Doctorate ACS

Legal working framework of SD_AC

Current legislation

After the approval of the Law on Higher Education no. 199/04.07.2023, issued by the Parliament of Romania, published in the Official Gazette, no. 614 of 5 July 2023, with subsequent amendments and additions.

I. National legislation

[1] Law on Higher Education no. 199/04.07.2023, issued by the Parliament of Romania, published in the Official Gazette, no. 614 of 5 July 2023, with subsequent amendments and additions.

[2] M.O. 3693/2024 of 1 February 2024, on the Framework Methodology for organizing admission to higher education in short-term university study cycles, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, issued by the Ministry of Education, published in the Official Gazette, no. 111 of 7 February 2024.

[3] M.O. 3692/2024 of 1 February 2024, on the list of nationally recognized programs in order to establish the degree of similarity for the completion of studies, issued by the Ministry of Education, published in the Official Gazette, no. 112 of 8 February 2024.

[4] M.O. 3020/2024 of 8 January 2024, Framework Regulation on doctoral studies, issued by the Ministry of Education, published in the Official Gazette, no. 56 of 22 January 2024.

[5] M.O. 5732 of 29 September 2022 on the approval of the Methodology for the organization and functioning of dual education, issued by the Ministry of Education, published in the Official Gazette, no. 981 of 10 October 2022.

[6] M.O. 3651/2021 of 12 April 2021 on the approval of the Methodology for the evaluation of doctoral studies and the systems of criteria, standards and performance indicators used in the evaluation, issued by the Ministry of Education, published in the Official Gazette, no. 414 of 20 April 2021.

[7] M.O. 5110/2018 of 17 September 2018 on the approval of the minimum national standards for the award of the doctoral degree, issued by the Ministry of National Education, issued by the Ministry of National Education, published in the Official Gazette, no. 817 of 24 September 2018.

[8] M.O. 3131/2018 of 30 January 2018 on the inclusion in the curricula, for all university study programs organized in higher education institutions in the national education system, of courses on ethics and academic integrity, issued by the Ministry of National Education, published in the Official Gazette, no. 140 of 14 February 2018.

[9] M.O. 5376/2017 of 19 October 2017, on the approval of fields and specializations/university study programs correlated with economic sectors with growth potential in Romania, issued by the Ministry of National Education, published in the Official Gazette, no. 851 of 27 October 2017.

[10] M.O. 6129/2016 of 20 December 2016, on the approval of the minimum necessary and mandatory standards for the award of teaching titles in higher education, professional degrees in research and development, the quality of doctoral supervisor and the habilitation certificate, issued by the Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research, published in the Official Gazette, no. 123bis of 15 February 2017.

II. Regulations of the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest

[11] Charter of the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest (2023) [link]

[12] Regulations on doctoral studies – POLITEHNICA Bucharest (2024) [link]

[13] Regulations on the qualification and granting of the quality of doctoral supervisor within IOSUD – POLITEHNICA Bucharest (2024) [link]

[14] Regulations on the organization of elections of the management of Doctoral Schools and CSUD in POLITEHNICA Bucharest (2024) [link]

[15] Regulations on the conduct of student elections (2024) [link]

[16] Methodology on the organization of university and postgraduate education in the frequency form, in the mixed mode, through the use of specific electronic, IT and synchronous communication resources in POLITEHNICA Bucharest (2022) [link]

[17] Instructions regarding the records of teaching staff and activities of the educational process 2024-2025 in POLITEHNICA Bucharest (2024) [link]

Previous legislation

The Doctoral school of Automatic Control and Computers (SD_AC) of the University Politehnica of Bucharest (UPB) works in the framework established by:

  • The Law of national education no. 1/2011;
  • The Code of academic studies of doctorate approved through the Government Decision no. 681/2011, which represents the legal framework that regularises the organisation and implementing of the academic studies of doctorate in Romania;
  • The modification and complementing of the Code of academic studies of doctorate approved through the Government Decision no. 134/2016.
  • The Decision of the Ministry of National Education (OMEN no. 5110/2018 concerning the approval of the minimal national standards for granting the Ph.D. title.
  • The Annexes of the CNATDCU Commissions that include the minimal national standards for granting the Ph.D. title. The Annex of the Commission 15 CNATDCU specifies the minimal national standards for granting the Ph.D. title for the doctoral domains System Engineering and Computers and Information Technology.

This legal framework has been applied in the University Politehnica of Bucharest through:

  • The Bylaw of 2011 concerning the organization and carrying out of doctoral study programs in UPB. This Bylaw contains the general principles of organizing doctorate studies, the rights and duties of the Ph.D. student and scientific coordinator, the conditions to work out and defend the doctoral thesis and to obtain the Ph.D. scientific title.
  • The Bylaw of 2012 regarding the organization of Doctoral schools in UPB. This Bylaw defines the guidelines to organise these academic structures for the 3rd higher education cycle.
  • The Bylaw of 2018 concerning the organization and realization of doctoral study programs in UPB. This Bylaw contains the general principles of organizing doctorate studies, the rights and duties of the Ph.D. student and scientific coordinator, the conditions to work out and defend the doctoral thesis and to obtain the Ph.D. scientific title.
  • The Bylaw of 2012 regarding the organization of Doctoral schools in UPB. This Bylaw defines the guidelines to organise these academic structures for the 3rd higher education cycle.

The establishment of the Doctoral school of Automatic Control and Computers has been proposed by the UPB Senate, validated by the Executive Bureau of UPB, and approved by UPB’s Council for Doctoral Studies (CSUD) in 2012.

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