ORIGINAL NEWS https://portal.upf.edu 14.06.2016
SEAT and UPF have signed a framework collaboration agreement, with the aim of establishing and developing several research and industrial doctorate projects, focused on the fields of information and communication technologies and economics.
The agreement, which aims to improve the objectives in the areas of research, training and technological progress of both entities, has been signed on June 14, at noon, at the Rector's Office of the University, by Jaume Casals, rector of UPF, and Xavier Ros, vice president of Human Resources of SEAT.
During the signing ceremony, Jaume Casals stated that "with this agreement UPF shows that it wants to live a more lively and interactive relationship with its local and global environment. We want to contribute to the constant improvement of the productive fabric, and that it helps to finance the University through the preparation of professionals with very high scientific training".
For his part, Xavier Ros highlighted "Innovation and research is essential for seat's future. From the company we are committed to attracting and retaining talent and this new link with UPF is another step forward to offer young scientists the opportunity to research in our company".
Han estat presents a l’acte de signatura, per part de la UPF, Miquel Oliver, director del Departament de Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions (DTIC); Elena Ramalhinho, professora del Departament d’Economia i Empresa; Davinia Hernández-Leo, docent del DTIC, i Pau Fernández, responsable de Fundraising institucional. Per part de SEAT, hi han assistit Mª Esther Fernández Llambrich, responsable de Programes i Personalmarketing, i Silvia Roca, responsable de Programes “New Generation”.
El pla contempla inicialment dos projectes de doctorat industrial (ampliables en un futur), d’una durada de tres anys, vinculats al programa de Doctorat en Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions de la UPF. La professora Helena Ramalhinho serà la directora d’una de les dues tesis, centrada en l’anàlisi de dades i la planificació logística; i Davinia Hernández-Leo dirigirà la segona, enfocada en l’àmbit de les tecnologies per a l’aprenentatge integrat en el lloc de treball.
Specific agreements to specify each of the industrial doctorates
The research and industrial doctorate projects resulting from this collaboration will be formalized individually through specific agreements between both entities, in which aspects such as the selection process of the candidate, the directors, financing and duration of the project, the type of contract of the doctoral student and the tasks that will be done, among others, will be specified.
SEAT, which aims to develop lines of research related to the automotive industry, will hire PhD students from the University, who will be jointly selected between the multinational and the thesis supervisor.
UPF students, through the automotive company, will have the opportunity to participate in astrategic R&D&I project, which will generate a high added value to their curriculum. Likewise, within this framework, the student will be able to carry out their research training, in collaboration with the University, a task that will materialize in the elaboration of a doctoral thesis.
