International Collaborative Advanced Medicine
One lecture is 2 hours long. During their 1st, 2nd, and their 3rd year of their PhD course, students are required to attend a total of 15 lectures.
Attending lectures, submitting reports, and presenting at discussions will be counted towards the credits.
Theory and practice of scientific communication
Attending lectures, self-studying, and submitting reports will be counted towards the credits.
Applied Statistics I, II
Based on the lecture, assignments using medical statistics software such as SPSS, Stata programs R, etc, and submitting reports will be counted towards the credits.
Introduction to Research Methodology
Attending lectures, self-studying, collaborative activities, and reports will be evaluated towards the credits.
Research Ethics
Attending lectures, participating in discussions, and group work will be evaluated and counted towards the credits.
Oral Communication
Attendance, oral communication, and report evaluation will be counted toward the credits.
Elective course
The evaluation methods may vary based on the special lecture that is chosen
Portfolio (Generic Knowledge and Skills)
The purpose of the Portfolio (Generic Knowledge and Skills) is to be aware of the progress made in the students’ projects and their assessments. At the end of each academic year, the Portfolio has to be submitted to either the student’s supervisor or co-supervisor, and the progress of the project would be discussed. The supervisors at Nagoya University and Lund University would evaluate “Portfolio A” and “Portfolio B,” respectively, and count them towards the credits.
Seminar ・Experimental Research
15 hours of “Seminar” correspond to one credit. 45 hours of “Research Experiment” correspond to one credit. Active participation and debate in the lectures, and research experiment will be evaluated and counted towards the credits.
Please refer to the following webpage for more information regarding Courses at Lund University (General study plan, 2024-01-01, 6.2. Courses).
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/phd-studies/admission-examination/planning-your-phd-studies/general-study-plans
45 hours correspond to one credit at Nagoya University. 25〜30 hours correspond to 1 ECTS at Lund University. Thus, 1 credit is equivalent to 1.5 ECTS.
| Subjects at Nagoya University |
Credits |
Courses at Lund University (as of 2024-01-01) |
Credits（ECTS） |
| Introduction to Research Methodology |
2 |
Introduction to Research Methodology |
3 |
| Research Ethics |
2 |
Research Ethics |
3 |
| Theory and practice of scientific communication |
1 |
Theory and practice of scientific communication |
1.5 |
| Oral Communication |
1 |
Oral Communication |
1.5 |
| Applied Statistics I, II |
1 |
Applied Statistics Ⅰ |
1.5 |
| 2 |
Applied Statistics Ⅱ |
3 |
| Elective course |
1 |
One elective course |
1.5 |
| Portfolio (Generic Knowledge and Skills) |
8 |
Generic Knowledge and Skills (Portfolio) |
12 |
Completion Requirements for a degree
- The regulations for this Joint PhD program state a diploma requires the completion of a 4-year curriculum.
- Spend 12 or more months at the partner university.
- Acquire at least 48 credits or more. (students admitted as of 2024-01-01)
- Complete the "half-time review". ※After the completion of courses of Lund, the progress of the research will be reviewed by the supervisors and the external committee.
- The student must develop the academic dissertation and pass the oral exam of the dissertation. In order for the doctoral student to demonstrate sufficient competence, the doctoral student is generally required to have been involved in writing at least three papers, of which one must be published or accepted. The PhD student must be the sole first author on the published paper, as well as having a prominent position on the other papers (the benchmark is first or second author)(students admitted as of 2024-01-01).
All these articles must be related to one another.
※Please refer to the following webpage for more information regarding Courses at Lund University (General study plan, 2024-01-01, 6.2. Courses).
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/phd-studies/admission-examination/planning-your-phd-studies/general-study-plans.
Award of the Degree
The process of awarding the degree will be conducted jointly at the student’s principal university. An examination committee meeting through a teleconference system will be held, and the committees and supervisors from Lund University will join the meeting.
After the dissertation articles have been accepted, the student is evaluated based on the following criteria; the image of human resources to be fostered in this program, research ethics, scientific logistics, various intellectual factors, and international significance.
Degree Awarded
Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science
A combined Diploma has a meaning of a single diploma with the special inscription “conferred as a single joint degree under a jointly established PhD program between Lund University and Nagoya University“
