This procedure is based on the general PhD regulations of the University of Antwerp. More information is provided per phase (see navigation).
PHASE 1: At the start of your PhD
1. Admission to the PhD studies and enrolment
- Step 1: Finding a subject and a supervisor
- Step 2: Looking for funding
- Step 3: Submitting your application to the Registrar's Office
- Step 4: if applicable: Registering as personnel with the HR Department
2. Arranging confidentiality agreements
PHASE 2: Obligations during the PhD
1. Annual re-enrolment
2. Creating your ORCID ID
3. Submission progress report PhD research
4. Doctoral study programme
5. Submission annual progress report doctoral study programme
PHASE 3: Preparing the thesis
1. Deciding on the thesis language
2. The design and form of the doctoral thesis
3. Arranging confidentiality agreements
PHASE 4: Preparation of defence (in 9 steps)
- Step 1: Submission of the doctoral thesis to individual PhD commission (IPC)
- Step 2: Completing the doctoral study programme
- Step 3: Composition of the jury
- Step 4: Submission of the doctoral thesis to the jury
- Step 5: Possible pre-defence and organisation public defence
- Step 6: Announcement of public defence
- Step 7: Processing the announcement and preparing the certificate supplement
- Step 8: Submission of the thesis to the Central Library Office (digitally + on paper)
- Step 9: Public defence
PHASE 5: After the defence
1. Preparing and awarding the diploma
2. Talent Center for early-career researchers
3. Jobs for post-doctoral researchers