Types of Doctoral Networks
Standard Doctoral Networks (DN) implement doctoral programmes, by partnerships of universities,Doctoral Networks implement doctoral programmes, by partnerships of universities,research institutions and infrastructures, businesses including SMEs, and other socioeconomicactors from different countries across Europe and beyond. These doctoralprogrammes will respond to well-identified needs in various research and innovationareas, expose the researchers to the academic and non-academic sectors, and offerresearch training, as well as transferable skills and competences relevant for innovationand long-term employability. Besides standard Doctoral Networks, incentives have beenintroduced to promote two specific types of doctorates as well:
- Industrial Doctorates (ID) train PhD candidates who wish develop their skills andIndustrial Doctorates. They train PhD candidates who wish develop their skills andstep outside academia, in particular in industry and business. Individual participantsmust be enrolled in a doctoral programme and jointly supervised by the academic andnon-academic partners.
- Joint Doctorates (JD) provide a highly integrated type of international, intersectoralJoint Doctorates. They provide a highly integrated type of international, intersectoraland interdisciplinary collaboration in doctoral training leading to a jointdoctoral degree or multiple doctoral degrees awarded by the participating institutions.PhD candidates must be enrolled in a joint programme and be jointly supervised.