The Generalitat de Catalunya has commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Industrial Doctorates Plan with the publication of the book " Industrial Doctorates: 10 years of collaborative research in Catalonia ", a book that represents a decade of collaborative effort between the academic world and the socio-economic environment of Catalonia. The celebration of the 10 years, which took place last Tuesday, October 3 at the Palau de la Música, was the setting for the presentation of the book by the program's academic director, Albert Sangrà.
The book introduces a retrospective view on the origin and evolution of industrial doctorates, underlining the essential contribution of knowledge and doctoral staff to the economic and social progress of Catalonia .
With a structure of nine chapters, the book sets out the impact and contributions of the Industrial Doctorates Plan from its beginnings to the present day. Through various perspectives - institutional, academic and business - an evolutionary analysis of the Plan is made, in addition to presenting a comparison with international programs of industrial doctorates, highlighting the positive impact of these on the employment of doctoral staff in environmental not academic
In addition, the book illustrates a significant change of trend in the employment of doctoral staff, showing an increase in employment in the non-academic private sector, from 43% in 2008 to 59% in 2020 . The work also echoes the need for public policies that promote the valorization of doctoral staff in non-academic environments , aligning with the trends observed in reference European countries.
With this work, the Generalitat de Catalunya not only celebrates the achievements of the Industrial Doctorates Plan, but also contributes to the debate on the value and potential of doctoral staff in the socio-economic development of Catalonia.
