INTERNATIONAL DOCTORATE

The main condition to obtain the "International Doctorate" mention is that the doctoral student, during their time in the doctoral programme, must have stayed abroad for a minimum of three months at a higher education centre or research centre, studying or researching on subjects that are directly related to their thesis.

INDUSTRIAL DOCTORATE

The main conditions to obtain the “Industrial Doctorate” mention are that the doctoral student must participate in an industrial or experimental development research project at a non-university institution, and they must sign a work or commercial contract with that institution for a period of at least one year.

BASQUE LANGUAGE DOCTORATE

For the “Basque Language Doctorate” distinction, the main conditions are that the doctoral candidate must initially declare in writing their intention to write the thesis in Basque, comply with the subsequent monitoring process, register the application for the distinction at the time of thesis submission, and write and defend their thesis in Basque (the percentage required in the oral defence will vary depending on whether or not they simultaneously apply for the “International Doctorate” distinction).

THESIS IN COLLABORATION WITH EXTERNAL ENTITIES

Furthermore, the PhD qualification may include the UPV/EHU’s own mention “Thesis in collaboration with external entities”. To obtain this mention, an agreement needs to be signed between the university and the outside body, the duration of which must be at least two academic years.