Doctor of Technology
The Doctor of Technology (abbreviated variously in different countries) is a degree normally conferred upon candidates after having completed a course of study in technology and a project of lengthy duration in a technologically related field. Like other doctorates, it is usually an academic degree at the highest level; the degree may rank below, alongside, or above the Ph.D. depending on the specifics of the national system within which it is awarded. While the details of the degree vary, a doctor of technology program usually enables graduates to obtain an advanced level of knowledge in specialist fields  and aims to produce graduates capable of advancing knowledge within their industry. The degree focuses on developing practical solutions in the workplace, critical analysis, synthesis, and innovation. As a substantive degree. In South Africa, the Doctor of Technology or "Doctor Technologiae" (DTech) is equivalent to other research doctorates at level 10 of the South African National Qualifications Framework. It is normally awarded by universities of technology and can be awarded in a wide variety of fields, not just technology. In the United States, the Doctor of Industrial Technology (D.I.T.) degree was recognized by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as equivalent  to the Ph.D. degree until 2008, when it was determined that it had moved to a more professional orientation and no longer met the NSF criteria for a research doctorate. In Finland, the degree "tekniikan tohtori" ("TkT") or "teknologie doktor" (Doctor of Science (Technology), D.Sc. (Tech.)) is comparable to a Finnish "filosofian tohtori" (Doctor of Philosophy). In Sweden the situation is the same and the degrees are called "teknologie doktor" or "teknisk doktor" ("Tekn. Dr." or "Tek. Dr.") and are translated to Ph.D. in English. The same can be stated for Austria, where universities of technology grant the title of  Dr.techn. or "Doctor scientiae technicorum" as an equivalent to the Ph.D. Higher doctorates. In the United Kingdom the degree of Doctor of Technology (DTech) is offered as a higher doctorate by a number of universities.