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PhD studies in France and at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis. Srdjan REDZEPAGIC Chieti - Pescara 6 June 2014. S tudies in France (LMD). Doctoral studies in France. Research in France ( supported by the French government ) is particularly dynamic
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PhDstudies in France and at theUniversity of NiceSophiaAntipolis Srdjan REDZEPAGIC Chieti-Pescara 6 June 2014
Doctoral studies in France • Research in France (supported by the French government) is particularly dynamic • Research and Development expenditure: 42.7 billion € (2009) • 5thplace in OECD countries (2009) • 6thin the world in number of scientific publications • 4thin the world in number of patents • International awards for French researchers • 55 French Nobel laureates • 11 winners of the Fields Medal of 52 • 2ndin the world for its performance in Mathematics • 41% of Phd students registered in France are international students
Doctoral studies in France • Doctoral Departments - Schools (since 1990) - todayabout 300PhDschools accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research • PhD students within the Doctoral Departments - Schools are under the scientific responsibility: • Supervisor – Directorof the PhDSchool • Director(s) of PhDthesis • BolognaProcess 1999 / Berlin 2003 / Bergen 2005 • Integration of PhD studies between the European higher education area and the European research mobility • Increased cooperation in doctoral and postdoctoral • Recognition of joint degrees, including Doctoral level • Joint Doctorates / Cotutelles internationales de thèse • Codirectionvs. cotutelle • Scholarships
PhD registration documents (for PhD candidate): • Detailed CVof the • Diplomas(grade, distinction, honors)and marks • Certificate of funding or financial aid (scholarship) • Motivation letter with thetopic thesis • Letter of appreciation (recommendation)by Master supervisor • Detailed topic thesis signed by the director
Doctoral studies in Nice(Economics) The PhD School "DESPEG" (ED 513) is a multidisciplinary training designed and organized to improve the quality of learning research in law, political science, economics and management. This multidisciplinary approach allows to develop synergies between economists, lawyers, political scientists and managers who can have fields of neighbors and further research with different methodologies. The main aim of the PhD school, which affects about 450 doctoral students, is to assist the development of specific doctoral research while promoting the opened-disciplinary and allow doctoral discipline to benefit from methodological and scientific contributions of other disciplines.
Doctoral studies in Nice(Economics) Training support The art. 4 of the Decree of 7 August 2006 provides that "the PhDschool to offer doctoral training relevant to their research and their career plans, and training necessary to acquire a broader scientific culture." Doctoral School of the University adopted the principle that these courses should rise to 90 hours withinthree years (which is the normal time of completion of a thesis). They are distributed as follows: • 60 hours chosen from the courses offered by the PhDschool, • 30 hours chosen from the proposed by the Council of the PhDSchool. These courses follow: - Academic Orientation (proposed by the PhDSchool training) - Methodological guidance (proposed by the PhDSchool training) • Professionalizing Orientation (proposed by the Council of the PhDSchoolof workshops with the assistance of professional training) http://www.ed-despeg-unice.fr/ http://www.gredeg.cnrs.fr/