I have been registered to the EDCE doctoral program. What are the main milestones that I should keep in mind?
1 week before you start working at EPFL, the EDCE office will contact you for your enrolment to the Doctoral school and the EDCE program. You can be registered at the earliest on your first working day.
Ones registered, you will have access to the academic tool, IS-Academia, where you can print certificates and register for courses.
You must pass 4 credits the first year, more info here.
Within 12 months after your enrolment, you must pass the candidacy exam, more info here.
Every year, an annual report must be written and discussed with the thesis director. The first one must be submitted 12 months after your candidacy exam and the second one approximately one year after the first one, see annual report page, more info here.
Preparing a poster for the EDCE Reseach day in your 3rd year
Within 3 years after the candidacy exam, you must have obtained a total of 12 ECTS credits,
Within 3 years after the candidacy exam, you must pass the thesis oral defence.
