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Engineering

Doctorat - Sciences de l'ingénierie et des systèmes at Nantes Université

Nantes Université, France

Programme overview

Doctoral studies in engineering and systems sciences are organised by the regional Ecole Doctorale Sciences de l'ingénierie et des systèmes (SIS, ED602), led by Centrale Nantes on behalf of Nantes Université. The EUR SIS coordinates the Graduate programmes (Master-Doctorate pathway) and offers doctoral students training, events and mobility grants.

Department: Sciences de l'Ingénierie et des Systèmes (SIS, ED602) doctoral school, with the EUR SIS  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time research doctorate; taught/supervised in French or English  |  Location: Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France

What you will study

Doctoral students are members of a research laboratory and carry out their research project, supported by doctoral-school training; the degree is awarded after a written thesis and an oral defence. Associated laboratories: GeM, GEPEA, LS2N, LTEN and LHEEA.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Doctorate (all doctoral schools, Nantes Université): applicants hold a national master's degree or equivalent (at the latest when applying for registration); apply on a doctoral research project supervised by a research director attached to a Nantes Université research team; the project must fund a dedicated employment contract for the thesis or, if unfunded, the candidate must show the material and financial conditions needed to complete the thesis. Applications are examined by the doctoral school under its own procedures; open doctoral projects are listed on the national AMETHIS platform (amethis.doctorat.org). Once accepted by the doctoral school, the candidate registers with the school and with Nantes Université.

Requirements published at program group level.

Duration: 3 years

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