The Cifre PhDs : a mediation tool between laboratories and firms in human sciences
Résumé
In this study, we propose to analyse the functioning of this specific sort of collaboration between firms and academic research institutes, particularly in the field of humanities. In order to understand this particular system, we will present the results of a questionnaire sent to the various actors involved in the Cifre system: firms, academics and students. The results of this analysis show that, in this programme, the PhD student plays the role of mediator between the private and the academic communities. Through the student, the research institute and the firm initiate collaborations that continue after the contract has ended.