Doctoral Training Programme

Ghent University offers a Doctoral Training Programme at the Doctoral Schools. PhD candidates can select different courses and seminars to develop additional skills.

For doctoral students preparing a PhD in Business Economics the doctoral training programme consists of:

1. three oral presentations or posters on national or international conferences;
2. three to six specialist training courses organized or acknowledged by the Doctoral School (consult the updated list), and
3. three transferable skills trainings organized or acknowledged by the Doctoral School, chosen from the clusters: ‘Communication skills’, ‘Research & Valorisation’, ‘Leadership & Personal efficiency’ or ‘Career management’.

For doctoral students preparing a PhD in Public Administration and Management the doctoral training programme consists of:

1. three oral presentations or posters on national or international conferences;
2. three to six specialist training courses organized or acknowledged by the Doctoral School (consult the updated list), and
3. three transferable skills trainings organized or acknowledged by the Doctoral School, chosen from the clusters: ‘Communication skills’, ‘Research & Valorisation’, ‘Leadership & Personal efficiency’ or ‘Career management’.

For doctoral students preparing a PhD in Economics the doctoral training programme consists of:

1. three oral presentations or posters on national or international conferences;
2. five specialist training courses organized or acknowledged by the Doctoral School, including at least two of the three basic course units in advanced micro-economics, advanced macro-economics and advanced econometrics (consult the updated list), and
3. three transferable skills trainings organized or acknowledged by the Doctoral School, chosen from three different clusters out of four: ‘Communication skills’, ‘Research & Valorisation’, ‘Leadership & Personal efficiency’ or ‘Career management’.

For doctoral students preparing a Doctorate in Business Administration the doctoral training programme is organized at the Vlerick Business School. 

More details about the doctoral training programme and about the possibility to get exemption from (part of) the doctoral programme, can be found in the Doctoral Regulations of the Faculty.

The application form for (partial) exemption from the doctoral training programme can be found here.