Doctoral School

Welcome Ceremony 2026

  • Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

  • Schedule:

    • Part 1 (9:45-11:30 h): Welcome and training session for new doctoral students (mandatory session – a certificate of attendance will be provided)

    • Part 2 (12:00-13:30 h): Welcome Ceremony

  • Location: In-person event - Vèrtex Building Auditorium. UPC North Campus.

  • Streaming:

  • Languages: The event will be conducted in Catalan and English.

Dr. Cristina Canal Barnils, Director of the Doctoral School at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, is pleased to invite you to the welcome event for the doctoral program for the 2026-2027 academic year, which will take place on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

The first part of the event will begin at 09:45 in person at the Vèrtex Building Auditorium (North Campus) and is aimed at newly admitted doctoral students. The second part will start at 12:00 and can be attended either in person at the Auditorium or via live stream. Following the event, a brief reception with refreshments will be offered to all attendees.

To confirm your attendance, you must fill out the registration form

Event Program

Welcome and training session for new PhD Students
9:45 to 10:10

Welcome by Dr. Cristina Canal Barnils, Director of the School, and a presentation on:

  • Doctoral Studies and the Doctoral School
  • The Research Plan
  • PheDra Application
10:10 to 11:10

Presentation of the units that provide services and cross-disciplinary training to doctoral candidates:

  • Libraries, Publications, and Archives Service
  • ICE Institute of Education Sciences
  • Inclusion Service
  • UPC Arts
  • Innovation Management Service
  • Council of Doctoral Candidates
11:10 to 11:30

Presentation on the Doctoral Thesis
11:30 to 12:00

Pause
Welcome Ceremony
12:00 to 12:05

Musical performance to open the event
12:05 to 12:15

Welcome address by Dr. Cristina Canal Barnils, Director of the Doctoral School at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia
12:15 to 12:45

Opening address "Learning to See: On Curiosity, Uncertainty, and Responsibility" by Dr. Nerea Amorós Elorduy, architect and researcher in the Department of Architectural Design at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and principal investigator of the European ERC Starting Grant project CAMPS, which focuses on the study of long-term refugee camps
12:45 to 13:15

Award Ceremony for the 2026 Extraordinary Doctoral Awards
13:15 to 13:25

Closing of the event by Dr. Pedro Diez, Vice-Rector for Research at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia
13:25 to 13:30

Musical performance of Gaudeamus
13:30 to 14:00

Aperitif and closing toast