Potentially interested individuals will be informed about the program's features, access and admission criteria, and the administrative procedure for admission and enrollment through the usual channels and within the doctoral program offerings: online channels, posters, media outlets, institutional social media, and other official channels.
The contact information for the ULL Doctoral Office is as follows:
Appointment requiredOpening hours: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Address: Anchieta Campus. Calabaza Building – AN.2D Box 456. 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
Telephones: 922317270 and 922317269Email: doctorado@ull.es
The university also has an Information and Orientation Service (IOS), which is the office dedicated to providing information, advice, and guidance to prospective students on matters related to their education and university life, as well as directing them to the appropriate offices with any more specific requests. The IOS is located on the ground floor of the Central Building on the University of La Laguna's Central Campus, on Pedro Zerolo Street in La Laguna. Web page
Welcome and orientation of new arrivalsThe Doctoral School will offer a welcome day for new students, as well as information sessions on specific topics of interest. All students are also enrolled in a virtual classroom for notifications and a communication channel.
Students will also attend a program presentation session led by the coordinator of the University of La Laguna's academic committee and will be included in a virtual classroom for the program.
In the Doctoral School Website There are several links with information on all the necessary procedures for completing a doctoral thesis, as well as the related forms. Of particular importance for new students may be the page containing all the regulations for doctoral studies.
Internal Quality Assurance Service of the University of La Laguna
As a guarantee of the quality of teaching, its improvement, and the protection of the rights of students and faculty, the degree program is governed by specific regulations regarding dissemination mechanisms within the University of La Laguna's Internal Quality Assurance System.
To access any of the ULL's doctoral programs, you must meet the requirements established in Article 5 of the Regulations for Official Doctoral Studies at the University of La Laguna.
The applicant must submit the endorsement of a researcher as a potential supervisor for the doctoral thesis, meeting the requirements of Article 10 of the ULL Doctoral Regulations. If there are academic reasons that recommend an external endorsement, the supervisor must request inclusion in the Program.Downloadable Guarantee Template Additionally, for this doctoral program, accreditation of a B1 level or higher in English is required, as stipulated in Article 6 of the ULL Doctoral Regulations. Regarding the comment on the level of linguistic proficiency according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), for doctoral students who are neither Spanish nor Portuguese, the required level will be B2 in both languages.
Admission profile
The entry profile required for this doctoral program is as follows: Studies in the disciplines of History, Geography, Art History, Architecture, Law, Language, and Economics.
In all these cases, skills corresponding to Level 3 of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education will be required. Specifically, advanced prior knowledge will be required for the completion of the doctoral thesis according to the three strands of the program:
Students with specific educational support needs
In compliance with Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, which regulates official doctoral programs, there is a specific program to assist students with specific educational support needs to promote their educational and social integration. (For more information, click the link: https://www.ull.es/la-universidad/inclusion/#becas-PAED).
As established in Article 6 of the ULL Doctoral Regulations, the academic committee may establish criteria for the selection and admission of students. In the case of this program, the following criteria will be applied to evaluate applications:
Bodies in charge of the admission process
The body responsible for the admissions process is the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Program in Atlantic Islands: History, Heritage, and Institutional Legal Framework of the University of La Laguna.
The ULL Doctoral Regulations establish that admission to doctoral programs may include specific additional training requirements, in line with the admission profiles established for the corresponding doctoral program. These specific additional training requirements will be considered doctoral-level training for the purposes of public fees and the awarding of scholarships and grants.
Depending on the student's admission profile, the academic committee will decide which additional training courses the student must complete, taking into account the following list. However, since there is only one admission profile for this program, no additional training courses are planned.