The Swedish Doctoral System: A Favorable Framework<\/a><\/p>\n Main Industrial Doctoral Programs<\/a><\/p>\n Eligibility Conditions and General Terms<\/a><\/p>\n Funding and Support<\/a><\/p>\n Calendar and Application Procedures<\/a><\/p>\n Practical Information and Resources<\/a><\/p>\n By Tania Suvorova<\/p>\n The Swedish doctoral system presents distinctive characteristics that favor the emergence of industrial doctorates. Unlike other countries, pursuing a PhD in Sweden<\/a> is equivalent to applying for a job<\/a>: doctoral students receive a monthly salary rather than scholarships, and positions are advertised on university job sites. This professional approach naturally facilitates the integration of industrial employers in doctoral funding and supervision.<\/p>\n With approximately 17,400 doctoral students in 2022<\/a>1<\/sup>, Sweden maintains a dynamic doctoral ecosystem where the most popular fields include medicine and health, social sciences and natural sciences<\/a>2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n The WASP program<\/a> constitutes Sweden’s largest individual research program, a major national initiative for strategically motivated basic research, education and faculty recruitment. Specialized in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and software, WASP offers industrial doctoral positions in five partner universities: Chalmers, KTH, Link\u00f6ping University, Lund University and Ume\u00e5 University.<\/p>\n The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe Swedish Doctoral System: A Favorable Framework<\/h2>\n
Main Industrial Doctoral Programs<\/h2>\n
1. WASP Program (Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program)<\/h3>\n