Relevance Analysis for the Offering of a Doctorate Program in Computer Science in Ecuador

The offer of doctoral programs has skyrocketed in recent decades. Latin American universities have greatly promoted the doctoral training of their professors with the aim of increasing the academic, scientific, and research quality of their institutions. The offer of doctoral programs in Ecuador is not abundant, especially in the area of Computer Science. This paper presents the analysis that has been developed in order to determine the relevance of the offer of a Doctorate in Computer Science in Ecuador, a project developed by the Salesian Polytechnic University. The objective of this work has been to demonstrate the relevance of the offer of a Doctoral Program in Computer Science in Ecuador, for which a review of public planning documents has been carried out, as well as a demand study on people potentially interested in this such studies. This offer is justified due to the extensive academic and research trajectory of the university, which can be corroborated in different publications, among which an appreciable quantity and quality of work in the field of computing stands out. It is worth mentioning that the governing body of Ecuadorian higher education approved the project in 2022, and this is because the present study demonstrates in a concrete way that it is necessary to offer this doctorate in the Ecuadorian territory.