The 60-credit doctoral training program, referred to in 2.2.2., 6° [of the UCLouvain doctoral regulation], includes:
- Advanced courses, participation in scientific congresses, conferences and high-level schools, or any other training deemed equivalent by the doctoral commission of the field;
- Learning and practice of scientific communication through the writing and presentation of projects, articles, and scientific communications;
- Possibly the practice of activities in a didactic framework" (excerpt from the UCLouvain doctoral regulations, p. 4)
Important points :
- The mandatory components of the doctoral student’s programme, such as the confirmation procedure and private and public defense, are not considered here, since it is up to each university institution to recognize these activities or not as an integral part of the 60 credits doctoral training.
- A production (communication, written work, etc.) carried out as part of a master’s course does not award credits in the doctoral training.
- Doctoral training is acquired, inter alia, within thematic doctoral schools (Graduate Schools in the field of Languages, Letters and Translation Studies) and can be spread over the entire doctoral curriculum. This training results in the "Certificate of Training in Research".
New evaluation rules applicable from October 15, 2022
Allocation of the 60 doctoral training credits for the field of "Languages, letters and translation studies"
| FOUNDATION TRAINING (10 credits) |
Doctoral students' days (2 mandatory attendances)
a passive participation followed by an active participation | |
| SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL TRAINING (50 credits) | |
| I. Interdisciplinary competences and professional project | |
| These are training activities developing interdisciplinary skills or "Soft skills" to promote the recognition of research and the employability of future doctors. | As a guide: 1 day is worth min. 1 credit and max. 5 credits |
| II. Scientific activities | |
| Participation in an interuniversity doctoral seminar or another seminar deemed equivalent by the CDL. The seminar must be co-organized by academics belonging to at least two different universities (for the seminar to be recognised, you must have participated in at least 2 one day or 4 half-day seminars) | 10 credits |
Attendance at a study day/colloquium/conference/series of seminars
(equivalent to at least one day) | 2 credits |
Attendance at an international conference (2 days min.)
Note: the doctoral student is not required to write a report on the conference | 3 credits |
Summer School (3-5 days of intensive training in the field of research, with preparation) This activity can be validated once or twice at most during the doctoral training | 5 credits |
| Scientific communication at a study day/conference without a selection committee (oral communication or posted/poster communication) | 5 credits |
| Scientific communication at a study day/conference with a selection committee (oral communication or posted/poster communication) | 8 credits |
Scientific communication within the framework of an internal activity at UCL (IL&C Poster Day, research center seminar, etc.): (This activity can only be credited once during the doctoral training) | max. 5 credits |
| (Co-)organization of a study day or colloquium (the doctoral student may also, if appropriate, promote an activity, for example a scientific communication that took place in this context, in another category) | 2 credits |
Stay within a research team in the host institution with submission of a report: • from 2 weeks to 5 weeks:
• from 5 weeks and more: Presentation of a seminar during the mobility: | 3 credits
7 credits 5 credits |
Documentary research stay with delivery of an official certificate from the library, museum or fund where the stay was carried out indicating the duration of the stay: one week or more | 3 credits |
| Note: In the event of a long stay abroad, the doctoral student may include, beyond the credits granted for the stay itself, participation in conferences, congresses or symposiums during this stay (with the agreement of the supervisory committee and/or the competent authorities within each university). If it is a European doctorate, the stay abroad included for obtaining the European label cannot be counted towards doctoral training credits | |
| III. Publications | |
| Article or chapter published or accepted for publication, without a selection committee | 5 credits |
| Article or chapter published or accepted for publication, with a selection committee (in the latter case provide a certification from the journal director, the volume editor, etc.) | 10 credits |
Publication within the framework of a conference during which the doctoral student has presented a paper, validation of the entire activity without a selection committee:
Communication:
Publication: | 5 credits
3 credits |
Publication within the framework of a conference during which the doctoral student has presented a paper, validation of the entire activity with selection committee:
Communication:
Publication: | 8 credits
6 credits |
| Scientific book published as a single author or as a scientific editor | 15 credits |
| Scientific book published as a co-author or as a scientific co-editor | 10 credits |
| Scientific report | 3 credits |
| IV. University educational supervision activities | |
Practice of didactic supervision activities (tutorials, practical work, etc.) during a minimum four-month period.
(This activity can only be recognized once during the doctoral training) | 5 credits |
Each PhD student must keep their doctoral training log updated and consult the training offer on a regular basis.
Répartition des 60 crédits de formation doctorale en didactique des disciplines
La formation doctorale en didactique des disciplines comprend 60 crédits, à répartir sur un minimum de deux années et un maximum de trois années. Cette formation s’articule autour de deux axes principaux :
- La formation de base gérée par l’équipe d’accueil (30 crédits), composée
- de deux éditions de séminaire de 3e cycle
- d’un rapport de recherche - Les activités interacadémiques (30 crédits), composées
- de deux éditions du séminaire interuniversitaire
- de deux éditions à la journée d’étude annuelle des doctorant·es de l’Ecole doctorale thématique « Didactique des disciplines »
- de la formation à la communication scientifique
L’étudiant·e doit compléter son carnet de bord au fur et à mesure de l’accomplissement de sa formation doctorale et joindre les preuves de participation/production/fréquentation pour chaque activité reprise sur ce document. La signature du promoteur ou de la promotrice est requise pour chacune de ces activités ainsi que le ou la responsable de l’activité de formation quand cela est possible.
>> Formulaire à utiliser pour l’élaboration de votre dossier. MERCI de tenir à jour ce formulaire tout au long de votre parcours doctoral. Il est inutile d’informer le secrétariat de chaque programme/formation que vous auriez suivi·e. Ce formulaire-synthèse vous sera réclamé lors de votre épreuve de confirmation et au moment de la composition de votre jury avant la tenue de vos défense privée et soutenance publique.
