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.
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.