DOCTORAL COLLEGE

Enrollment

From September 1, 2024, two institutions are accredited to award HDR: the Université de Franche-Comté (UFC) and the Université de Bourgogne (uB).

uB full procedure available here.

UFC full procedure available here.

  1. The applicant requests for authorisation to enroll

The applicant sets up a file and hands it in at the doctoral school (DS). The request is examined by the president of the institution, who makes a decision based on the opinions of the Academic Council HDR select committee (UFC) or the Research Commission HDR select committee (uB) and the DS director.

Attention:

  • The candidate must consult the calendar of the commission meetings and get information from the ED secretariat to know the deadlines within which
    he/she must submit his/her file.
  • Authorisation to enroll is granted for 4 years. Beyond that period, the applicant will have to apply again if he/she has not defended.

The “Request for authorisation to register” form can be downloaded here (uB) or here (UFC).

 
      2. Administrative registration
 

Once authorisation has been granted, the applicant will have to proceed to administrative registration. Authorisation to enroll is granted for 4 years,
therefore registration and defence have to take place within that period. Otherwise the applicant will have to file in a new request for authorisation to enroll.

The administrative registration file can be downloaded here (uB) or here (UFC).

Defense

At least two months before the prospective defence date, the applicant must propose reporters’ names and a jury. The reporters will hand in their report
within one month.

The reporters:

  • there will be at least 3 of them, including 2 external to the institution and the DS
  • at least 2 of them will be HDR holders
  • they will have no publication (whether published, in progress, or submitted) in common with the applicant

The jury members :

  • there will be at least 5 of them (no maximum number)
  • at least half of them will be external to the institution and the DS
  • at least half of them will be rank-A staff (professors, directors of research)
  • at least one of them will be a professor or an HDR university lecturer-researcher.

The “Jury and reporter proposal” form can be downloaded here (uB) or here (UFC).