The Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, which regulates official doctoral studies, establishes that the mention of “Industrial Doctorate” will be granted provided the following conditions are met:

• The thesis must have developed a research project of industrial, commercial, social or cultural interest for an entity, public or private company, or public administration. Universities, public research organizations (national or regional), and university hospitals are excluded. Exceptionally, this mention may be awarded for work conducted within these institutions, except universities, provided that the content of the thesis is eminently applied. The direct relationship between the doctoral thesis and the work carried out by the doctoral candidate in the entity or company must be formalised in a scientific-technical report that must be approved by the university
• An agreement must be signed between the entity, company, or public administration and the university for the academic development of the doctoral thesis, which must establish, as a minimum, the obligations of the parties and any industrial property rights that may arise.
• The doctoral candidate must have been employed by the entity, company, or public administration where the research project was carried out for at least one year during the development of the thesis, and a substantial part of the dissertation must be developed within the entity, company, or public administration.

More information about the industrial doctorate

The Regulations for obtaining the mention of industrial doctorate in the doctoral degrees issued by the Universitat de València develop the specific requirements needed to obtain the mention.

Access to the regulations on the deposit, evaluation, and defense of the doctoral thesis develops the specific requirements needed to obtain the mention.

To process the agreement, you must contact the Doctorate School. Here you can access the model agreement.