This procedure is based on the General PhD Regulations of the University of Antwerp. More information is provided per part (see navigation).
Start of the PhD
1. Admission to the PhD studies and enrolment
- Step 1: Find a subject and a supervisor
- Step 2: Look for funding
- Step 3: Submit your application to the Registrar's Office
- Step 4: If applicable: Register as an employee with the HR Department
2. Arranging confidentiality agreements
Obligations during the PhD
1. General PhD Regulations
2. Annual re-enrolment
3. Creating your ORCID ID
4. Mandatory course 'Mind the GAP'
5. Submission progress report PhD research
6. Doctoral study programme
7. Submission annual progress report doctoral study programme
8. ADS Doctoral Day
9. Declaration of integrity in the thesis
Preparing the thesis
1. Declaration of integrity in the thesis
2. Deciding on the thesis language
3. The design and form of the doctoral thesis
4. Arranging confidentiality agreements + additional layout confidential PhD thesis
5. Preventive screening of the thesis on plagiarism
6. Artificial Intelligence
Preparing the defence (in 8 steps)
Step 1: Completing doctoral study programme
Step 2: Submitting confidentiality checklist
Step 3: Submitting thesis to individual PhD commission (IPC) and potential internal defence
Step 4: Composition of jury
Step 5: Submitting thesis to jury and potential pre-defence
Step 6: Announcement public defence and organisation defence
Step 7: Submitting thesis to Library
Step 8: Public defence
After the defence
1. Awarding of the diploma
2. Talent Center for early-career researchers
3. Jobs for after your PhD
4. Orientation year (only non-EEA)
ePhD
More information on ePhD, the tool that provides an overview of the actions PhD researchers need to take in order to fulfil the administrative requirements of the doctoral process.
Terminating your PhD
More information on what to do when you terminate your PhD prematurely.
Information for supervisors
More information for supervisors.