Doctorate - PhD — University of Namur

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D O C T O R A T E - P h D

Doctorates are offered by all faculties at UNamur and can lead to a career in research or a professorship at a university. Each year, we accept more than 300 doctoral students.

Y o u r o b j e c t i v e s

To learn about the fascinating profession of researcher and how scientific research is carried out;
To become a recognised expert in your discipline;
To develop qualities crucial to the important duties for which you will be responsible in companies or research centres in Belgium and abroad.

W h y s t u d y a t U N a m u r

	Cutting-edge research with an international reputation (involvement in projects within Europe and beyond, organisation of top-ranking international conferences, publications in major journals).
	Top-level scientific support.
	Multiple sources of financial support (doctoral grants, funded projects, foreign study scholarships, financing for participation in conferences, etc.).
	Assistance with commercialising research results (patents, business set-ups, etc.)

T h e p r o g r a m m e

Doctoral training (60 credits) brings together the leading specialists from all French-speaking Belgian universities.

Research work leads to the preparation and writing of your doctoral thesis, in close collaboration with your supervisor(s), as part of a research team and in contact with the international scientific community.

Two doctoral orientation commissions are responsible for endorsing the various stages of our PhD programmes within the framework of the university’s doctoral regulations.

For information concerning how to enrol, please see the admission procedure to PhD programme web page.

You can also visit the Research page, in particular for information regarding your career, jobs and training sessions, submitting and funding research proposals...