Stages of the doctoral journey
(ANNUAL RE-)ENROLMENT
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DURING THE DOCTORAL JOURNEY
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APPLICATION & ENROLMENT
- Candidates must complete and submit their application for admission and enrolment in the doctoral programme via the following link:
- Supervisors and members of the supervisory committee must then digitally validate the application.
- The application will be reviewed if the file is finalised, including digital validation by the committee, no later than one week before the meeting of the Doctoral Committee (CDJ).
All required must be included with the application. The dates of the CDJ meetings can be found .
- Doctoral students and supervisors are notified by email when the application has been approved by the CDJ and the Registration Office.
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(ANNUAL RE-)ENROLMENT
- To finalise their enrolment, candidates must pay the required enrolment fees.
- Each year, doctoral students must re-enrol before 30 September.
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DURING THE DOCTORAL JOURNEY
The doctoral student and their supervisory committee interact regularly, according to the frequency defined upon admission to the doctoral programme. Within a maximum of 24 months from the date of final admission, the doctoral student presents their confirmation exam.
The purpose of the confirmation exam is to determine, based on the progress of the candidate's research, whether it is likely to result in the presentation of a doctoral thesis.
DURING THE DOCTORAL JOURNEY
During the doctoral programme, doctoral students complete their doctoral training.
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Thesis Completion: Private and Public Defense
When the supervisory committee considers that the thesis is ready to be submitted and that the doctoral training has been completed, the supervisor submits a proposal for the composition of the thesis jury. At least one month after the thesis text has been sent, the jury meets in full for the private defence and discusses the candidate's research results with them. The public defence takes place at least one month after the private defence. The doctoral student publicly presents the results of their research. Further information on the organisation of the end of the thesis can be obtained from the doctoral administrator.
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Stages of the doctoral journey
(ANNUAL RE-)ENROLMENT
THESIS COMPLETION
DURING THE DOCTORAL JOURNEY
APPLICATION & ENROLMENT
ContacT
Menu
Stages of the doctoral journey
APPLICATION & ENROLMENT
- The application will be reviewed if the file is finalised, including digital validation by the committee, no later than one week before the meeting of the Doctoral Committee (CDJ).
All required must be included with the application. The dates of the CDJ meetings can be found .ONLINE APPLICATION
APPLICATION & ENROLMENT
attachments
here
Info
Menu
Stages of the doctoral journey
(ANNUAL RE-)ENROLMENT
ENROLMENT
(Annual re-)enrolment
Menu
Stages of the doctoral journey
DURING THE DOCTORAL JOURNEY
The doctoral student and their supervisory committee interact regularly, according to the frequency defined upon admission to the doctoral programme. Within a maximum of 24 months from the date of final admission, the doctoral student presents their confirmation exam.
The purpose of the confirmation exam is to determine, based on the progress of the candidate's research, whether it is likely to result in the presentation of a doctoral thesis.
DURING THE DOCTORAL JOURNEY
During the doctoral programme, doctoral students complete their doctoral training.
Info
Documentation
Menu
Stages of the doctoral journey
Thesis Completion: Private and Public Defense
When the supervisory committee considers that the thesis is ready to be submitted and that the doctoral training has been completed, the supervisor submits a proposal for the composition of the thesis jury. At least one month after the thesis text has been sent, the jury meets in full for the private defence and discusses the candidate's research results with them. The public defence takes place at least one month after the private defence. The doctoral student publicly presents the results of their research. Further information on the organisation of the end of the thesis can be obtained from the doctoral administrator.
THESIS COMPLETION
Documents