Study programs during a PhD

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Study programs for PhD students are complementary to research work. They involve a minimum of 120 hours throughout the thesis (with no upper limit), are compulsory and consist of the following:

One third of the programs are related to the thesis field, i.e. approximately 40 hours.
The programs are managed by the doctoral schools and chosen by the PhD student and his/her thesis supervisor. The doctoral schools offer a set of scientific study programs to PhD students each year. Other programs may be offered by the thesis partners to meet the individual needs of PhD students.

Two thirds of the programs are unrelated to the thesis field, i.e. approximately 80 hours

1/3 of cross-disciplinary programs (40 hours)
1/3 of programs related to professional integration (40 hours)

Since the publication in May 2016 of the decree on PhD study programs, all PhD students must attend programs in research ethics and scientific integrity. The Doctoral College invite doctoral students, during their fist year of doctoral study, to take one of the courses listed under "Research Ethics and Open Science" (in person or as MOOC). Only certain courses are eligible for validation of the training requirement in the field of research ethics and integrity.