Doctoral School

Doctoral School

Formalization of the Doctoral School

3-step process:

Formalization at the level of the General Secretariat for Research

Discussion on reforms with the VDR and VDE

Implementation of rectoral decisions

Formalization of the ED

2 essential points:

1. Doctoral training

2. Structuring of the ED

Doctoral Training: 4 steps

1. Admission to the Doctorate

2. Education (Doctoral training)

3. Registration for research

4. Writing the thesis

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1. Admission to the Doctorate:

Eligibility criteria

Application for admission:

– Review of the request by the Department

– Provision of a Supervision Committee for the candidate

2. Education (Doctoral trainingale):

-Theoretical exam

-Conference with communication and publication (≥ 1 article): optional

-Duration: 1 year

-Valuation: 20 % of credits

3. Registration for research:

-Empirical work

-Conference with communication and publication (≥ 1 article): obligatory

-Duration: 1 year

-Valuation: 30 % of credits

4. Writing the thesis:

-Writing

-Conference with communication and publication (≥ 1 article): obligatory

-Duration: 3 years

-Valuation: 50 % of credits

Structuring of the ED

• Creation of inter- or multidisciplinary EDs within faculties and between faculties
• Structuring of doctoral student monitoring in two lines of study:

-Administrative: provided by the Department, the Faculty and the Rectorate

-Scientific: provided by the Doctoral School, the Supervisory Committee

• Doctoral Committee structured in two:

-Doctoral College (control body)

-ED (6 in total)

1.Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Technology and Natural Resources

2. Medicine, Health and Well-being

3. Legal and political sciences

4. Economic, management and development sciences

5. Human and social sciences

6.Educational and Behavioral Sciences