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Highlighted the Moment that has occurred this morning on the campus of the Catholic University of Murcia with the presentation of the first decision of the Industrial PhD program, which enables young thirteen researchers develop their doctoral thesis in a company in the region.
The initiative, made a call late last year, of the Vice President for Research Murcia university and the Instituto Tecnologico de Murcia, Murcia twelve and enables companies to boost innovation through the introduction of qualified personnel in the field research.
In the presentation of the first resolution of the Programme of Industrial Doctorates have been involved, along with businesses, UCAM President Jose Luis Mendoza;
Rector of the University, Josefina García Lozano;
the Vice President for Research, Estrella Nunez;
the director of the Technological Institute of Murcia, José Carmona;
and executive director of ITM, Juan Hernandez.
UCAM President stressed the importance of the Program ", encouraging the creation of jobs for young people who finish college, along with promoting a boost in innovation, development and research in the business sector in our region."
Similarly, Mendoza congratulated by companies join this project.
During the ceremony, have signed agreement of participation in the program by representatives of the companies involved: Estrella Levante;
AMC Innova (which have two doctorates), HERO, Advances Corporate Consulting;
Metal Technology Center;
Ingeniatic Development;
Nutrafur;
Villapharma Research;
Digimaster;
Applied Systems Engineering;
Disfrimur;
Vegytech Biotechnology.
In his speech, have shown unanimous support for this program have highlighted that allow them to grow through the development of new research projects.
They have also emphasized the importance of effective synergies between businesses and universities.
This idea has also referred to the Vice President for Research UCAM, Estrella Nunez, who said that until now, the times required by the company were not offered by the universities.
"But at the Catholic University of Murcia we've done. We have the ability to speak in the same terms that companies know what they want."
The Executive Director of ITM, Juan Hernandez has said that entrepreneurship is more student output, and added that since the Institute are developing mechanisms to enable this union between academia and industry.
First University of Spain
The UCAM is the first university in Spain to promote a program of Industrial Doctorates: The University will co-finance 50% of the salary of the researcher and PhD rates.
Similarly, will the service company and the researcher's experience of the doctors of the University who, at any time, advise and direct the candidate to correct the project.
In addition, the UCAM will make available their laboratories, equipment and most advanced infrastructure.
The project will culminate with the researcher to obtain a doctoral degree at the mention of 'Industrial Doctorate' from the Catholic University of Murcia and the company with an R & D & i strategy to improve competitiveness.
Strategic Research Plan
This initiative is framed in the Strategic Research Plan UCAM, which are framed, among other programs Promotion of Human Resources (includes calls for predoctoral and postdoctoral research contracts), enhancement of research groups ( which features the calls for research projects, grants for conference attendance and research stays), and support for seminars and scientific conferences.
Furthermore, this Own Plan also involves acquiring scientific and technical infrastructures.
Source: UCAM
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