Organization & Contacts

DAST is managed by the PhD Board. DAST Board oversees the planning and management of the PhD Program and consists of faculty professors. It is responsible for guiding the program's scientific and educational activities, by:

Establishing the criteria for admission assessments;
Assigning supervisors to doctoral students;
Organizing the training and research activities for each academic year and for each student;
Setting the annual evaluation standards to assess the progress and achievements of doctoral candidates.
Organizing the PhD defenses

Among the Board members, a Coordinator and a Deputy coordinator are elected.

The PhD Board is aided by three Committees:

An Executive Board, with program steering duties
An Educational Committee, overseeing the learning and training activities
A Board of Advisors, with consultative and guidance role regarding the scientific and educational plan of the doctoral program

Administrative support is provided by a PhD Manager.