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At the crossroads of higher education and research, preparing for a doctorate is both research training and professional research experience. It leads to a doctoral degree after the defense of a thesis, which confers the title of doctor, the highest university degree in higher education.

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Doctoral education consists of personal and original research work , carried out in a collective environment within a research unit and a doctoral school , with both entities guaranteeing the smooth running of the young researcher's doctoral project. The doctoral candidate produces new knowledge using innovative scientific methods and tools and builds an ambitious professional project. Education through research enables doctoral candidate to develop scientific expertise and acquire a large number of skills that are not limited to academic research, and are transferable to other sectors. Thus, after defending their thesis, the doctor will be able to access high-level management positions in all socio-economic sectors, anywhere in the world. Becoming a doctor means becoming a professional at the forefront of a discipline, able to manage complex projects, to grasp and understand our globalized world in perpetual evolution . Thanks to a PhD’s scientific expertise and skills, the PhD holder will be able to provide new answers to the main issues and challenges of our planet.

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With its 21 doctoral schools, Université Paris Cité offers many doctoral students the opportunity to train through research in all major disciplinary fields. At the national level, once fully operational, Université Paris Cité will offfer 5% of all PhD degrees in France.

Université Paris Cité is committed to a doctoral policy aimed at research training and training by research. It trains future researchers and teacher-researchers as well as future high-level executives.

Astronomy and Astrophysics Ile-de-France – ED 127 Director : Mr. Thierry FOUCHET Contact : Mrs. Jacqueline PLANCY

Environmental Sciences Ile-de-France – ED 129 Director : Mrs Pascale BOURUET-AUBERTOT Contact : Mrs Laurence AMSILI-TOUCHON

Doctoral School of Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electronics of Paris (EDITE) – ED 130 Director : Mr. Carlos AGON Contact : Mrs Rose NAHAN

Language, Litterature and Imagery : civilisations and humanities – ED 131 Director : Mr. Mathieu DUPLAY Co-director : Mrs Emmanuelle ANDRE Contact : Mrs Robin CHEVALIER

Cognition, Brain, Behaviour (ED3C) – ED 158 Director : Mr Alain TREMBLEAU Deputy director UPCité   :Mrs Thérèse COLLINS Contact : Mrs Hélène JOUANNE

Cognition, Behaviour, Human behaviour (3CH) – ED 261 Director : Mrs Karine DORE-MAZARS Contact : Mrs Lucie ALEX

Legal, political sciences, economics and management – ED 262 Director  : Mrs Anémone CARTIER-BRESSON Contact : Mrs Josie YEYE

Mathematical science Paris Centre – ED 386 Director : M. Elisha FALBEL Co-director  : M. Pierre-Henri CHAUDOUARD Contact : Mrs Amina HARITI

Physical Chemistry and Analytical chemistry – ED 388 Director : Mrs Alexa COURTY Contact : Mrs Konnavadee SOOBRAYEN

Pierre Louis Doctoral School of Public Health in Paris : Epidemiology and Biomedical Information Sciences – ED 393 Director  : Mr. Pierre-Yves BOËLLE Contact : Mrs Koltoum BEN SAID

Research in Psychoanalysis – ED 450 Director : Mrs Mi-Kyung YI Co-director : Mr Thamy AYOUCH Contact : Mr Ali BRADOR

Frontiers of Innovation in Research and Education (FIRE) – ED 474 Director : Mrs Muriel MAMBRINI-DOUDET  Co-directeur David TARESTE Contact : Mrs Elodie KASLIKOWSKI

Earth and Environmental Sciences and Physics of the Universe – ED 560 Director : Mr. Fabien CASSE Contacts : Mrs Alissa MARTEAU

Hematology, Oncogenesis, and Biotherapies – ED 561 Director  : Mr. Raphaël ITZYKSON Contacts : Mr Maxime DA CUNHA / Mrs Aurélie BULTELLE

Bio Sorbonne Paris Cité – ED 562 Director : Mrs Caroline LE VAN KIM – Co-Director : Mrs Chantal DESDOUETS Contacts : Mr Louis DUVAL-KISTER

Drug Toxicology, Chemistry and Imaging (MTCI) – ED 563 Director  : Mrs Marie-Christine LALLEMAND Contact : Mrs Elisabeth HOMBRADOS

Physics in Ile de France – ED 564 Director  : Mr Frédéric CHEVY Co-director : Mr Philippe LAFARGE Contact : Mrs Monia MESTAR

Sports, Motricity and Humain mobility sciences (SSMMH) – ED 566 Director  : Mrs Isabelle SIEGLER Co-director : Mr. Bernard ANDRIEU Contact : Mrs Marie-Pierre RICHOUX

Language Sciences – ED 622 Director : Mrs Caterina DONATI Contact : Mrs Chafia AIT-HELAL

Knowledge, Science, Education – ED 623 Co-Director : Mr. Fabrice VANDEBROUCK Co-Director : Mrs Anne BARRERE Contact : Mrs Agathe TRAN

Social Sciences – ED 624

Department 1 Director : Mrs Véronique PETIT Contact : Mr. Jérôme BROCHERIOU

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Director : Mr Antoine REBERIOUX Contact : Mrs Sarah RAHMANI

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[CHAPO] At the crossroads of higher education and research, doctoral studies provide candidates with both research training and professional research experience. After successfully defending their thesis, candidates are awarded a doctoral degree, which is the highest university degree in higher education.

Published on 30/06/2023 - Updated on 30/06/2023

Undertaking doctoral studies

Undertaking a PhD entails a personal and original research work, carried out in the communal setting of a research unit and a doctoral school, thus ensuring that the doctoral project of every young researcher runs smoothly. Doctoral students generate knowledge using innovative scientific methods and tools, while undertaking an ambitious professional project. Education through research enables doctoral students to develop scientific expertise and acquire a wide range of skills, which are not limited to academic research and can be applied to other fields. Thus, after defending their thesis, doctors will be able to access high-level management positions in all socio-economic sectors, anywhere in the world. Becoming a doctor means becoming a leading professional in a given discipline, able to manage complex projects and to grasp and understand the challenges of an ever-changing, globalised world. Thanks to their skills and scientific expertise, PhD holders will be able to provide innovative answers to the main issues of our world. Doing a PhD programme at Sorbonne University allows students to be trained in and through research at one of the best universities in the world, and to be mentored by renowned researchers to become a scientific expert with a wide array of generalist skills. It also means building a strategic vision of the world, allowing doctors to become key players in society.

Application process

The preparation of a PhD is based on a doctoral research project. This project defines the framework and contents of the training of doctoral students and specifies the conditions of completion. The project must enable doctoral candidates to aquire high-level scientific and professional skills. In order to apply for a PhD, applicants must hold a master's degree, an engineering degree or an equivalent qualification, and need to submit a doctoral research project. To start building a doctoral research project, you can:

• visit the websites of the doctoral schools related to the scientific field you are interested in,
• look up our doctoral programmes,
• get in touch with a researcher or professor at Sorbonne University who is working in your field of interest.

Once you have defined a doctoral research project, it needs to be validated by a researcher or professor (your future thesis director) from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Then, you need to submit all the documents necessary to build your application file on the ADUM website. Doctoral admission procedures follow an open, fair and transparent recruitment process. It is a priority for Sorbonne University to recruit excellent and motivated doctoral candidates who will commit themselves to an original scientific research project offering the best career prospects. Once your application has been accepted, you will need to proceed with your administrative registration, first on the ADUM platform, and then on the IAWEB platform (the common administrative registration platform for all students at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities).   The full procedure is described on the webpage dedicated to registration procedure for doctorate candidates .

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Undertaking a PhD in France

Are you considering doing your PhD in France? Below, discover everything you need to know. Learn more about the application criteria, project development process, and types of PhDs.

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In France, a PhD is the highest academic degree you can earn. Doctoral studies are a form of research-based training with the same value as professional experience. PhD students carry out research on a defined topic under the supervision of their thesis advisor(s). 

PhD students are enrolled in doctoral programmes run by institutions of higher education (i.e., universities or grandes écoles ), but they are trained within research laboratories. Students carry out original scientific research either on their own or as part of collaborative projects; the results form the basis for their dissertations. Students must also go through a thesis defence in which they present their findings to a committee that judges the quality of their work. Those who succeed are awarded doctoral degrees. 

Generally, earning a PhD requires 3 years of full-time research. One-year extensions may be granted under certain circumstances. In exceptional cases and for compelling reasons, a student may request a leave of absence of up to 1 year. Such requests are only granted once, upon approval by the establishment’s director. Any leave of absence is excluded when calculating thesis duration, given that the student suspends their training and research during that period.

To be eligible for doctoral studies, you must have a master’s degree. This requirement can be waived by an establishment’s director if approval is granted by the doctoral programme’s administrators. You need to show that you have an equivalent level of education or professional experience.

PhD programmes frequently have an international component. For example, doctoral students often take part in joint degree programmes or dual degree programmes, a situation that is facilitated under French law. 

Status of doctoral students

In France, the status of doctoral students depends on their funding source. Anyone doing a PhD is officially recognised as a student because they must be enrolled in a doctoral programme at an institution of higher education. In addition, many are also salaried workers because they are contractual employees.

International doctoral students with foreign grants have the status of students in France.

There are different types of doctorates in France. Here are some common examples: 

Traditional PhD 

• 3 years of work in a single research laboratory
• Leads to a French degree
• Enrolment and thesis defence occur at a single institution
• Single thesis advisor (or co-advisors, if necessary)

Jointly supervised PhD

• Thesis jointly supervised by a set of co-advisors—one from the student’s main research laboratory (affiliated with the enrolment institution) and one from a separate institution, either in France or another country
• Enrolment and thesis defence occur at the institution affiliated with the main research laboratory
• Single degree granted by the above institution 
• Thesis research might arise from a national and/or international collaboration

Dual degree PhD

• Thesis jointly supervised by a set of co-advisors, with research taking place in two laboratories
• Individual dual degree agreement ( convention individuelle de co-tutelle ) establishes a research framework
• Enrolment occurs at two institutions—one in France and one abroad
• Tuition is paid to a single institution
• Single thesis defence but two degrees (one from each institution)

Professional PhD

• Research carried out at a private company partnered with a publicly funded laboratory and its affiliated institution of higher education
• Thesis jointly supervised by a set of co-advisors—one from the company and one from the laboratory
• Work is split between the company and laboratory
• Student contractually employed by the company
• Degree is granted by the institution of enrolment
• Excellent opportunity to gain professional experience 

Doctoral training

The first step in your doctoral studies is to enrol at an institution (university or grande école ) with an official PhD programme that is under the aegis of the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Such doctoral programmes are structured to provide a high level of personalised training and supervision during your thesis work:

• You are under the supervision of one or more thesis advisors
• You carry out your work within an affiliated research unit and take part in laboratory activities
• You can participate in courses and seminars designed to establish a solid scientific foundation and guide the development of your research

Your thesis committee will ensure your studies are advancing smoothly, notably by evaluating your training conditions and research progress. To enhance your employability, your doctoral programme and thesis advisor will

• Encourage you to attend national, European, and international conferences and publish in national, European, and international journals
• Design a training programme compatible with your PhD project
• Help you exploit your skills and training

In France, you can write and defend your thesis exclusively in English. However, your thesis summary must be translated into French.

Your PhD project

To begin your PhD, you must find a host research laboratory, a thesis topic, a thesis advisor, and funding. We recommend that you begin this process at least 1 year before your target start date. You can begin by looking at the list of thesis topics posted by doctoral programmes and institutions of higher education. You can also directly contact laboratories working in your area of interest. As a general rule, your future thesis advisor will help you with funding.

International students may be able to find other sources of funding, such as fellowships from embassies, the governments of their home countries, and/or partnership agreements between institutions.

Enrolling in a doctoral programme

Once you have resolved all of the above, you must submit your project to your doctoral programme for approval. Your thesis advisor and the laboratory director will evaluate the quality and feasibility of your proposal.

If their assessment is favourable, the director of the doctoral programme will allow you to enrol. You will be informed of the decision by the head of the doctoral programme (the university or grande école president). The French Ministry of Higher Education and Research establishes the amount of tuition paid by bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students. Tuition levels are the same everywhere in France.

In 2023, annual tuition for doctoral students was €380. There is also a campus activities fee (CVEC) of €92. In certain cases, both may be waived.

Useful link

• Getting a PhD in France—directory of doctoral schools

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Doctorat en philosophie

Phd en langues, cultures et littératies (en français).

Admission & frais de scolarité

Ce programme vous permettra d’explorer les fondements théoriques et empiriques des études en contexte de contact et d’altérité des langues et des cultures.

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Aperçu du programme

À qui s'adresse ce programme.

À qui s’adresse ce programme?

Ce programme s’adresse aux personnes titulaires d’un diplôme de deuxième cycle en éducation, ou dans tout autre domaine connexe, qui désirent élargir leurs horizons professionnels.

• Ce programme est composé de six cours et séminaires doctoraux ainsi qu'un institut d'été obligatoires suivis d’un examen de synthèse et d’une thèse de doctorat.
• Format : cours et séminaires sur 4 sessions, en ligne (synchrone et asynchrone) plus un institut d’été intensif d’une semaine – sur campus dans la grande région de Vancouver.*
• L’examen de synthèse ainsi que la thèse de doctorat peuvent par la suite se faire en mode présentiel ou à distance.

* Pour l'institut d'été, les frais d'hébergement et des repas seront couverts par le Bureau des affaires francophones et francophiles de SFU. Les frais de déplacement seront à la charge des étudiants.

Calendrier D'Admission

Début de la prochaine cohorte: Septembre 2025

DESCRIPTION DU PROGRAMME

Description.

Les cours et séminaires de ce programme offrent un large éventail d’opportunités de réfléchir sur les différences sociales liées aux langues, cultures et littératies.

Objectifs d’apprentissage

• Développer une capacité d’analyse critique des enjeux liés au développement des littératies plurielles dans les sociétés plurilingues et pluriculturelles afin d’explorer les rôles que celles-ci tiennent dans l’éducation aux langues et les dynamiques d’évolution des sociétés;
• Acquérir un répertoire théorique et méthodologique permettant d’interpréter, d’analyser et d’élaborer des projets de recherche intégrant les concepts éducatifs d’équité et d’inclusion;
• Acquérir une expertise académique et de terrain dans des contextes éducationnels diversifiés, incluant, sans s’y limiter, dans le champ de recherche de l’étudiant;
• Explorer les grands enjeux contemporains liés à la diversité des langues, des littératies et des cultures, dont, entre autres, les littératies autochtones, la multimodalité, les plurilinguismes, la mondialisation et l’internationalisation de l’éducation.

Direction de recherche

Pour postuler, vous ne devez pas obligatoirement avoir un directeur ou une directrice de recherche. Vous pourrez le ou la trouver après votre admission au programme.

Bourses pour les études en français à SFU

En poursuivant des études supérieures au doctorat LCL offert en français, vous pourriez être éligibles à une variété de bourses et prix spécifiques pour les études en français, pouvant aller jusqu’à 9000$.

Consultez le lien suivant pour découvrir la liste complète des bourses et prix administrés par le Bureau des affaires francophones et francophiles de SFU et connaitre leurs critères d'éligibilités.

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Horaire & Cours

Cours et séminaires obligatoires - en ligne.

* L'institut d'été intensif aura lieu en personne sur l'un des campus dans la grande région de Vancouver.

L'ordre des cours et des séminaires présenté ci-dessous est pour la cohorte débutant en septembre 2025. Cette information est sujette à changement.

Première session

Educ 924-3 plurilinguisme, mondialisation et identités.

Ce cours permettra à l’étudiant de se familiariser avec les fondements théoriques et les développements récents dans l’étude du multilinguisme, de la mondialisation et de la construction identitaire, tout en examinant l’impact des interactions entre ces processus et les pratiques liées à l’apprentissage et l’enseignement des langues. Le cadre d’analyse demeure toujours centré sur les contextes éducationnels et sociaux de l’étudiant - soit son milieu de vie ou professionnel.

Deuxième session  

Educ 925-3 littératies multimodales et plurilingues.

Les étudiants sont invités à explorer les cadres théoriques, les pratiques et les recherches contemporaines dans les domaines des littératies multimodales et plurilingues en contextes formels et informels. Dans une optique de pédagogie critique, de cultures et de diversité, le cours permet d’examiner un large éventail de thèmes incluant la mondialisation, les littératies numériques, les littératies communautaires, et les pratiques de production multimodale chez les jeunes, afin d’en analyser les implications pédagogiques autant dans les contextes scolaires que non-scolaires. Les étudiants vont également participer à des études sur le terrain afin de travailler avec les théories et les méthodes de recherche dans un contexte authentique.

Troisième session  

Educ 926-3 approches éthnographiques et multimodales pour la recherche en éducation.

Ce cours est développé de manière à offrir aux étudiants des opportunités d’observations et d’applications des méthodes de recherche analytique au premier plan des développements dans les approches de recherche ethnographiques et multimodales.

EDUC 927-3 SÉMINAIRE DOCTORAL A

Le séminaire doctoral A initie les étudiants au développement et à l’élaboration d’un portfolio d’écriture académique qui inclus entre autres la production de demandes de subventions de recherche – auprès des diverses organisations, dont le Conseil de recherche en sciences humaines du Canada (CRSH) – la rédaction de permissions éthiques auprès des comités d’éthique de recherche et de propositions de thèses. Le séminaire est évalué selon les modalités de «  en cours de réalisation »  ou  « complété ».

INSTITUT D'ÉTÉ INTENSIF - EN PERSONNE

Un institut d'été intensif d'une semaine aura lieu en personne dans la grande région de Vancouver au cours de la session d'été 2026. Les frais d'hébergement et des repas seront couverts par le Bureau des affaires francophones et francophiles de SFU. Les frais de déplacement seront à la charge des étudiants.

Quatrième session  

Educ 923-3 approches critiques et socioculturelles de la recherche en éducation.

Les étudiants exploreront les différentes approches méthodologiques appliquées à la recherche en sociolinguistique dans le domaine de l’éducation et dans divers environnements socioculturels. Le professeur présentera un large éventail de recherches en sociolinguistique, incluant ses propres travaux de recherche. Les étudiants seront impliqués dans des discussions et analyses de trois domaines spécifiques : analyse de données à partir des travaux de recherche du professeur, décision quant à la méthodologie la plus pertinente par rapport au cadre éducationnel et social de l’étudiant, pertinence et applicabilité des méthodes retenues dans le cadre du projet de recherche du participant.

EDUC 928-3 SÉMINAIRE DOCTORAL B

Le séminaire doctoral B vise à poursuivre la constitution d’un portfolio d’écriture académique en y ajoutant la préparation à l’examen de synthèse, la rédaction de soumissions d’articles et de conférences, la participation à des collaborations locales, nationales et internationales entre étudiants poursuivant des études doctorales. Une présentation des portfolios sera organisée durant ce séminaire. Le séminaire est évalué selon les modalités de «  en cours de réalisation »  ou  « complété ».

Projets pouvant être suivis en présentiel ou à distance : 

À la suite de la 4e session  , educ 983-5 examen de synthèse.

L’examen de synthèse est évalué selon les modalités «  satisfaisant »  ou  « non satisfaisant » .

L’examen de synthèse se déroule durant le semestre suivant la fin des cours et des séminaires. Il s’agit d’un examen écrit et oral soumis au comité de l’étudiant. Les questions de l’examen de synthèse seront affichées au début du programme.

EDUC 899-15 THÈSE DE DOCTORAT

La partie la plus importante de ce programme est la poursuite de recherches originales et novatrices. Dès le début de son programme, l’étudiant s’inscrit au cours EDUC 899-15 Thèse de doctorat à chaque session.

Dans certains cas, il est possible qu’un cours additionnel de méthodologie de recherche en éducation soit exigé comme condition d’admission au programme.

MODE DE LIVRAISON

À SFU, la vie sur le campus est riche en opportunités de dialoguer avec des personnes, des idées et des activités qui contribuent au développement personnel et à un monde meilleur.

Perché au sommet de la montagne Burnaby, le campus original conçu par Arthur Erickson de l'Université Simon Fraser comprend plus de trois douzaines de bâtiments universitaires et une communauté résidentielle durable florissante.

L'Université Simon Fraser reconnaît respectueusement les territoires traditionnels non cédés des peuples Salish de la côte, y compris les nations səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) et xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).

Ce programme est offert majoritairement en ligne avec une composante obligatoire en personne (institut d'été). Assurez-vous d'avoir les exigences techniques minimales suivantes :

• PC (Windows XP ou Vista) ou Mac (OS X 10.4 ou supérieur)
• Connexion Internet haut débit
• Casque USB avec microphone (ou casque)
• Accès à une imprimante

La structure non départementale de notre faculté permet aux étudiants de profiter relativement facilement d'une grande variété d'expertise du corps professoral. Rencontrez quelques-uns des membres du corps professoral qui enseignent dans ce programme.

• Danièle Moore Coordonnatrice académique et professeure
• Cécile Bullock
• Magally Constant
• Isabelle Côté
• Steve Marshall
• Danièle Moore

PERSPECTIVES D'AVENIR

Où ce programme peut-il vous mener ? Le monde évolue rapidement, tout comme l'éventail complet des opportunités de carrière et d'études qui vous attendent. L’obtention de ce diplôme facilite l’avancement professionnel dans des fonctions variées.

Possibilités de carrière

• Membre du corps professoral universitaire et collégial
• Responsable EDI pour les conseils scolaires
• Leader en EDI au niveau ministériel provincial
• Cadre dans la fonction publique
• Gestionnaire d'établissement dans le secteur de l'éducation
• Conseiller ou conseillère pédagogique
• Chercheur / chercheuse

Expériences étudiantes

Rencontrez des doctorant·e·s et finissant·e·s du programme Langues, Cultures et Littératies.

"Being a PhD student at the same time as a full-time mom comes with its challenges but I am happy to have the opportunity to do both."

EN SAVOIR PLUS

Vous désirez en savoir plus sur ce programme? Consultez les liens suivants ou contactez-nous pour toutes questions.

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Pour toute question concernant les admissions, veuillez nous contacter aux coordonnées suivantes (en anglais). Nous serons heureux de vous répondre dans les plus brefs délais.

Pour les demandes académiques, contactez la coordonnatrice de programme (en français ou en anglais) :

Pour toutes informations supplémentaires sur les cours et les calendriers académiques, consultez  Questions fréquentes  et  Calendrier académique .

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Doctoral programmes

The université de toulouse offers 15 doctoral programmes.

The 15 Doctoral Programmes represent a research potential of 5,300 scientists working in top ranking research centers and 4,300 PhD Candidates (among whom 40% are international students).

The École des Docteurs has a unique dedicated  International PhD Office , federated the 15 doctoral schools, providing information, advice and support for PhD candidates wishing to study abroad and international students wishing to enroll in a PhD programmes at the Université de Toulouse. "L'École des Docteurs" representing a total of 9,100 research personnel, including 5,100 academic staff and 4,300 PhD students, with 900 PhDs awarded per year. It covers all scientific domains and it is located in the Occitanie region.

15 Doctoral programmes

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You have the opportunity to come to Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University as an international PhD student, either in the framework of a joint PhD, a doctoral research stay, or as a freemover.

You want to embark on a joint PhD programme between Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and a foreign institution? You will find below information on how a joint PhD is organised, how to apply and funding opportunities.

Supervision The PhD student conducts his/her research under the responsibility of two thesis supervisors: one at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and the other one in a foreign institution. The two supervisors are fully and jointly committed to exercise their functions as tutors. Location The doctoral student stays alternately at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and in the partner university. The length of stay in each institution depends on the scientific requirements and the conditions for preparing the thesis, but it should not be less than one semester. Duration The usual duration of a joint PhD is three years, although a derogation of one year may be granted by the head of the institution on the basis of a legitimate request from the student, after consultation with the thesis supervisor and the doctoral school. Enrolment fees The PhD student is enrolled both at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and at the partner university, but is exempt from the payment of tuition fees at one of these two institutions. PhD viva The joint PhD leads to a single defence recognised by both parties. At the end of this defence, the doctoral student receives both the doctoral degree from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and the one from the partner institution. Language The language in which the thesis is written and defended is defined by the agreement concluded between the two institutions. When this language is not French, the thesis is completed by an abstract in French.

After applying for a joint PhD at both Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a foreign university, you must establish a joint PhD agreement between these two institutions. What to include in the joint PhD agreement Although Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University provides a joint PhD agreement template (Word - 67 KB) , it is not strictly mandatory as your contract is the result of an agreement between the two partner institutions. If you wish to prepare a joint PhD between Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and an Italian university, you must use the agreement template of the Université Franco-Italienne (UFI) (Word - 50 KB - French/Italian) . If you wish to prepare a joint PhD between Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a Swiss or Quebec university, you must ask the latter to draw up your agreement according to the template already established with French universities.

The agreement can be bilingual (each article being successively written in both languages) or in two versions (one in French and another one in a foreign language). Signature of the joint PhD agreement The joint PhD agreement must be signed in three copies by yourself and by three people from each of the partner institutions (the thesis supervisor, the director of the doctoral school and the president of the university). At Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, the agreement must be submitted to the thesis department of your discipline in order to be forwarded to the research department and then to the president of the university for signature.

There is no deadline for signing the joint PhD agreement, but it is normally signed during the first year of enrolment in a PhD programme. This stage usually takes a very long time, given the number of signatories and the distance between them.

Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme (PhD level)

• Be accepted as part of a joint PhD at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University in one of the following academic fields: Economics, Management, Law, Political science, Sciences (Mathematics, Communication sciences, Environmental science),
• Be a foreign citizen (priority is given to citizens from developing and industrialised countries),
• Be less than 35 years old
• Amount and duration : €1400 per month (+ round-trip ticket) / 10 months maximum
• Application procedure : get in touch with your doctoral school
• More information :  campusfrance.org/en/eiffel-scholarship-implementation

Other grants In order to find out about other funding opportunities, we encourage you to check calls for applications on the websites of French embassies abroad, the  Instituts français  and the  Alliances françaises . You can also check the  grant search engine  available on the Campus France website.

PhD research stay

Find out the procedure to follow if you are a PhD student at a foreign university and wish to undertake a research stay at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

You must first submit your research project to one of the professors at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University with an HDR (accreditation to supervise research). The list of these professors is available from the websites of the university's doctoral schools (ED):

• Archaeology (ED 112)
• Art history (ED 441)
• Economics (ED 465)
• Fine arts (ED 279)
• Geography (ED 434)
• History (ED 113)
• Law (ED 565)
• Management (ED 559)
• Philosophy (ED 280)
• Political science (ED119)  

If a professor agrees to supervise your research stay at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, he or she will issue you with a letter of invitation.

If your home institution and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University have signed a student exchange agreement in your academic field and at your level of studies, you can take part in study mobility.  Once you have been preselected by your home university, you will receive a link from the International Relations Department of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne to access the application form, which you will have to fill in and submit before 30 th May (if you wish to arrive in September for the first semester or the entire academic year) or before 30 th October (if you wish to arrive in January for the second semester). Before your departure, you must sign a learning agreement that lists the classes that you will take at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (among those open to exchange students) and/or activities (offered by doctoral schools) in which you wish to take part during your mobility at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

You must then fill in the online application form with the following documents:

• Learning agreement in  French (Word - 892 KB)  or in  English (Word - 891 KB)  completed and signed by yourself and by the academic teacher or research director of your home institution. Your learning agreement will be signed by your academic advisor at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne once you arrive in France. 
• Letter of invitation from the professor at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University who agrees to supervise your research stay.
• Language certificate of minimum level B2 ( DELF / DALF , TCF or a letter written by a French teacher from your home university). If you choose classes taught in English, you must also provide a letter written by an English teacher from your home university or an equivalent language certificate of English ( IELTS , TOEFL , etc.).
• Copy of transcript of grades obtained in higher education, with a translation in French (see  grade conversion table (PDF - 315 KB - French) ).
• Copy of the passport or identity card .
• If you are an exchange student outside the Erasmus+ programme, you will also need to provide a CV , a cover letter and a letter of recommendation .

Once your application is accepted by Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, you will receive your admission certificate by the end of June, and you will be able to enrol as an exchange student to be exempt from the payment of tuition fees at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. During your stay in France, you will remain enrolled in your home institution and continue to pay tuition fees there. You also have the possibility to carry out an internship at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. For more information on the procedure, please consult your home institution and the relevant doctoral school in Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

If your home university participates in the Erasmus+ programme, you can set up an Erasmus+ agreement for traineeship which could enable you to obtain an Erasmus+ "traineeship" grant from your home university.

Otherwise, you must draw up a hosting (or internship) agreement setting out your working conditions at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in particular the duration of your stay and the terms and conditions for your research supervision. This agreement must be signed by your host laboratory at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, your home university and yourself. For more information, get in touch with your doctoral school.

If your application is accepted, you will have to enrol at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne as an unregistered student. This will allow you to obtain your student card and access to the university libraries.

You come from a partner institution

• You are a PhD student at Columbia University (New York): check out the  Alliance program grants
• If you are coming under an Erasmus+ student exchange agreement, you can apply for an Erasmus+ "study" grant or an Erasmus+ "traineeship" grant. In both cases, we encourage you to contact your home institution to find out how the grants are awarded.

You do not come from a partner institution If your home university participates in the Erasmus+ programme, you can establish an internship agreement and obtain an Erasmus+ "traineeship" grant from it.

Other grants

We encourage you to check calls for applications on the websites of French embassies abroad, the  Instituts français  and the  Alliances françaises . You can also check the  grant search engine  available on the Campus France website.

Full degree application

Find below the steps to follow to apply to Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University as a full degree international doctoral student. Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne will apply the same tuition fee rates for the academic year 2024/2025 to French and foreign students regardless of whether they come from a European Union member state (voted by the Board of Governors on 26th October 2023).

You need to check that the thesis topic you plan to cover has not already been defended or is not in preparation, using the two following websites:

• www.sudoc.abes.fr
• www.theses.fr

Submit your research project to one of the professors at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University with an  HDR  (accreditation to supervise research). The list of these professors is available from the websites of the university's doctoral schools (ED):

Once a professor at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University who is authorised to supervise research has given his/her agreement to supervise your thesis, send your application to the doctoral school to which he/she belongs. This file must be sent between mid-June and the end of October, and must include the following documents:

• Form completed online at  ecandidat.univ-paris1.fr , duly dated and signed
• Copy of your master's degree or equivalent (the  ENIC-NARIC France can provide a statement of comparability between your degree and the French master's degree)
• Thesis project in two versions: long version (2 to 3 pages) and abstract (300 words maximum)
• Written agreement of the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne professor who has agreed to supervise your thesis (this professor must be accredited to supervise research).

Your application will be reviewed in early November by the thesis commission of the doctoral school you have applied to. If you are accepted, you will have to sign the thesis charter upon your first enrolment.

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The Ph.D. is primarily intended for students who would like to pursue careers in teaching and research. The Masters degree is a prerequisite, with the thesis providing evidence of ability to conduct research. However, the Masters is just the first step in the Ph.D. programme, which equips students with the core knowledge and methodological tools to pursue in-depth research at the doctoral level.

Beginning in the first year of both the masters and doctoral programmes, a mentor guides students in all of their work, particularly in the development of research papers.

The key objective is to enable students to demonstrate an excellent command of the knowledge and methods in their chosen field.

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• Programme in Political theory
• Doctorate in Sociology

The School of Research offers two international dual degrees: with Northwestern University (sociology) and International Max Planck School (political science and sociology). Doctoral scholarships and mobility programmes are also offered with prestigious international partners.

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Doctoral students benefit from supervision by internationally recognised scholars and from personalised support in Sciences Po’s research centres. We also ensure our students are well prepared to launch their careers.

Find out more about studying for a Ph.D

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For all students admitted to the PhD programme at the “Thesis” level, the annual fee for the 2022/2023 academic year is 380 €, irrespective of tax residency.

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• PhD Diploma

The title of Doctor is conferred as of right by the University Paris-Saclay to Doctoral Diploma holders. It could be conferred only on doctoral candidates duly enrolled during the year of their thesis defence. 

The PhD degree can not be conferred retroactively.

The diploma is made by  imprimerie nationale , based on the data indicated by doctoral candidates in the  information system Adum , which compliance will be garantied by the new doctor (signed compliance form)

• In the meantime, you can request a certificate of achievment from the doctoral school you belong

The relevant information on doctoral diploma is available on national  theses.fr  portal in  French  and in  English   as well as on the European portal Dart Europe .

• The link to the metadata of your defense on any of these portals can be used as a digital certificate

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The schooling service of the enrolling institution issues, to PhD students who request it, a certificate of achievement of the PhD degree. For that, PhD students must ensure that all of the administrative procedures necessary to ask the withdrawal of their diploma had been made via ADUM  

• 2nd electronic deposit attestation  of the thesis and the " conditions of diffusion of his thesis " dated and signed by the new doctor
• Request for the production of his/her diploma , dated and signed by the doctoral student

More information on the conditions for issuing the certificate

Withdrawal of diplomas

Withdraw your diploma during the graduation ceremony.

• Ensure that you have followed all of the steps required to be invited to the ceremony of the year   - The 2022 PhD Graduation Ceremony was held on July - The date of the 2023 PhD Graduation Ceremony has not yet been set - You can find out about the registration procedure for this event

Present yourself at the graduation office within the time slot specified on the program of the ceremony, and with a valid identity document

• Are considered as an identification document : national ID card, passport, driving license (for French nationals)

Withdraw your diploma during the year

• Ensure that all of the administrative procedures necessary to ask the withdrawal of your diploma had been made via ADUM - 2nd electronic deposit attestation of the thesis and the " conditions of diffusion of his thesis " dated and signed by the new doctor - Request for the production of his/her diploma, dated and signed by the doctoral student
• Contact the graduation department  to make an appointment at the adress bellow : [email protected]
• Once the appointment made, present yourself with a valid identity document

Have your diploma withdraw by a third party

If you can not get your diploma yourself, you entrust a third party to do it ( see procedure ). For this, you will need:

• As for the withdrawal in person, to e nsure that all of the administrative procedures necessary to ask the withdrawal of your diploma had been made via ADUM - 2nd electronic deposit attestation of the thesis and the " conditions of diffusion of his thesis " dated and signed by the new doctor - Request for the production of his/her diploma, dated and signed by the doctoral student
• To establish a proxy  to that third party
• To contact the graduation departement  to make an appointment at the adress bellow : [email protected] This appointment can be made by the doctor or the third party 
• Once the appointment made, the third party has to present himself with a valid identity document

The department of academic affairs will contact you when the diplomas will be available ( see procedure ).

Receive your diploma in a French consulate or embassy abroad

If you or a third party cannot come in person to the graduation service, your diploma will therefore be sent through the service of the diplomatic pouch to the relevant embassy or consulate of France.

• We will not send diplomas either by mail or by private service ( see procedure ). For this you will need: ​​​​
• To search the consulate or embassy of France in the nearest to your place of residence abroad 
• To make a request to send the degree abroad via  this form
• To contact the graduation department  to make an appointment at the adress bellow : [email protected]
• To send by email to the graduation deprtment the following documents : - Proof of residence abroad - A copy of a valid identity document

The department will contact you when the diplomas will be available ( see procedure ).

In case of a loss, theft, destruction, or error on a diploma

In case of loss, theft, or destruction of the diploma, a duplicate diploma can be issued. 

If the diploma had an error, the erroneous diploma will have to be returned and destroyed by the national printing office and a corrected diploma will have to be made.

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RIT graduate pursues Ph.D. across time zones

Nastaran Nagshineh, center, defended her Ph.D. thesis at RIT in April. Faculty from RIT’s Rochester and Dubai campuses served on her thesis committee and include, from left to right, Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard, Steven Weinstein, Nathaniel Barlow, and David Kofke (a professor at the University at Buffalo). Mohamed Samaha participated remotely and appears on the video screen behind the group and alongside Nagshineh’s picture.

Nastaran Nagshineh is one of the first Ph.D. candidates to bridge RIT’s Rochester and Dubai campuses. Her accomplishment creates a path for future students at the university’s international campuses.

Nagshineh completed her Ph.D. in mathematical modeling while working full time as a mathematics lecturer at RIT Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, teaching as many as five classes a semester. She described her Ph.D. journey as “an exercise in perseverance” due to competing demands and long days. Rochester is eight hours behind Dubai, and the time difference meant many late-night classes and meetings.

“I saw this collaboration as an opportunity, rather than as a challenge, because my primary adviser, Dr. Steven Weinstein (RIT professor of chemical engineering), and my co-adviser, Dr. Mohamed Samaha (RIT Dubai associate professor of mechanical engineering), both have the same area of research interest,” she said. “They both worked toward my success.”

Nagshineh is one of 67 RIT Ph.D. students who defended their thesis this academic year and who will earn their doctorate. RIT awarded 63 Ph.D. degrees in 2023.

In 2020-2021, RIT’s Graduate School met and surpassed the university’s goal of conferring 50 Ph.D. degrees during an academic year. That number will continue to grow as students cycle through the seven new Ph.D. programs that RIT has added since 2017, said Diane Slusarski , dean of RIT’s Graduate School.

Meeting these goals puts RIT on a path toward achieving an “R1,” or research-intensive designation, from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning. RIT is currently ranked as an R2 institution . Many factors go into changing a university’s status, including research investment and maintaining a three-year average of 70 Ph.D. degrees awarded per year, according to Slusarski.

“We have met the goals of the strategic plan, and now we look forward to contributing to the research innovation in the future,” Slusarski said. “We want to help the new programs thrive and win national research awards.”

RIT’s emphasis on high-level research is seen in Nagshineh’s Ph.D. work. She applies mathematical modeling to the field of fluid dynamics. Her research has been published in top-tier journals and has gained notice, said Weinstein, her thesis adviser.

Weinstein describes Nagshineh’s accomplishments as “a testament to a fantastic work ethic and commitment” and is inspirational to younger students at Rochester and Dubai.

“The collaboration between RIT Dubai/Rochester has continued,” he said. “Another paper was submitted a few weeks ago with Mohamed Samaha and Nate Barlow (RIT associate professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics) as co-authors, as well as Cade Reinberger, a younger Ph.D. student in my research group.”

Mathematical modeling is one of RIT’s newer Ph.D. degree programs, and Nagshineh is among its earliest graduates. The program has doubled in size since it began accepting students in 2017, Slusarski said. This past fall, the mathematical modeling program had 35 students, with two graduating this year.

Altogether, RIT has 13 Ph.D. degree programs currently enrolling 438 students, with computing and information sciences accounting for the largest with 117 students. RIT’s other Ph.D. programs include astrophysical sciences and technology , biomedical and chemical engineering , business administration , color science , electrical and computer engineering, imaging science , mechanical and industrial engineering , microsystems engineering , and sustainability .

New programs in cognitive science and physics will launch in the fall.

The growth in RIT graduate education—with more than 3,000 master’s and doctoral students—reflects a demographic change in the student population, Slusarski said. “We have a higher percentage of women in the graduate programs than we have for RIT undergraduate programs.”

RIT’s graduate programs enroll 42 percent women, according to Christie Leone , assistant dean for the Graduate School.

Nagshineh, who also holds an MS in electrical engineering from RIT Dubai, welcomes her role as a mentor to other women students on both campuses.

“As a young woman in an Arabic country, the power of women is often underestimated and undervalued, and I hope to serve as a role model to female students, especially those that question their path,” Nagshineh said.

She plans to continue in her career as a professor and a researcher. “I would like to pursue a research program where I can advise my own students and teach them more deeply.”

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Kim Shearer's journey at RIT, marked by strategic planning and dedication, led to pivotal roles in shaping the university's computing college, spearheading expansions, fostering diversity, and leaving behind unique touches like binary code lights and cryptic messages within the campus architecture.

May 15, 2024

RIT student-faculty developed video game ‘That Damn Goat’ now available for purchase on Nintendo Switch console

A video game created by RIT students and faculty has reached a long-awaited milestone. That Damn Goat , developed and published through RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios, is now available for purchase on the popular Nintendo Switch gaming console.

RIT researchers expect a rise in deepfake use in political campaigns   

Spectrum News interviews Christopher Schwartz, research scientist in the Department of Cybersecurity, and Kelly Wu, computing and information sciences Ph.D. student, about generating and detecting artificial intelligence deepfakes.