quality assurance activities of the PhD Programme, in line with University and national guidelines.

The Advisory Committee is composed by the following experts:

The OVERALL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME of the School overs three years and includes both compulsory and elective activities carried out within universities, companies or research centres at both the national and international level:

• General courses and lectures, mostly regarding methodological issues (e.g. statistics)
• Specialized courses and laboratories coordinated by the PhD Faculty and held by the PhD Faculty and/or other lecturers
• Specialized courses and seminars organized outside the University of Padova by other private and public institutions in Italy and abroad; in particular, since 2020, an initiative has been activated that offers seminars in collaboration with other Italian PhD Courses (optional)
• Summer schools shared with other national and/or international doctoral schools, which allows Ph.D students to get in touch with Italian academics and practitioners experts in the areas of Management Engineering and Real Estate Appraisal, deepen research and statistical methods and procedures.

The educational programme is defined each year by the Directors of the School and it is updated during the year.

The aim of the programme is that, along the three years, Ph.D. students gain methodological competences (designing and positioning innovative and complex studies; selecting and applying different qualitative and quantitative methodologies according to the research objectives; presenting research results to different types of audience, both academic and managerial; etc.), relational competences (team-working on complex and uncertain topics; working properly in different cultural environments, both academic and industrial both in Italy and abroad; public speaking; etc. ) and application-oriented competences (managing of long-term and high-uncertainty projects; detecting weak signals of ongoing innovative trends; multi-dimensional critical analysis of organizational situations; adopting an overarching approach, considering both technological and organizational and managerial issues, in analysing problems or situations; etc.).

Educational offer of the PhD Course

The RESEARCH PLAN specific for each Ph.D. student, developed in accordance with his/her supervisor and approved by the Ph.D. Council based on his/her specific interests, ambitions and inclinations, specifies:

• The educational activities the Ph.D. student plans to carry out during the year, beyond those compulsory defined in the overall educational programme of the School; these activities can be chosen among the elective ones included in the educational programme

• Research activities the Ph.D. student plans to carry out during the year concerning both the Ph.D. thesis writing and the participation to other research projects or other scientific article writing

• Educational and research activities the Ph.D. student plans to carry out abroad, including both specific projects managed by international researchers and the participation to conferences and workshops.
  
  Overall, the educational offer of the PhD Course consists of compulsory and optional courses offered by the University of Padova, as well as optional courses offered by other Italian universities (Summary sheet).

Quality Assurance (QA) in the Doctoral Programmes of the University of Padua is implemented in accordance with the ANVUR AVA 3 framework and the requirements of Ministerial Decree 226/2021, which mandates accredited institutions to adopt a structured system for the design, management, monitoring, and continuous improvement of doctoral training.
The primary goal is to ensure a high-quality educational and research environment that supports the development of the doctoral candidates’ scientific, professional, and transversal skills, in line with the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG).
Within this framework, each Doctoral Programme adopts transparent procedures for defining learning objectives and expected outcomes, plans and organizes appropriate educational and research activities consistent with its mission, monitors progress and results, and implements evidence-based improvements.
Active engagement of doctoral candidates, academic staff, and the Doctoral Board is a key component of the QA cycle, together with ongoing interaction with the University Quality Assurance Office, the Internal Evaluation Group and the relevant institutional bodies.
Therefore, QA in the doctoral domain ensures rigorous and internationally recognisable training paths that fully respond to the needs of advanced research and society, supporting the continuous enhancement of the learning experience and the quality of the scientific outcomes produced.

• PhD Quality Assurance
• Departmental Quality Assurance

The MEREE PhD Programme emphasises methodological rigour, the practical relevance of research, and a plurality of perspectives for studying managerial and organisational phenomena. Strong links with engineering and architecture provide a solid interdisciplinary foundation, and the research scope also extends to other domains, including healthcare and education. Graduates develop the skills to tackle diverse challenges in careers as researchers, managers, consultants, or independent professionals.

Selected employers of our PhD graduates include:

Toyota; Caterpillar; FIAT Auto; Komatsu Europe; Coin; Finnpower Italia; Mega; FIAMM; Boston Consulting Group; McKinsey & Company; KPMG; JMAC; SAS Institute; Nomisma; and major public bodies and research centres (e.g., CNR, JRC), as well as organisations in real estate (e.g. Morgan Stanley, GCAPITAL Real Estate) and finance (e.g., asset management companies/SGRs).

Academic placements include:

University of Padua, University of Udine, University of Trento, University of Salerno, University of Genoa, University of Bologna, University of Parma, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Politecnico di Milano, Politecnico di Torino, and international institutions such as University of Groningen (the Netherlands); Cass Business School (London, UK); University of Leeds (UK); University of Essex (UK); University of Bath(UK).

Contact information

• For general information on the PhD programmes at the University of Padova and for details on the admission procedure, including grants for foreign students, please visit the Doctoral Degrees – PhD Programmes webpage. 
• For administrative information, please contact dottorato.dtg@unipd.it