What is a PhD

What does a PhD look like from the inside? 

what Does a PhD look like?

Practical aspects of a PhD

What does a PhD look like?

Get an idea about what a PhD experience looks like from the inside!

What is a PhD?

For Gilles N’Goala, doing a PhD is a strong experience that marks every PhD student for a long time.

What are the main activities of a PhD?

Konrad Meisner sees four main activities: involvement in the life of the chair, teaching, working on research projects for companies, and writing  your thesis.

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What are the main activities of a PhD?

According to Philipp Köhn, the activities of a PhD student are divided in 3 parts; doing research, teaching and performing administrative tasks.

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What does a PhD look like for you?

For Constance Banc, PhD consists in a training process, but focused on practice, similar to apprenticeship.

What does a typical day look like for a PhD student?

Konrad Meisner tells us about his daily routine as a PhD student at the university.

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What does a typical day look like for a PhD student?

For Petra Moog, PhD students have some duties to fulfil for the chair where they’re working, and also work on their research project.

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What does a typical day look like for a PhD student?

For Philipp Köhn, there is no typical day as a PhD candidate, as each day differs from the other.

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What does a typical day look like for a PhD student?

For Gilles N’Goala, a typical day for a PhD student includes researching, teaching and interacting with the research ecosystem.

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How did you choose your subject?

Ysé Commandré did not really choose her subject as she thought she would. Nevertheless, she enjoys her subject a lot.

What is the status of a PhD candidate?

According to Marie-Christine Lichtlé, PhD candidates are students with a particular status.

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What is the status of a PhD candidate?

Konrad Meisner tells us about the status of a PhD candidate from the academic point of view, but also from the point of view of the PhD candidate himself.

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What is the status of a PhD candidate?

For Philipp Köhn, the status of a PhD candidate is a mixture between a worker in civil service and a student.

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What is the status of a PhD candidate?

For Petra Moog, the PhD candidate is a hybrid between a research worker and a student.

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Is PhD a solitary activity?

For Jean-Marie Courrent, team work is an important aspect of PhD.

How do you work on the field?

For Ysé Commandré, the integration of PhD candidates on the field happens naturally.

Practical aspects of a PhD

Learn about the different steps of a PhD, and practical aspects of the job!

What are the different steps of a PhD?

Constance Banc details the steps and the research process during a PhD.

How to define your research subject?

For Marie-Christine Lichtlé, the research subject has to be wide and suit the interests of the student.

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How to find your research subject?

For Gilles N’Goala, a good research subject is a combination between academic and practical interests.

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What training do you get as PhD student?

For Sofia Lamperti, the university proposes very interesting and helpful courses for PhD students to acquire new skills.

What is the role of a supervisor?

Jean-Marie Courrent explains that every relationship between a PhD candidate and a supervisor is unique.

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What does PhD supervision consist in?

For Gilles N’Goala, a good research subject is a combination between academic and practical interests.

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How much time does a PhD last?

Florence Palpacuer states that the common duration of a PhD is 3 years, however it often gets extended.

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