PhD LIFE CYCLE UHasselt is more than its seven faculties, 2 schools, 4 research institutes, 3 research centra, 6,500 students MONTHLY COSTS and 1,400 researchers and staff. As civic university we are strongly committed to the region and the world. We want to make our society smarter, more agile and better. Through education, research and Admission requirement: During your PhD: technology transfer. ✓ Master’s degree ✓ Perform doctoral research Throughout our history, innovation has been – and still is – a constant in everything we do. When it comes ► www.uhasselt.be/admission_requirements ✓ Complete Doctoral School-requirements to nurturing talent, pushing scientific boundaries and stimulating innovation, we believe in doing things PhD at University - For more information on the three differently. In a constantly changing world, we have to. That is what makes UHasselt the university of today. Getting started: doctoral schools and the requirements, ✓ Finding a subject and a supervisor contact [email protected] 7 FACULTIES, 2 SCHOOLS ✓ Finding funding (see further) or visit the website THREE GRAND CHALLENGES 19 DOCTORAL DISCIPLINES ✓ Registration as PhD Student: www.uhasselt.be/PhD-Doctoral-Schools. 3 DOCTORAL SCHOOLS • Pre-registration compulsory: Social activities: - www.uhasselt.be/applicationForm ✓ PhDrinks 629 PhD STUDENTS • Registration @ Studentadministration ✓ World evening Campus Hasselt ✓ … SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY HEALTHY SOCIETY INCLUSIVE SOCIETY 87 DEFENDED PhD DISSERTATIONS (IN 2018) • f you aren’t able to come to , The pursuit of a sustainable The pursuit of a society in which The pursuit of ‘inclusiveness’ in www.uhasselt.be/UH/life-on-campus/Extra-information-for-foreign-students/Costs.html please contact society - ‘sustainable’ in all the health and well-being of our living, working, learning 17% OF ALL PhDs ARE JOINT PhDs [email protected] for meanings of the word. people are central. and living. 42% INTERNATIONAL PhDs completing the registration. VARIA COSTS • You need bring proof of admission by the 62 DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES faculty or by your supervisor. RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND CENTRA • Tuition fee #84 OF THE BEST YOUNG UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE ✓ Tuition fee needs to be paid in the first Research activities at are embedded in 3 research centra: year of registration and in the year of embedded in 4 research institutes: • Expertise Centre for Digital Media defence at Hasselt University. • Biomedical Research Institute (www.uhasselt.be/edm) Fries Milk Beer Bread Cinema ticket ✓ www.uhasselt.be/Tuition-fees (www.uhasselt.be/BIOMED-en) • Transportation Research Centre = € 2,2 = € 0,81/liter = € 2,30 = € 2,2 = € 11,05 • Data Sciences (www.uhasselt.be/IMOB-en) (www.uhasselt.be/censtat) • Clinical Research Centre When admitted: • Institute for Materials Research (www.uhasselt.be/lcrp) ✓ Submitting research proposal (www.uhasselt.be/imo) ✓ Need help arranging housing, visums, • Environmental Sciences insurance etc.? (www.uhasselt.be/CMK-en) Interested in doing your PhD@UHasselt? - [email protected] Contact: [email protected] or [email protected] TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION More information: General questions: [email protected] For Joint PhDs: [email protected] JOINT PhDs For funding: [email protected] • Joint supervision (2 supervisors required) 50 • Min. 6 months at each institution x AGE LIMIT • Mandatory joint PhD agreement Hasselt University Registration at each institution • Martelarenlaan 42 | 3500 Hasselt - Belgium 1 doctoral thesis, 1 defence #39 #84 • Research Coordination Office:[email protected] • Two diplomas refering to the collaboration of the Generation X universities (universities that # 84 of the best young • Contact: [email protected] were established between 1967 and 1985) universities worldwide Student administration: [email protected] www.uhasselt.be/en PhD@UHASSELT FUNDING FOR PhDs

700 ONGOING PhDs ONGOING JOINT PhDs 12 0 Research Foundation (FWO) Vacancies Special Research Fund (BOF) 600 100 PhD fellowships for fundamental and Hasselt University also publishes vacancies for The Special Research Fund (Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds, BOF) is the university’s own research funding 80 strategic basic research PhD position on its website. programme. BOF offers various types of PhD funding. 500 60 A PhD Fellowship fundamental or strategic basic www.uhasselt.be/vacatures Doctoral Fund (SB) research allows young researchers to - The Hasselt University Doctoral Fund provides funding for PhD fellowships at Hasselt University. 400 40 prepare a PhD, and to develop into independent BOF-BILA scientists with a critical mindset. Own funding - The Bilateral Scientific Cooperation programme aims to encourage and strengthen international 20 It is also possible to do a PhD with your own university cooperation between UHasselt researchers and colleagues from partner countries through 300 At the start of the fellowship, candidates funding or external funding. (joint) doctoral projects. The BILA programme finances research stays. 2 010 2 011 2 012 2 013 2 014 2 015 2 016 2 017 2 018 0 2 010 2 011 2 012 2 013 2 014 2 015 2 016 2 017 2 018 must be holder of a diploma at least Civic PhDs Hasselt University is a young university, with a growing number of PhD students. equivalent to a master’s degree following a - Within the Civic PhDs programme, it will be possible to collaborate with social or economic partners This translates in a steap increase in the number of annually defended PhDs. bachelor’s degree and awarded by the competent such as , Belgian and international companies, NGOs, courts ... The aim of this programme is institutions in one of the countries of the European to lower the threshold of external actors to university research, and encouraging researchers to build 100 DEFENDED PhDs In an ever changing and globalised society, universities are in constant progress and development. Economic Area or Switzerland. sustainable partnerships with non-academic partners. 90 Internationalisation has become a key aspect in the core business, mission and strategic development of Hasselt University. More information: More information: 80 Hasselt University is an active hub in the global knowledge and innovation web. It works with universities, Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] 70 research centra, businesses and organisations worldwide. Being a university that warmly welcomes Website: www.fwo.be/en/ Website: www.uhasselt.be/UH/Research-funding/Funding-programmes/BOF-programmes.html 60 students and researchers from every continent, Hasselt University is also an international hub in the region. 50 Hasselt University is keen to take Limburg hospitality to heart when international students, lecturers, and School for School for 40 researchers, etc. join the university community. Medicine & Rehabilitation Engineering Business Architecture Faculty Transportation Sciences Law Educational 30 Life Sciences Sciences Technology Economics & arts The percentage of international PhD students for example increased to 42% in 2018 (compared Sciences Studies 20 to 29% in 2010). 10 To this end, an effective and unambiguous welcoming policy forms the basis for the reception and 0 supporting national and international guests that join the university temporarily or permanently. Deeply Doctoral Health & Life Sciences Sciences & Technology Behavioural Sciences & Humanities 2 010 2 011 2 012 2 013 2 014 2 015 2 016 2 017 2 018 embedded in the region, Hasselt University significantly values international networks. It is this international School orientation and mobility of students, researchers and staff to which Hasselt University aspires. In its research policy Hasselt University also devotes attention to initiatives focused on scientific collaboration with developing countries (science sharing). • Medical • Rehabilitation • Transportation • Engineering • Sciences • Business • Law • Architecture • Educational Sciences Sciences and Sciences Technology • Sciences: Economics • Audiovisual Sciences Partly due to this international focus of Hasselt University, the number of PhD students has been growing • Biomedical Physiotherapy Biology • Tourism and Visual Sciences • Occupational • Sciences: Arts over the years. Therapy Chemistry The importance of national and international cooperation is clearly reflected in the growing Discipline • Sciences: number of Joint PhDs. In 2018 17% of all ongoing PhDs at Hasselt University were Joint PhDs. Physics Doctor of… • Sciences: Mathematics • Sciences: Statistics • Sciences: Information Technology