MISSION 6 – PhD programs

The PhD mission is a crucial one for any PNRR action, whose terminology within the European Union explicitly refers to the Next Generation EU. The PhD mission orients young graduates to pursue a career based on innovation in the topics considered by the Partnership, in this case in the broad sense of Telecommunications, including all disciplines related to telecommunications and which are typical of Information Engineering and beyond. In this sense, the “products” of the PhD missions are destined to last for the entire working life of the young graduated who will be recruited.

The PhD mission is presently divided into 4 fundamental actions: Recruitment, Cohesion in Research, Shared Training, Destination Perspectives.

This is the characteristic action of the initial phase. The best possible recruitment is the best premise for the selection of the future class of subjects dedicated to innovation in the future of Telecommunications. To improve the class of doctoral students, it was decided not to immediately ban all the expected positions forecasted in RESTART. This is also because many positions had been banned in cycle XXXVIII both in ordinary recruitment and in recruitment linked to other PNRR measures such as those provided for in year 2022 by DDMM 351 and 352. Since the PhD positions are all three-year lasting, this postponing of the PhD recruitment required a strong co-financing support by the Universities; this support is linked to the 10 months that for starts on November 1, 2023 of the XXXIX cycle, exceed the end date for the completion of RESTART. The recruitment action is so far highly incomplete and especially in the south to be carefully verified with the results of the selections planned for the XXXIX cycle. This action must take into account the new enrollment chance provided by the 2023 DDMM 117 and 118. The joint use of PE and DM 117 is presented in the DM 117, but seems not viable for the PE. These points are presently under study in some CRUI round tables that are regularly participated by the PhD Mission responsible in RESTART.
This action was launched by framing all PhD students in the structural and focused research projects envisaged by RESTART. The action proceeds regularly with doctoral students already enrolled.
This action is being implemented. It will have complete development after the selection of the XXXIX cycle when the team of PhD students will be complete. This action is arranged via two interventions on compact Doctoral Schools, that last from 2 to 5 days.
  • The first intervention concerns the support to Doctoral Schools with a long tradition in the field of Telecommunications and related subjects. In the support, actions are planned for the dissemination of information to doctoral students and actions to organize their participation.
  • The second intervention concerns the organization of completely innovative doctoral schools. The titles of RESTART's Structural Projects are adopted as starting titles for the Schools. The organization of the Schools is entrusted to the Spoke that hosts the original Structural Project.
Subsequently, schools will also be organized or supported that deal with the themes of transversal skills, also benefiting from the results that emerged from the analysis of training needs that the Training mission has started.

 

DashBoard: DoctorAl ScHools BOARD

DashCam: DoctorAl ScHools Cumulative ArrangeMent tool

 

This is the action that will mainly characterize the terminal phase of the program. In this phase, a clear path must emerge for each PhD student that directs him to a research or innovation perspective especially in the direction of firms, including the possibility of being part of start-ups or spinoffs. This action will have to be conducted with particular attention to the south. The clear perspective of placement in the company is a fundamental element for the success of the M4C2 mission and requires a particular commitment of the firm component in RESTART.
  • Recruitment The enrollment of PhD linked to the cycle XXXIX is under completion. However, it is highly probable that some PhD students interested in RESTART may opt for other funding action (Academic Grants, DDMM 117 and 118 positions for their PhD cycle. The final data is assessed in November with the completion of the PhD recruitment operations.
  • Cohesion in Research This action was launched by framing all PhD students in the structural and focused research projects envisaged by RESTART. The action proceeds regularly with doctoral students already enrolled.
  • Shared training This action is being implemented. It will have complete development after the selection of the XXXIX cycle when the team of PhD students will be complete A new action has been proposed based on the direct on direct involvement of the firms in RESTART. It has been included in a new framework of actions that will be called LIFE (Learning Improved by Firms Experience) The action is composed of events. Each event will be based on a theme proposed by one of the companies in RESTART. It will last about 2 hours arranged in cooperation with firms and is arranged as follows
1. 1 hour - A lecture 2. 15 minutes – presentation by a company 3. 15 minutes – short presentations (5 minutes each) of PhDs in RESTART 4. 30 minutes – panel discussion on the topic
  • Destination perspectives This is the action that will mainly characterize the terminal phase of the program.