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The industrial doctorate is a program that fosters an alliance between universities and companies or public and private institutions, both national and international, for researcher training.
During this process, doctoral candidates conduct their doctoral thesis within experimental development or industrial research projects, working in collaboration with companies or public administrations. In doing so, they address specific challenges and contribute to technological advancement and innovation in the industrial or business sector.
Advantages
For the company:
- access to research groups and centers
- attraction of individuals with high value-added knowledge and skills
- development of strategic and innovative projects
- access to tax benefits in R&D&I
- access to specific public funding calls, both state and regional.
For doctoral candidates:
- development of the doctoral thesis within a company or institution committed to research and innovation
- work with researchers in a scientific environment and with company or administration personnel
- participation in the transfer and solution of societal problems
For the university:
- enables knowledge transfer to business and administrative environments
- establishes solid relationships with organizations from different industrial or business sectors.
Industrial Doctorate Mention
The mention "Industrial Doctorate" may appear on the front of the Doctoral degree, provided that the circumstances regulated in Art. 69 of the Doctoral Regulations are met and that the doctoral candidate can demonstrate this at the time of thesis submission.
Related Documentation
- I01 - Standard Agreement for undertaking doctoral theses with an Industrial Doctorate mention
- I01 - Collaboration agreement for undertaking of doctoral theses with a mention of Industrial Doctorate
- I02 - Application for formalizing a collaboration agreement for the Industrial Doctorate mention
- T15 - Application for Industrial Mention on the Doctoral Degree
Industrial Doctorate Conferences at EIDUS
Annually, EIDUS organizes the Industrial Doctorate Conferences at Pabellón de México, which serve as an excellent opportunity to learn about this type of doctorate, featuring the presence of doctoral candidates and doctors with industrial mentions in their theses, as well as expert speakers: