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PhD Student Training

Training of doctoral students is additional to research work. The student must complete a minimum of 120 hours of training during the dissertation preparation period (there is no upper limit). The training is compulsory and should include the following elements:
- 1/3rd of the training must be related to the subject area of the dissertation, accounting for about 40 hours.
These courses are administered by the Doctoral School and are chosen by the student and his/ her supervisor. Every year, the Doctoral School offers doctoral students a range of scientific training courses. The doctorate partners can offer other courses to meet the individual requirements of the doctoral students.
- 2/3rds of the training are unrelated to the subject area of the dissertation, and must include at least 24 hours dedicated to professional insertion.
These courses are offered by the institutes' doctoral schools, the Doctoral College of Université Grenoble Alpes and the DFI, its doctoral department for Training, Initiation and Professional Insertion (“service Doctoral pour la Formation, l'Initiation et l'insertion professionnelles” in French) for doctoral training labels. Doctoral students can also enrol in external training courses as long as they are validated by their doctoral school.
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Examples of certified training courses
Updated on July 23, 2020
Relocation
The College and the doctoral schools (except Philo) moved on September 1st, 2020 to join the Maison Jean Kuntzmann at 110 rue de la Chimie 38400 Saint-Martin-d'Hères on the University Campus (Tram B and C, stops "Bibliothèques universitaires").
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