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Doctoral Studies in France. Clément DIOT – French Institute in Prague. Part 1 : General organisation. Doctoral Schools (Écoles Doctorales/ED) Supervisor => Research Unit => Doctoral School 3-year program Yearly registration to the University ~400€/year (~10 000Kč)
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Doctoral Studies in France Clément DIOT – French Institute in Prague
Part 1 : General organisation • Doctoral Schools (Écoles Doctorales/ED) • Supervisor => Research Unit => Doctoral School • 3-year program • Yearly registration to the University ~400€/year (~10 000Kč) • Defence in front of a jury of specialists
Part 1 : Access to doctoral studies • Master Degree (equivalent to Mgr or Ing) • Supervisor with HDR (authorization to supervise research) • Particular requisites depend on Doctoral School • Very often, funding is compulsory
Part 1 : Funding types • MESR grants – Doctoral Schools • Project grants – Supervisors • CIFRE grants – Company funded • Others (fundations, research institutions, local authorities…) Where to find offers • Doctoral School websites • Laboratory websites • ANRT website (CIFRE, http://www.anrt.asso.fr/) • Network
Part 1 : Material conditions (doctoral contract) • ~1300€/month (~36 000Kč) • Possibility to teach (+300€/month) • Working contract => participation in social system (social security, unemployment) • Represents the majority of the cases • Different for other sources of funding (especially foreign)
Part 1 : Requirements of the Doctoral School • 2 articles (1 submitted and 1 accepted) • 6 credits (courses, teaching, scientific communication, vulgarisation, stays in other labs/private sector) • one oral communication • 750 pts at TOEIC test • 2 meetings with an external profesor
Part 1 : Defence procedure • Writing of the manuscript (corrections) • Confection of the jury list (2 referees => detailed report on manuscript) • First Doctoral School Commission • Sending of manuscript to referees • Second Doctoral School Commission • Defence in front of the jury
Part 2 : Co-supervised Doctoral Studies • 2 supervisors (one Czech & one French) • Agreement between 2 universities • Awarding of a diploma from each university or a joint delivered diploma
Part 2 : The French Government Scholarship Program (BGF) • Mobility grant program • Funded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Czech citizens • 2 subprograms: Cotutelle (DC) / Stage (ST) • Covers all domains: -Exact & Engineering Sciences -Life and Earth Sciences & Medicine -Social Sciences & Humanities -Economics & Law • Call for 2016: launch in October 2015
Part 2 : Cotutelle BGF • 3-year program • Involves 2 supervisors: 1 in Czech Republic and 1 in France • Agreement between Czech and French universities (« convention de cotutelle ») • Aimed at Mgr/Ing students • 5 month stay in France per academic year (3-year program = 3 X 5 months in France) • Starts from 1st of October or 1st of November
Part 2 : Stage BGF • Short stay, from 1 to 3 months • Aimed at PhD students or young doctors • Scientific project with a French researcher • Necessary to define a clear objective of the stay: learn new techniques, use of equipment, access to special ressources (bibliographical)…
Part 2 : BGF calendar • Deadline for submitting applications: => Mid-March 2016 • Oral presentation: => End of March / Beginning of April 2016 • Results: => By May 2016 • ST starts from the 1st of June 2016 • DC starts from the 1st of October 2016
Part 2 : BGF practical info • Campus France manages the technical aspect • 767€/month (rate 2) for Cotutelle (~21 000 Kč) • 795€/month (rate 1) for Stage (~22 000 Kč) • No university fees • Healthcare/insurance included • Campus France can provide accommodation • International travel costs not covered!
More information • General: MESR websitewww.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr Campus France websitewww.campusfrance.org • BGF program: French Institute website www.ifp.cz/BGF-2015-DC (Cotutelle) www.ifp.cz/BGF-2015-ST(Stage) • Contacts: Clément Diot clement.diot@ifp.cz +420 221 401 003 Campus France Prague prague@campusfrance.org +420 221 401 050