13. Granting of PhD degree and Industrial PhD certificate
The university appoints the PhD Assessment Committee, which in Denmark must include at least one person with relevant corporate research experience within the field of research, cf. the Executive Order on PhD Programmes, Part 11, § 26.
At the outset, any questions about confidentiality must be agreed upon in advance between the parties to the education and should not cause any delays in the PhD thesis defense.
The host university approves the complete PhD education and confers the PhD degree once the PhD thesis has been accepted and defended at a public thesis defense. If the candidate is enrolled at a non-Danish university, this university must confer the PhD degree in accordance with the national provisions for the country in question.
When the PhD degree is obtained and the business course passed, the candidate will additionally receive an Industrial PhD certificate. The certificate can be issued as soon as the above is documented to DASTI. DASTI issues the Industrial PhD certificate on behalf of the Committee.
If the Industrial PhD education is discontinued
If the Industrial PhD project does not conclude with a PhD degree and an Industrial PhD certificate, the company and university must jointly submit a short written account to DASTI within three months after the end of the project. The deadline for submission can be extended if special circumstances arise. The account must briefly and precisely outline why the Industrial PhD project did not result in a PhD degree and an Industrial PhD certificate.
