International joint doctorate It is the realization of a doctoral thesis on any field of knowledge by a doctoral student between two universities from different countries, and directed, at least, by a supervisor from each university or participating institution. The doctoral thesis shall be defended in one of the universities or participating institutions and the doctoral student gets a PhD degree certificate from each university. What does the joint doctorate require? - To meet the admission requirements and be accepted and enrolled in the both PhD programmes, one of the home university and one of the foreign university. This procedure must be performed following the regulations of each university.
- To carry out a stay at each university during the period of the PhD programme at Joint Doctoral School. The time spent at each university must be agreed in a joint doctorate agreement.
- A joint doctorate agreement signed by both universities specifying among other things: the supervisor at each university, the specific periods of stays, the university where the thesis shall be defended, the thesis languages, financing of research and education, and intellectual property rights.
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