The aim of doctoral education is for doctoral students to achieve the knowledge and skills described in a general study syllabus, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance. The specific activities of each student are then decided, based on those guidelines, in the individual study plan.
For the PhD, students shall demonstrate broad knowledge of their research field and up-to-date specialised knowledge in a limited area of this field; the scholarly capacity to review and assess new and complex phenomena, issues and situations autonomously and critically; formulate problems with scholarly precision critically, autonomously and creatively; plan and use appropriate methods to undertake research; demonstrate the ability to make a significant contribution to the formation of knowledge through his or her own research; intellectual autonomy and rectitude to make assessments of research ethics, and insight into the possibilities and limitations of research and its role in society.
Within ITE at Halmstad University, research education has four key directions: Digital Service Innovation, Disruptive Electronics and Photonics, Cyber-Physical Systems and Aware Intelligent Systems. The majority of the research is done in close collaboration with external partners, and can be classified as “use-inspired basic research,” according to Pasteur’s quadrant1. The modus operandi is to identify critical societal needs, frame them as research problems and, in close collaboration with external partners, develop IT-based solutions that match practical needs. This has led to high-impact research and innovation, understood as solutions that are applied in practice and serve the society in different ways, and to maintaining long-term collaboration relationships with partners who appreciate and value this collaboration.
You can find more information in the Doctoral Student Guide.
