The Doctoral program of the Graduate Program in Transportation Engineering (PPGET) is a stricto sensu research-oriented program. Upon fulfilling all program requirements, the student will be awarded the title of Doctor of Science.
The maximum deadline for submission of the doctoral thesis is 56 months, and students must register for the qualification examination within 28 months from their initial enrollment.
Doctoral students holding a Master’s degree from USP or recognized by USP must complete a minimum of credit units as follows:
– 152 (one hundred fifty-two) credit units, of which 2 (thirty-two) credits in coursework and
120 (one hundred twenty) credits in the thesis.
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PUBLIC NOTICE 02-2025 – PTR-EPUSP – DOCTORAL – Amended
The Doctoral Selection Process consists of three (3) stages:
- First Stage (ELIMINATORY):
- Written subject exam;
- English language proficiency;
- Analysis of the Lattes Curriculum Vitae and undergraduate and Master’s academic transcripts
- Second Stage (ELIMINATORY): Oral examination (interview/defense)
- Third Stage (ELIMINATORY): Presentation of a research project proposal
Questions: ppget.poli@usp.br
Application period: From 08:00 on 09/01/2025 until 23:59 on 08/31/2026.
Required Documents
- Photo ID and CPF
- Undergraduate and Master’s academic transcripts, including any course failures and/or enrollment withdrawals
- Undergraduate diploma (front and back)
- Master’s diploma (front and back) (see item 3.2) and a copy of the dissertation
- Research proposal following FAPESP guidelines (http://fapesp.br/253)
- Applicant’s Lattes Curriculum Vitae (http://lattes.cnpq.br)
- One (1) recent 3×4 photograph
ATTENTION!
Complete your application using a desktop computer.
Do not use a mobile phone, tablet, or similar device, as the form does not function properly on these devices.
Application Form – DOCTORAL
Applicants may self-declare at the time of application as Black, Brown (mixed race), Indigenous, transgender, persons with disabilities, and/or individuals belonging to families with a per capita household income of less than two minimum wages. These candidates will receive an additional one (1) point in each component of the final score (English proficiency exam, written subject exam, and analysis of the Lattes CV and academic record).
The applicant must complete the appropriate self-declaration form, save it as a PDF, sign it using a GOV.br digital signature, and upload it during the application process.
- Self-declaration form for Indigenous applicants
- Self-declaration form for Black or Brown applicants
- Self-declaration form for applicants with disabilities
- Self-declaration form for transgender applicants
The English proficiency exam is administered by the Interdepartmental Language Center of the School of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH) at USP.
The exam is administered once per year and in person. The result is valid for two (2) years.
Information: http://clinguas.fflch.usp.br/proficiencia-ingles
If you have any questions, please contact us at proficingles.fflch@usp.br or by phone at 3091-2417.
As an alternative to the FFLCH-administered exam, the following certificates may be exceptionally accepted, provided they are valid or were issued up to three (3) years prior to the start of the Selection Process (whichever occurs first):
- TOEFL ITP: minimum 500 points
- TOEFL IBT: minimum 70 points
- IELTS: minimum 5.5
- Cambridge: Pass in FCE (B2), CAE (C1), or CPE (C2)
- Michigan: FCE or CPE (including computer-based), minimum 60%
- Duolingo English Test: minimum 90
- EF SET 50: minimum 55 (Reading only; Listening not considered). The applicant must record themselves taking the exam and send the recording to ppget.poli@usp.br along with the certificate.
Other accepted alternatives (with proper documentation):
- Native speakers from English-speaking countries
- Applicants who studied at a higher education institution for more than 12 months in a country where English is an official language
- Applicants who completed a professional internship for more than 12 months in a country where English is an official language
Applications for the PPGET Selection Process: | From 08:00 on 09/01/2025 to 23:59 on 08/31/2026 |
Publication of approved applications: | Within 30 business days from the maximum application deadline |
Registration for the English proficiency exam (FFLCH): | From 14:00 on 09/01/2025 to 23:59 on 09/30/2025 |
Payment deadline for the English proficiency exam: | According to Public Notice 2510 – Poli-PPGET |
English proficiency exam: | 10/21/2025 from 14:30 to 16:30 – In person |
Publication of approved candidates in the English proficiency exam: | By 11/06/2025 |
Written subject exam: | Within 45 business days after application approval |
Publication of approved candidates in the first stage: | Within 30 business days after the written exam |
Second stage: | Within 30 business days after publication of first-stage results |
Publication of approved candidates in the second stage: | Within 30 business days after completion |
Publication of approved candidates in the third stage: | Until the validity date of this Public Notice |
September 17, 2025 – Registration approved for candidate Ana Laura Gianello dos Santos.
September 17, 2025 – Candidate Ana Laura Gianello dos Santos was called to take the specific examination (1st stage), to be held on September 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., at the Pavement Technology Laboratory of the Department of Transport Engineering, located in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Av. Prof. Almeida Prado, Travessa do Biênio, No. 83).
September 23, 2025 – The Coordinating Committee of the Graduate Program in Transport Engineering (CCP-PPGET) announces the approval of candidate Ana Laura Gianello dos Santos in the 1st stage of the Selection Process for admission to the Doctoral Program in Transport Engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP), in accordance with Call for Applications No. 02/2025 – PTR/EPUSP, dated August 21, 2025, and calls her to the 2nd stage – Oral Examination, to be held on September 29, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Brasília time, via Google Meet. The link will be sent to the candidate’s email address provided at the time of registration. Click here to view the document.
October 2, 2025 – The Coordinating Committee of the Graduate Program in Transport Engineering (CCP-PPGET) announces the approval of candidate Ana Laura Gianello dos Santos in the 2nd stage of the Selection Process for admission to the Doctoral Program in Transport Engineering at the Polytechnic School of USP, in accordance with Call for Applications No. 02/2025 – PTR/EPUSP, dated August 21, 2025, thereby qualifying her for enrollment as a special student. Information regarding enrollment, as well as the 3rd stage, will be sent by the Secretariat to the candidate’s email address provided at the time of registration.
October 16, 2025 – Registration approved for candidate Antonio Carlos Junqueira.
October 20, 2025 – Candidate Antonio Carlos Junqueira was called to take the specific examination (1st stage), to be held on November 5, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., via the Moodle Platform. Instructions will be sent to the candidate’s email address provided at the time of registration.
October 30, 2025 – Registration approved for candidates Ana Luíza Rodrigues da Silva Santos and Alexandre Duarte.
Candidates Ana Luíza Rodrigues da Silva and Alexandre Duarte were called to take the specific examination (1st stage), to be held on November 5, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., via the Moodle Platform. Instructions will be sent to the candidates’ email addresses provided at the time of registration.
November 3, 2025 – Registration approved for candidate Mariana Ohira Hashimoto.
Candidate Mariana Ohira Hashimoto was called to take the specific examination (1st stage), to be held on November 5, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., via the Moodle Platform. Instructions will be sent to the candidate’s email address provided at the time of registration.
November 6, 2025 – List of candidates approved in the FFLCH English Proficiency Examination – Master’s and Doctoral Programs.
November 19, 2025 – List of candidates approved in the 1st stage and call for the 2nd stage – Transport Planning and Operations.
November 19, 2025 – List of candidates approved in the 1st stage and call for the 2nd stage of the Selection Process – Spatial Information.
December 9, 2025 – Registration approved for candidate France Michel Ferreira.
December 12, 2025 – Candidates approved in the 2nd stage and call for the 3rd stage of the Selection Process.
February 4, 2026 – Candidate France Michel Ferreira was called to take the specific examination (1st stage), to be held in person on February 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., in the Meeting Room of the Department of Transport Engineering, located in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Building – Av. Prof. Almeida Prado, Travessa do Biênio, No. 83 – Cidade Universitária – São Paulo – SP.
April 8, 2026 – Registration approved for candidate Alicia Caroline de Lima Silva, with a call to the specific examination (1st stage) of the Selection Process. [Click here to view the document.]
April 13, 2026 – The Coordinating Committee of the Graduate Program in Transport Engineering (CCP-PPGET) announces the approval of candidate Alicia Caroline de Lima Silva in the 1st stage of the Selection Process for admission to the Doctoral Program in Transport Engineering at the Polytechnic School of USP, in accordance with Call for Applications No. 02/2025 – PTR/EPUSP, dated August 20, 2025, as amended on September 19 and 29, 2025.
The CCP-PPGET calls the candidate to the 2nd stage – Oral Examination of the aforementioned selection process, to be held in person on April 14, at 11:30 a.m., at the Pavement Technology Laboratory (LTP), located in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Building, Av. Almeida Prado, Travessa do Biênio, No. 83, Cidade Universitária – São Paulo – SP – ZIP Code 05508-070. [Click here to view the document.]
April 15, 2026 – The Coordinating Committee of the Graduate Program in Transport Engineering (CCP-PPGET) announces the approval of candidate Alicia Caroline de Lima Silva in the 2nd stage of the Selection Process for admission to the Doctoral Program in Transport Engineering at the Polytechnic School of USP, in accordance with Call for Applications No. 02/2025 – PTR/EPUSP, dated August 20, 2025, as amended on September 19 and 29, 2025, thereby qualifying her for enrollment as a special student. Information regarding enrollment, as well as the 3rd stage, will be sent by the Secretariat to the candidate’s email address provided at the time of registration. [Click here to view the document.]
August 4, 2026 – The Coordinating Committee of the Graduate Program in Transport Engineering (CCP-PPGET) announces the approval of the registration of candidate Lucca Matheus Achterberg dos Santos for the Selection Process for admission to the Doctoral Program in Transport Engineering at the Polytechnic School of USP, in accordance with Call for Applications No. 02/2025 – PTR/EPUSP, dated August 20, 2025, as amended on September 19 and 29, 2025. [Click here to view the document.]
August 5, 2026 – [AMENDED] The Coordinating Committee of the Graduate Program in Transport Engineering (CCP-PPGET) calls candidate Lucca Matheus Achterberg dos Santos to the 1st stage of the Selection Process for admission to the Doctoral Program in Transport Engineering at the Polytechnic School of USP, in accordance with Call for Applications No. 02/2025 – PTR/EPUSP, dated August 20, 2025, as amended on September 19 and 29, 2025. The examination will be held on August 11, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in the Meeting Room of the Department of Transport Engineering, located on the ground floor of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Building, Av. Almeida Prado, Travessa do Biênio, No. 83, Cidade Universitária – São Paulo – SP – ZIP Code 05508-070. The candidate must bring an official photo ID and a permanent ink pen. [Click here to view the document.]
August 18, 2026 – The Coordinating Committee of the Graduate Program in Transport Engineering (CCP-PPGET) announces the approval of candidate Lucca Matheus Achterberg dos Santos in the 1st stage of the Selection Process for admission to the Doctoral Program in Transport Engineering at the Polytechnic School of USP, in accordance with Call for Applications No. 02/2025 – PTR/EPUSP, dated August 20, 2025, as amended on September 19 and 29, 2025.
The CCP-PPGET calls the candidate to the 2nd stage – Oral Examination of the aforementioned selection process, to be held in person on August 24, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., in the Meeting Room of the Department of Transport Engineering, located on the ground floor of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Building, Av. Almeida Prado, Travessa do Biênio, No. 83, Cidade Universitária – São Paulo – SP – ZIP Code 05508-070. [Click here to view the document.]
Previous exams – CCP-PPGET does not provide copies of past exams.
Bibliography – There is no required bibliography.
English proficiency certificates – Only those listed in the Public Notices and within their validity period will be accepted.
The result of the English Proficiency Exam administered by FFLCH is valid for two (2) years. To use a valid result, select the FFLCH exam option during the PPGET application and inform the year the exam was taken by email to ppget.poli@usp.br.
Deadlines and Minimum Credits – See PPGET Regulations and related policies.
Questions: ppget.poli@usp.br
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