A PhD is based on conducting original research that contributes new knowledge to an academic field.
When this research is also developed in collaboration with the socioeconomic environment, and aims to promote the transfer of knowledge between the university and society, the PhD candidate can obtain, in addition to the doctoral degree, the industrial mention. The combination of the doctoral degree and the industrial mention is known as an "Industrial Doctorate".
Therefore, the industrial doctorate combines the training and research inherent to a PhD with collaboration and knowledge transfer between the university and the socioeconomic environment.
Entities face unique challenges; a doctorate is original research. Consequently, an industrial doctorate is the execution of a unique research project to address the challenges faced by entities.
