EUA Council for Doctoral Education

The European voice for doctoral education, bringing together a community of academic leaders and professionals

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The Doctoral Debate

  • 07 September 2020

    Towards a global doctorate?

    Hans-Joachim BungartzTechnical University of Munich

    Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 crisis, EUA-CDE Steering Committee Member Hans-Joachim Bungartz looks at the world of doctoral education and reflects on the importance of location, the institutional context and local supervision as meetings can be organised online anywhere. This piece briefly depicts the issue and launches a very relevant discussion on global doctorates.

  • 17 June 2020

    Blended learning in doctoral education

    Marianna Bevova University of Liège

    The shift to blended learning may have taken years, but the Covid-19 pandemic has quickly changed the playing field, accelerating the move to online approaches. As Marianna Bevova of the University of Liège explains, this transition is particularly interesting in the field of doctoral education.

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    Exchange and learn about the latest good practices in doctoral education from across Europe

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  • 3

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    We bring together a community with know-how on supporting doctoral schools for universities at different stages of development

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EUA-CDE

EUA-CDE brings together the largest community of academic leaders and professionals working on doctoral education and research training in Europe.

265 members
36 countries

Eastern Mediterranean University

Famagusta, Cyprushttp://www.emu.edu.tr
Doctoral researchers are vital to the production of knowledge and to challenging the status quo. Focused on improving doctoral education in Europe, our engagement extends from university leadership to those involved in the day-to-day delivery of doctoral programmes and supervision.

Luke Georghiou,
Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of Manchester; EUA-CDE Steering Committee Chair