The organization of the doctoral program requires a series of prior actions that those responsible for the program have considered with varying degrees, given that the proposed program has extensive experience, drawing on the prior experience of various preceding doctoral programs. These prior actions include disseminating the doctoral program among potential doctoral students; promoting thesis supervision; and supervising thesis co-supervision.

The Academic Committee of the doctoral program will be responsible for planning activities to promote the production of doctoral theses. These activities will focus on presenting the lines of research; the capacity and experience of the research teams; the variety of approaches, perspectives, and interdisciplinary nature of the research in each line; and, finally, the dissemination of the results of doctoral theses completed in recent years. In addition, the impact of the doctoral degree on employment will be highlighted. To achieve this objective, the Committee will strengthen the lines of action leading to the dissemination of the Program, preferably at universities in the Canary Islands and in Madeira and the Azores.

The thesis supervision in the doctoral program ATLANTIC ISLANDS: History, Heritage and Legal and Institutional Framework is governed by the Code of Good Practices

of the ULPGC Doctoral School and Article 6 (Rights and Obligations of the Doctoral Candidate, Tutor, and Thesis Supervisor) of the Doctoral Studies Regulations of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. These documents establish the rights and obligations of doctoral candidates, tutors, and supervisors:

• In addition to all the rights contemplated in current regulations and, in particular, in the Student Statute and the Statute of Research Personnel in Training, the following are the rights of the doctoral student: a) All doctoral students will be guaranteed equal rights and duties, regardless of the Doctoral Program in which they are enrolled. b) Such equality will always be exercised under the general principle of university co-responsibility, understood as reciprocity in the exercise of rights and freedoms and respect for people and the university institution as the common good of all its members. c) The doctoral student will have the right to receive from the ULPGC, general information of interest, and, in particular, information corresponding to the rights that correspond to them as doctoral students. d) The doctoral student may collaborate in teaching tasks in accordance with current regulations. e) Within the terms provided for by law and the regulations of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in accordance with the terms established in the current regulations, the doctoral candidate will have the right to request recognition of the knowledge, skills or professional experience acquired prior to admission to the corresponding Doctoral Programme. Such recognition will be included, where appropriate, in the Diploma Supplement.
•  Doctoral candidates have the following common, individual or collective rights: a) to be informed of the regulations regarding the evaluation and monitoring of training activities. b) to an evaluation, in accordance with public, objective, transparent and pre-established criteria, of their training activities, which takes into account the overall creativity of the works and research results in the form of publications, patents and others, and which is taken into consideration in the context of their training progress. c) to appear, in the terms established in the current legislation on the matter, as author or co-author in all works, articles or communications in which they have participated during their doctoral training, particularly those produced from the results of their doctoral thesis or in others in which research results are presented in which their contribution can be considered substantial and effective. (d) to be recognised, under the terms established in the legislation in force on the subject, as the owner or co-owner of the intellectual property rights arising from the results of the research in which he or she has participated during his or her doctoral training, particularly those arising from the results of his or her doctoral thesis or from other results arising from the results of research in which his or her contribution may be considered substantial and effective. (e) to use the name of the entities for which he or she provides services in the performance of his or her scientific activity.
• Doctoral candidates also have the right: a) to have a tutor who will guide their training process and a supervisor, and where appropriate, a co-supervisor, with proven research experience, who will supervise the completion of their doctoral thesis. b) to have the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria promote the integration of doctoral candidates into research groups and networks in its doctoral programs. c) to be recognized as a research professional and to have the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria promote career development opportunities in the public and private sectors in its programs. d) to participate in programs and calls for grants for research training and for national and international mobility, as well as intersectoral, interdisciplinary, and virtual mobility. (e) the freedom to propose problem-solving methods within the framework of recognized ethical principles and practices and applicable intellectual property regulations, taking into account limitations arising from the circumstances of the research and its environment, supervision, guidance, and management activities, budgetary constraints, or infrastructure. (f) to have co-authorship recognized and positively valued as evidence of a constructive approach to research practice.
• Obligations of the doctoral student: The doctoral student is obliged to develop their doctoral studies and carry out the research that is the subject of the thesis project within the framework established by the applicable regulations, under the supervision of the supervisor and tutor. In particular: a) To complete any additional training that may have been established, which will be specified in the doctoral student's activity document. b) To inform the tutor of the progress of their training process and the achievement of the objectives of their personalized activity document. c) To regularly inform the supervisor of the progress of their research, any problems that may arise during its development, and the results obtained. d) To follow the instructions given by their thesis supervisor regarding their research work. e) To ensure the correct use of the facilities and material provided to them in order to carry out their research activity. f) To dedicate themselves to completing their doctoral thesis under the dedication regime that is appropriate in each case. g) To publish and/or patent the results of their research. h) Submit to the evaluation of the activity carried out within the period established by regulations.
• The tutor's rights are: a) The use of suitable and accessible academic facilities and the appropriate material resources for his or her activity as a tutor. b) Academic recognition of his or her tutoring activities within the statutory framework of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. c) Participation in tutor training activities offered by the ULPGC in order to responsibly fulfill his or her supervisory duties over his or her doctoral students. d) All rights recognized by general legislation, the regulations of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, and the Statutes and regulations of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
• The Tutor is obliged to: a) Assist their doctoral students in their training, providing information, guidance, and learning resources. b) Facilitate the development of their doctoral students' curricular itinerary. c) Regularly review their doctoral students' personalized activity document. d) Periodically inform and endorse their doctoral students' research plan. e) Encourage their doctoral students' transition to the workforce, initial career development, and access to continuing education. f) Address the needs of their doctoral students with disabilities, in accordance with the guidelines established by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
• The Thesis Director has the right to: a) The use of suitable and accessible academic facilities and adequate material resources for his or her activity as a thesis director. b) Academic recognition of his or her thesis supervision activities within the regulatory framework of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. c) Participate in training activities for thesis directors offered by the ULPGC in order to responsibly fulfill his or her supervisory duties over his or her doctoral students. d) All rights recognized by general legislation, the regulations of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, and the Statutes and regulations of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and La Laguna.
• The following are the obligations of the thesis directors: a) Establish a constructive and positive relationship with their doctoral students, in order to create the necessary conditions
  for the effective transfer of knowledge and the successful development of their careers as researchers. b) Regularly review their doctoral students' personalized activity document. c) Periodically inform and endorse their doctoral students' research plan. d) Ensure that their doctoral students are aware of the strategic objectives that govern their field of activity and the funding mechanisms. e) Ensure that all necessary permits are obtained before beginning their work or accessing the resources provided. f) Ensure that their doctoral students' research results are productive and disseminated through publications with indications of quality or, where appropriate, commercialization. g) Facilitate the public disclosure of their doctoral students' research activities. h) Ensure that their doctoral students follow, at all times, safe working practices in accordance with current legislation, as well as comply with legal requirements regarding data protection and confidentiality. I) To meet the needs of its doctoral students with disabilities, in accordance with the guidelines established by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and La Laguna.

Regarding the expansion of information related to the promotion of supervision and co-supervision of doctoral theses, the program plans to offer a catalog of possible doctoral theses in its training and research seminars, especially encouraging comparative studies between the different archipelagos, which would be co-supervised by professors from various universities.

Activities planned by the program that promote multiple supervision

Every six months, the CAPD will evaluate the research plan and the activities document. For this purpose, it will have access to the results reports from the research seminars and those issued by the tutor and the director. A positive evaluation will be an essential requirement for continuing in the program. In the case of a negative evaluation, which must be duly justified, the doctoral student must be re-evaluated within six months; for this purpose, a new Research Plan will be prepared. In the event of another negative evaluation, the doctoral student will be permanently withdrawn from the program. The CAPD will meet at least every six months throughout the program with all doctoral students to monitor the progress of the work carried out to that point in the research seminars.

Presence of international experts

The doctoral programme includes the participation of internationally renowned experts in the monitoring committees.