Industrial PhD

 

 

The Industrial PhD Programme

An Industrial PhD project is a company-focused PhD project. The project is conducted in cooperation between a private company, an Industrial PhD student and a university.

 

The student is employed and paid by the private company. The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation pays subsidy to both the company and the university. You can learn more about the programme at the agency website.  

 

The close collegial collaboration arising between the company and the university is a rather unique advantage for the Industrial PhD cooperation. – Søren Balling Engelsen, professor, supervisor at LIFE

  

 

Differences between the Industrial PhD and the traditional Phd

Industrial PhD	vs	Traditional PhD
Project directed at enterprises	vs	Research project
The application is approved by the university and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation	vs	The application is approved by the university
6 months of courses, including a business course	vs	6 months of courses
Employed by the company, but 50/50 timesharing between university and the enterprise	vs	Employed by the university and supervised here
Courses abroad are recommended	vs	Must take courses abroad or externally
840 hours of disseminating of knowledge activities (no teaching required)	vs	840 hours of disseminating of knowledge activities (teaching is often required)

 

 

  

The Industrial PhD cooperation is designed to develop techniques which can be commercialized in a way so that we can differentiate us in competition. – Henrik Møllegaard, Scanbur A/S, company supervisor for Industrial PhD at LIFE

 

For companies

If you

• already have a research project suited for an Industrial PhD project
• are interested in cooperating on an Industrial PhD research project

LIFE’s Business Affairs can help you get in contact with potential candidates and supervisors at LIFE. Together you must define and describe a specific research project and you must apply for approval at the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation.

 

 

The close cooperation between the PhD student and the company means that it is necessary to relate to what the research can be used for."  – Majbritt Ravn Hufeldt, Industrial PhD student at LIFE

 

For students

To get started, it is a good idea to consider which specific areas or projects you will be interested in. On the basis of this, you need to find a supervisor and talk to him/her about the opportunities for participating in the Industrial PhD Programme. Please contact LIFE’s Business Affairs for further help.

 

In the guidelines for the Industrial PhD programme you can read about the specific requirements for the programme.