Starting a PhD at Ghent University

• For incoming candidates: step-by-step guide
• For supervisors: register a new candidate
• First enrolment
• PhD onboarding track
• Interdisciplinary PhD
• Joint PhD

Navigating administration

• (Re-)enrolment
• Administrative life cycle
  
• Bench fee

High-quality guidance

• Doctoral advisory committee
• Charter for doctoral students and supervisors
• Annual self-reflection report

Building competences

• Doctoral training programme
• DO! entrepreneurship for (PhD) researchers
• International mobility
• Academic English
• Training in methodology and statistics

Solid support

• Doctoral schools
• Funding opportunities
• Rules and regulations
• Ombudspeople
• Living in Ghent
• PhD community
• Data analysis consulting service - FIRE

Examination and after graduation

• Doctoral examination
• Postdoc talent management

Career support

• Information portal: The PhD career hub
• Job portal: The PhD talent pool