Aims: The doctoral programme is intended to provide the necessary methodological tools for both basic and applied research in Local Development and Cooperation, training researchers with a solid scientific knowledge on the field. Therefore, the programme aims to: training researchers to develop basic and applied research relating to local development and its implications in the territory in national and international contexts; provide students with knowledge and ability to perform critical analyses in this field of study; provide students with the necessary resources to communicate the results of their research to the academic community; encourage the transfer of knowledge in the form of publications, conventions, or other modalities, for academics, stakeholders and for society in general.

Description: The Doctoral Studies in “Local Development and International Cooperation” comes from the fusion of two inter-university doctoral studies from the universities of Valencia and Jaume I of Castelló: Doctoral Studies in “Local Development and Territory” and Doctoral Studies in “Development Aid”, managed by the Inter-university Institute for Local Development. The Universitat Politècnica de València has joined this proposal, so the interdisciplinary and interuniversity nature of this programme constitutes one of its main strengths. The Doctoral Programme in “Local Development and International Cooperation” is intended to provide the students with the necessary methodological tools for both basic and applied research in the field of local development and cooperation in various territorial fields. The research in the field of local development is especially important because it may contribute to the understanding of the processes and to the improvement of politics and intervention measures in the territory, thus contributing to improve its inhabitants’ quality of life. Likewise, researchers with the proper preparation in planning technics, programmes management and assessment and cooperation projects are required, who provide solutions to the problems of development in different territories and countries. The doctoral programme consists of four research lines and doctors from the three universities participate in each of them: 1.- Line of Land planning and social cohesion 2.- Line of International Development Aid and Territory 3.- Line of Land, Learning Networks and Innovation 4.- Line of Water economy