Student Opportunity:

Call for Applications to the Doctoral Program on Information and Knowledge Society at the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute of the Open University of Catalonia in Barcelona

The Open University of Catalonia (UOC) is a 100% internet-based fully accredited University operating from Barcelona and serving over 50.000 students worldwide, including a selective group of students enrolled in a PhD Programme on the Information and Knowledge Society. The Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) is one of UOC’s research institutes and conducts frontier research on the interaction between information and communication technologies, society, economy and culture. The IN3 is located in Barcelona and is led by professor Manuel Castells, jointly with a distinguished faculty.

The IN3 is accepting applications for the PhD Programme on the Information and Knowledge Society for the 2012-2013 academic year. Doctoral studies at the IN3 can be pursued in two modalities. The first one requires residence in Barcelona and full time presence at the IN3. Successful applicants will receive a fellowship from the Institute to devote themselves full time to their study and doctoral dissertation. A second modality is conducted  fully on-line for part-time students. The doctoral program offers two itineraries for specific fields of interest: information and knowledge society and network and information technologies. Prospective applicants will find in the IN3 web site (http://in3.uoc.edu) relevant information about the applic ation procedure, the doctoral fellowships, and the content and organization of the doctoral program. The deadline for application is February 12th, 2012.

Contact at: ddoctorat@uoc.edu