- UGA honored its 2021 graduates during a ceremony on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at the Louis Weil Amphitheater. This was an opportunity to hand out the diplomas and award the thesis prizes. Watch the ceremony again.
- Université Grenoble Alpes has honored ten PhDs graduating in 2021 whose thesis work was judged to be of exceptional quality. Eight academic thesis prizes, including one interdisciplinary prize, and two innovation thesis prizes were awarded on May 16 and 17. The awards will be presented at the "PhD Ceremony" on June 23, 2022.
- The UGA received the "Bienvenue en France - 2 stars" label at the end of May 2020, a label issued by Campus France and validated by an independent commission. This label is part of the international attractiveness policy developed by the UGA.
- First regional university (outside of the Paris region), in the top 5 French Universities, Université Grenoble Alpes has placed in the top 100 world universities in the 2020 Shanghai ranking of world universities.
Thesis Defense
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Doctoral Schools
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Maison du doctorat / PhD House
The PhD House brings together in the same place a range of services from registration to graduation, including a convivial space for PhD students.
Coronavirus COVID-19 News
News
- Start of the yearPhD Welcome Day 2022 - Great Enigma GameOnDecember 15, 2022Saint-Martin-d'Hères - Domaine universitaireOn December 15, 2022, the College and Doctoral Schools are organizing a welcome day (bilingual event) for all first-time PhD students: Start of the year in your Doctoral School, discover all the services of the Doctoral ...Find out more
- ElectionsElections 2022 to the Councils of the Doctoral College, Doctoral Schools, Research Poles and the Research CommissionFrom November 22, 2022 to November 24, 2022The Université Grenoble Alpes must renew the seats of the PhD students' representatives on the Councils of the Doctoral Schools, the Council of the College of Doctoral Studies, the Research Poles, and the Council of the ...Find out more
- Encounter/Debate, Lecture, Forum, Roundtable2022 Edition - PhD Forum :
How, where and why do a PhD ?OnNovember 17, 2022An information and discussion event on doctoral studies for all students and student engineers with a bachelor's degree or higher, in all disciplines. Accessible worldwide: 100% online, in French and English. The best wa...Find out more - Ceremony2022 PhD graduation Ceremony and Thesis AwardsOnJune 23, 2022Saint-Martin-d'Hères - Amphithéâtre Louis Weil, RemoteThe Université Grenoble Alpes honored its 2021 graduates during a ceremony on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at the Louis Weil Amphitheater. This was an opportunity to hand out the diplomas and award the thesis prizes. Watch th...Find out more
Welcome to the Doctoral College of the Université Grenoble Alpes
The Doctoral College welcomes 3000 PhD students, 47% of whom are international within its 13 Doctoral Schools. Spearheading the Université Grenoble Alpes, a world-class research university, the Doctoral College relies on a scientific, innovative and dynamic ecosystem, with the presence in particular of research organizations from major European instrument manufacturers, its proximity to CERN, as well as that of major companies.
Located in the heart of the mountains, the Doctoral College has a PhD House (Maison du doctorat) which brings together all the doctoral schools and the services of the Collège (registration, graduation, career center, training, international relations, ...), as well as a space of conviviality and work for PhD students, meeting rooms for the thesis jury and an auditorium for thesis defense.
Located in the heart of the mountains, the Doctoral College has a PhD House (Maison du doctorat) which brings together all the doctoral schools and the services of the Collège (registration, graduation, career center, training, international relations, ...), as well as a space of conviviality and work for PhD students, meeting rooms for the thesis jury and an auditorium for thesis defense.
3000
PhD Students
13
Doctoral Schools
+ 90
Specialities
80
Research Laboratories