Doctoral (training) regulations 2008

Infosession Doctoral Training Programme

November 17, 2010

Fundamentals

Phd accomplished in 4 years Starting point = starting point of your appointment

as Phd-scholar All formal decisions taken by board of faculty,

DC advises Important:

– Strict timing for Phd-proposals– Strict progress-control (guidance committee)

Doctoral committee (DC)

DC advises faculty board on:– Your PhD proposal– Appointment of supervisor(s)– Composition of your guidance committee– Applications for writing PhD in English or defending in

English (you need to apply!)– Changes of the title of the thesis– Composition of examination committee (jury)

DC decides on doctoral training programme

-> All applications concerning PhD: DC!

Doctoral committee

For all these applications there are forms on the website: http://www.law.kuleuven.be/home/onderzoek/DOCT

E.g.– D001: form to attach with your proposal– D002: form you need to apply for writing in English– D008: form for doctoral training proposal

(these are the ones you will need in the very beginning, they go with your proposal)

(we are working on the English forms)

Doctoral proposal

Within the 1st year : submit proposal !! Within the first 20 months : obtain a positive

advice of the doctoral committee – Extension of your scholarship

Most scholarships : 1-1-2 (bursalen) Wetenschappelijk medewerkers : 1-1-1-1 Extension = decided on by the board of the faculty (bestuur)

(advice of DC) Progress of the Phd is just one of the factors taken into

account

Doctoral proposal

Submit proposal with Els Costers at least 14 days before meeting DC

Proposal contains (respect this structure!)1. Title of the proposal2. Doctoral proposal (max. 6000 words)3. Proposed table of contents of thesis4. Bibliography5. English abstract (max. 150 words)6. C.v. and list of publications7. Proposed doctoral training programme (discuss this with prof. Stijns)8. Promotor’s written statement of acceptance9. Proposal for a member of the guidance committee10. Contact details: how can you be reached during meeting DC (tel, mobile)11. Copy of your diploma’s12. Details about financing of your thesis

Meeting of the DC

You will receive a planning in advance 20 minutes of oral discussion about the proposal:

you and your supervisor DC decides In the evening, DC’s chair will inform you about

DC’s decision + give extra feedback (personal meeting with chair)

3 possible decisions: yes – no – yes but write a note about the DC’s feedback

DC meetings 2010-2011

October 19November 26December 14February 1March 15May 10June 7

Guidance committee

Meet regularly during writing of PhD People with expertise in your domain Your supervisor(s)

+ 1 member of DC

+ 1 (2, more is not recommended) professors that you propose yourself

Need to attend first doctoral seminar

Progress control

1st year: progress control = Phd proposal 2nd year : doctoral seminar attended by your

guidance committee !! From 3th year on : written report to your

promotor and the DC Year in wich you obtain your Phd (usually 4th

year) : no report needed

Size of a doctoral thesis

In general 100 000 to 160 000 words

(Footnotes inclusive)

Times new roman 12p.; line spacing 1 = 500

to 600 words/page 200 to 320 pages

Times new roman 12p.; line spacing 1,5 =

400 to 500 words/page 250 to 400 pages

Doctoral Training Program

– Truncus communis– Additional part

-> prof. Stijns

Timeline

0 1 32 4

• submit doct. Prop.• submit prop. Doct. Tr.• First extension

• Positive advice within 20 months

• Second extension• Doctoral seminar

• Written report

•Public defence•Certificate of the doctoral training

Questions?

Website Infosession by Prof. Van Overwalle concerning

the submittal of a Phd-proposal ! Delegation : Vicky De Mesmaecker & Koen Swinnen

Doctoral Training :– Prof. Stijns (Law)– Prof. Aertsen (Criminologie)

Adminstration/enrollment as PhD student:

Els Costers (els.costers@law.kuleuven.be)