Doctoral Training

The EC2U Alliance is developing a joint approach to doctoral training. In this context, several opportunities are offered for PhD students and PhD supervisors for the period 2023-2027

Annual colloquium

An annual colloquium on quality assurance and strategic developments in doctoral education will be organised by the umbrella structure for doctoral training. This event will bring people together and offer the opportunity to invite a keynote speaker. The goal is to increase the professionalisation of doctoral staff and trigger the sharing of best practices in doctoral education.

Support for funding applications

Support to researchers to apply for funded doctoral research positions (e.g., EU funded projects such as MSCA Individual fellowships).

Career mentoring program

A career mentoring programme targeted to early career researchers planning a career outside academia will be implemented.

This includes the following activities:

Different tracks depending on individual career goals (industry, public sector, science-policy-impact);
An international peer-support group including members from EC2U partner universities and Associated partners;
Access to transferable skills training through digital certifications.

Employability webinars

Two PhD employability webinars for doctoral researchers of the UNSDGsrelated PhD Networks (c.f. Virtual Institutes) will be organised on “Career paths in academia” and “Career paths outside academia”.

For further information, follow the EC2U website