PhD or EngD?
Engineering Doctorate: a practice-based alternative to a PhD
Do you want a more design-oriented approach? Check out our Engineering Doctorate programmes (EngD). This design-traineeship offers you an application-focused alternative to a PhD position, and provides you with a solid basis for an accelerated start of your industrial career.
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Difference between PhD and EngD
Although PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) and EngD (Engineering Doctorate) are both recognised as postgraduate degrees, they are not the same. A PhD is focused on scientific research, and an EngD is a design-oriented engineering doctorate which is best suited to the direct needs for product, process and system innovation of industry and society. Which one suits you best?
PhD | EngD |
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Four years | Two years |
You are shifting the boundaries of knowledge by fundamental research | You are creating innovative designs for industry and society by applying scientific knowledge |
You focus on a contribution to scientific knowledge that may help solve societal challenges | You focus on the creation of (technological) designs and innovations |
You mainly work at the TU Delft campus | You work both at the TU Delft campus and the (mostly) industrial partner’s location |
You aim at a career in science or scientific leadership roles in industry | You aim at a career in technological design and innovation and technological leadership roles in industry |
Read more about the EngD programmes offered by TU Delft
Read more about the PhD programmes offered by TU Delft