Doctoral Seminar (ULB)

Credits
10
Holder
Hugues Pirotte (ULB)
Language
English
Location
ULB – Bâtiment R42 – Av. F.D. Roosevelt 42 – 1050 Bruxelles
Field
Core Learning

Course Description

The PhD seminar is dedicated to the accompaniment of doctoral students for the development of their first research and thus the writing of their first paper.

It is divided into two parts. The first part, finishing early January, consists in a series of presentations, texts and exercises to be elaborated by the participants. Based on these results and their evolution in their first year regarding their research, they are then allowed or not to pursue the second part of the course. This second part comprises exercises and coaching on their own research paper, with a final draft to be submitted in early June. Depending on the quality of the draft, the participant will be invited to present his/her paper in front of the professor and, potentially the supervisor (facultative).

The seminar aims at helping good and motivated doctoral candidates to “put their feet in the stirrups”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule

Academic Year 2026-2027

FIRST PART

  • SESSION 1 : 30 October, 14h-17h, Room R42.3.103 –> Managing your PhD thesis, Guidelines for research & writing
  • SESSION 2 : 27 November, 14h-17h, Room R42.4.107 –> Upload and bring your own mindmap – Q2R Strategy (DELIVERY 1)

FOR FIRST AND SECOND PART STUDENTS

  • 13 January –> Submission of your project (DELIVERY 2)
  • SESSION 3 : 15 January, 14h-17h, Room R42.3.103 –> Presenting your project
  • DECISION : 20 January -> Decision to continue or not to the second part (Direct feedback)

SECOND PART

  • SESSION 4: 29 January, 14h-17h, Room R42.3.103 –> Submission of your plan – Organising your path from research to writing & writing skills (DELIVERY 3)
  • 26 February, 14h30-17h30, Room AW1.115 or Teams –> Facultative coaching session
  • 14 April –> Your first draft or advancement work/plan (DELIVERY 4)
  • 14 May, 14h30-17h30, Room AW1.115 or Teams –> Facultative coaching session
  • 18 June –> Your second draft – evolution on your first draft (DELIVERY 5)
  • 25 June, 14h-17h, Room AW1.115 or Teams –> Facultative coaching session
  • 18 August –> FINAL DRAFT
  • 26 August & 27 August, Room AW1.115 –> PRESENTATION

To follow this course, please send an email to Anne-Lise.Remy@ulb.be before 23/10/26 !

—->>>> Also if you follow the second part <<<<—-

Please note: the course is limited to 20 participants.
Priority will be given to PhD students undertaking the second part of the course and to ULB PhD students. 
To be admitted, you must already be in a further stage than just starting discovering your subject for your thesis project. This will be assessed during the first course.