GET YOUR PHD! University of Liège PhD guide

Version 2 – October 2015

Throughout their doctoral studies, the researcher is offered numerous educational opportunities.

Doctoral training enables PhD candidates to obtain a “high level of scientific and professional

qualification” so as to specialise in their discipline, successfully conduct their research work and develop

their future employability.

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Doctoral training is essentially individualised. At the beginning of each academic year, a personalised

plan is drawn up in consultation with the doctoral college which assesses the progress.

It is structured around three major axes in a very flexible manner:

Thematic training, provided by the

of FNRS or via summer schools, winter

schools and other international doctoral schools;

Transversal training (language courses, research conducted abroad, tutorials and

such as those proposed by the Doctoral Council);

Scientific output (publications, communications, etc.).

as been established at ULg providing information on the number of credits attributed to a

particular activity. Certain colleges have defined this framework specifically for their domain.

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PhD candidates have to

all doctoral training activities into their myULg file (tab “activités”);

subsequently, these activities will be approved by the doctoral college after a favourable opinion by the

thesis committee. Approved activities will be automatically included in the annex to the research

training certificate which has to be obtained in order to defend one’s thesis.

UNDING OF TRAINING ABROAD

A great deal of specific trainings for PhD candidates are provided at foreign universities, for example

within the scope of a summer school, an international doctoral school, etc. To encourage PhD

candidates at ULg to receive training abroad, ULg offers

available to all PhD

candidates.