Industrial PhD programmes are increasingly being utilized in fields such as public engineering.Credit: Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Yifan Wang didn’t realize that his thesis would be the first of its kind when he started his PhD, although he knew it was likely to be more applied than most. By the beginning of his project in electrical engineering
Qingdao rail manufacturer CRRC Sifang Rolling Stock worked with a Chinese doctoral student to improve manufacturing techniques for its Cetrovo subway trains.Credit: Zhang Jingang/China Report/Future Publishing via Getty For most graduate students, a written thesis is a requirement to complete their studies. But in China, a law passed in 2024 allows some people to graduate
