There is the possibility of obtaining the International PhD Mention [Introduce link https://www.ucm.es/doctoral-school/international-mention], which offers an additional mark of quality to a thesis and is something valued by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación, ANECA). As reported in the inaugural session of the doctoral programme, there are numerous calls for mobility grants (see, among others: https://www.ucm.es/convocatoria-alumnos) that can facilitate the minimum three months of mobility abroad (they can be divided into two separate stays) that are required, among other things, to obtain the International PhD Mention.

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You could, for example, carry out a stay at Harvard (we have precedents). Our Faculty of Statistical Studies has promoted the creation of the "Study Group in Data Science at the Real Colegio Complutense" of Harvard University:

https://rcc.harvard.edu/study-group-data-science

It can be reached with different scholarships from the Real Colegio Complutense of Harvard University (https://rcc.harvard.edu/opportunities).

There are also precedents for stays in Berkeley. There is a very interesting agreement between the UCM and 9 universities in California: https://www.ucm.es/ucm-california

In addition, there are almost 300 "Erasmus internship" scholarships at the UCM which can be used for research stays in a foreign EU country and which can also be found on the following website: https://www.ucm.es/convocatoria-alumnos

For more information you can also see: Para más información puede consultar también: https://edoctorado.ucm.es/movilidad. We will keep you posted on other mobility calls.