Overview

About the program

The ETH Zurich - EPFL Joint Doctoral Program in the Learning Sciences (JDPLS) educates a new generation of dual-discipline scientists, who will bring together knowledge and methods from multiple disciplines such as psychology, education, computer science and data science to answer questions of how people learn and hence how to teach in the digital age.

This doctoral program at ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology is directed towards students from any field of science or engineering who are highly motivated towards addressing the challenges in education that arise from the digitization of society.

Research in the JDPLS emphasizes bridging the gap between fundamental and translational research. Our doctoral students are trained to lead the transformation in all parts of our education systems including schools, universities, workplace and informal learning spaces.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Future Learning Initiative
Productive Failure
Implicit Social Cognition
Cognitive competencies by early programming instruction
Learning through comparisons and contrasts
Deliberate, Guided Failure
Embodied artifacts: Tools for an enactivist pedagogy
Resource-Rich Examinations
Visual expertise in medical education
Research Grants

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

12 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Education Educational Research Educational Psychology

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

The condition for admission to the doctorate at ETH Zurich is basically a university Master's degree recognised by ETH. The Master's degree must be completed before the registration for the doctorate.

Online registration form (eApply)
Confirmation of doctoral thesis supervision
Request supervision by Privatdozent or Adjunct Professor, if necessary
Request & concept for doctoral thesis outside ETH domain, if necessary
Academic transcripts, diploma certificates & diploma supplements
Passport copy
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Letters of recommendation
Declaration of consent

Tuition Fee

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International

1460 CHF/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 730 CHF per semester during 36 months.
National

1460 CHF/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 730 CHF per semester during 36 months.

Living costs for Zürich

1920 - 2572 CHF /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.