Number of hours: 360 hours

Description: A stay of at least three months, to be completed in one or two visits, at another prestigious national or foreign center. The selection of the destination center and the most appropriate length of stay must be agreed upon with the thesis supervisor.

Time planning: Full-time students: during the second or third year Part-time students: during the third or fourth year.

Justification: Strengthening of basic specific competencies CB13, CB15, and capabilities CA04 and CA05.

Learning outcomes: Be able to join a foreign research group and collaborate on its lines of research. Resolve specific questions raised in their research. Learn new techniques and be able to apply them to their doctoral thesis. Initiate contacts for future collaborations.

Language: Spanish/English

Character: Optional, depending on the availability of resources for this action.

Control procedure: Pre-stay report, including: 1. Justification for the opportunity of the stay in the context of the thesis work, 2. The host group's experience in the subject, 3. Statement of the specific issues to be resolved, 4. Work plan, 5. Source of funding for the stay. Once the stay has been completed: 1. Report from the person in charge of the host group on the benefits of the stay, 2. A reasoned personal report on the objectives achieved and unachieved with respect to the proposed plan, 3. Presentation of the progress that the stay has made for the thesis at a research group seminar. The report must be included in the personalized activity log.