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ABOUT PHD
What is a PhD?
Why do a PhD?
How do I access it?
What’s happening?
And after a PhD?
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Why do a PhD?
To develop a taste for science and research
To develop your scientific curiosity and creativity.
To delve deeper into a research topic covered during your studies (courses, internships, etc.)
To benefit from a first real professional experience as a salaried employee.
To benefit from training leading to a management level job in the scientific field.
To prepare for a career in :
-R&D in industry in France or abroad
-Academic (teacher)-researcher (associate professor)
To access to expertise in France and abroad
For more favourable career prospects, in all sectors of activity
To launch a start-up at the top of research
For engineers: the engineer of tomorrow is expected to have a strong link with research.
To cultivate partnerships
To acquire scientific expertise, as well as many
transferable skills that are highly sought after on the job market