All the forms need to be signed by the doctoral program director through the EDEE office.
Credit requirement : 12
+ 1 week max.
Enrolment of the doctoral candidate:
Contact the doctoral program in order to receive the enrolment documents which are completed and signed by:
- the candidate
- the thesis director and co-director (if applicable)
- the doctoral program director
Within 1 month
The doctoral candidate receives by email a confirmation of his/her enrolment directly from the Registrar’s Office.
He/she is asked to submit original copies of his/her university transcripts and degrees (Bachelor + Master)
+ 10 months max
The Candidacy Exam Jury Proposal must be submitted to the EDEE Office maximum 10 months after enrolment. A minimum of 4 credits must have been acquired at the end of the first year.
To download the Candidacy Exam Jury Proposal, please login onto IS-Academia. Select « Thesis » tab and insert the required information. Organise the candidacy exam.
The cover page of the Research Plan is also available from IS-Academia.
No less than 10 business days prior to the date of the candidacy exam
The candidate submits the final version of his/her research plan directly to the candidacy exam jury members and to the EDEE Office.
+ 12 months max (1st attempt)
- 4 credits acquired (see EDEE regulation)
- Research plan approved
- Candidacy exam passed
- Special conditions required (if applicable) are fulfilled
+ 15 months max (2nd attempt)
Definitive admission:
There is no possibility of extending these deadlines.
Each year between 1st March and 1st June
Annual Report:
A communication will be sent by the EDEE Office at the end of February each year.
+ 4 years max.
Oral thesis defense (closed committee).
(3 years max. from admission date)
A minimum of 2 years after the enrolment is required for the presentation of a thesis work.
If a doctoral candidate cannot end his/her thesis work within 4 years after his/her enrolment, an Extension Request Form can be submitted.
– 8 weeks min. before oral exam
The Thesis Jury Proposal must be submitted to the EDEE Office at least 8 weeks before the oral examination with the supplemental form.
To download the Thesis Jury Proposal, please log in onto IS-Academia.
Select “Thesis” tab and check the information displayed. Organise the oral exam.
+ 4 weeks min. (max. 6 months) after the oral exam
Public presentation if the oral exam is passed with success.
+ 1 month max. after the oral exam
Thesis in final form is handed in to the Registrar’s Office if the thesis oral exam is passed and the thesis is unconditionnally accepted.