Scoring

The participation of a doctoral student in the Doctoral Program is validated by ECTS points. A doctoral student must acquire a minimum of 30 ECTS points to be entitled to receive the certificate of the Doctoral Program. A doctoral student can earn credit points as follows:

1. By following and validating a course which is approved by the Doctoral Program (3 ECTS points)
2. By participating and validating a workshop, block-course or conference approved by the Doctoral Program (3 ECTS points)
3. By presenting the context and the progress of the own research within the framework of a colloquium (3 ECTS points)
4. By presenting a scientific topic different from the own research within the framework of a colloquium (3 ECTS points)
5. By participating in a complementary training in scientific English, computer science, scientific writing or presentation technique, or by organizing a scientific activity within the framework of the Doctoral Program (1 ECTS = 25 hours of work)
6. For a doctoral student working as an assistant, a maximum of 6 ECTS points can be obtained by fulfilling his teaching obligations. This maximum corresponds to the teaching load of a half-time assistant during four years.

A minimum of 9 ECTS points must be acquired in the first category, and at least 6 ECTS points in each of the categories 2 and 3.

Each doctoral student is guided by an advisor, usually a professor of one of the affiliated universities. Of course, thèses en co-tutelle and co-direction of a thesis is possible. The doctoral student develops a research activity and is supposed to obtain results that lead to the granting of a doctorate at the respective university.