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Results

Results of the Doctoral Programme

Theses Defended

Performance Indicators

The disaggregated indicators for each university can be consulted on the websites of each university: USC and UVigo. Below are the aggregated indicators for the program.

Codigo Name 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
IPD1 Number of available places 102 72 70 70 65
IPD2 Number of new enrollment applications 29 28 34 28 44
  Percentage of applications submitted versus available places 28 39 49 40 68
IPD3 Number of new students enrolled 26 27 29 26 33
IPD4 Total number of students enrolled 141 142 134 128 135
IPD5 Percentage of new students from master's programs at other universities 38 15 10 0 18
IPD6 Percentage of international students (from outside Spain) among total enrolled students 11 11 6 5 6
IPD7 Percentage of new students requiring additional training 0 0 0 0 0
IPD8 Percentage of students enrolled full-time 94 96 96 95 96
  Percentage of students enrolled part-time 2 3 2 1 1
  Percentage of students enrolled with mixed dedication 4 1 2 4 4
IPD9 Percentage of students undertaking research stays authorized by the Academic Committee 6 8 7 12 10
IPD11 Percentage of students with a scholarship or predoctoral contract (FPI, FPU, Xunta,...) 51 44 48 57 61
IPD12 Percentage of students holding an official Bachelor's and/or Master's degree or equivalent qualifications 92 85 93 92 93
  Percentage of students with homologation or equivalence of foreign degrees 8 15 7 8 6
  Percentage of students adapted to RD 99/2011 programs 0 0 0 0 0
  Percentage of students with Research Sufficiency or DEA 0 0 0 0 0
  Percentage of students with at least 300 ECTS credits, of which 60 ECTS credits are from a master's degree program 0 0 0 0 0
IPD14 Number of theses defended under co-supervision 15 27 25 21 15
IPD15 Percentage of academic staff with active research qualifications (sexenios) 84 88 82 80 73
IPD16 Percentage of foreign faculty members among the total faculty of the program 5 5 4 2 7
IPD17 Percentage of international experts in thesis defense committees 19 14 23 19 17
IPD18 Number of theses defended 17 31 30 24 18
  Percentage of theses defended full-time 94 100 97 100 100
  Percentage of theses defended part-time 6 0 0 0 0
  Percentage of theses defended with mixed dedication 0 0 3 0 0
  Average duration of full-time studies 4.5 4.6 4.5 4,9 4,4
  Average duration of part-time studies 4.6   4.9    
  Success rate: Percentage of doctoral students defending their thesis without requesting an extension 6 10 0 0 0
  Percentage of theses with "cum laude" distinction 100 94 100 92 100
  Percentage of theses with international mention 41 45 43 67 61

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The contents of this page were updated on 03.05.2025.