Overview

Which conditions must be met?

The partner university can fall back on legislation or regulations that make a joint PhD possible.

The candidate has obtained approval/admission from both partner universities to do this jointPhD.

The candidate will stay at each partner institution for at least 6 months. This can be one or more stays.

The parties involved sign an agreement. The procedure concerning this individual agreement must be initiated at the latest 1 year before the expected defence by the promoter of the candidate.

A PhD can be initiated as a joint PhD from the start, but can also be transferred to a joint PhD during the course of the PhD (at the latest 1 year before the defence).

Why do a joint PhD?

A Joint PhD at Hasselt University offers several advantages for both the PhD student:

A first advantage for the PhD student is the double PhD degree.In case of Flemish universities, one joint diploma is awarded and signed by both rectors.In case of non-Flemish universities, two diplomas are awarded and which refer to each other and the collaboration.
Furthermore, (international) mobility is an advantage in view of a further professional career, both within and outside the academic world.
Contact with other research cultures offers different perspectives and has a beneficial effect on the young researcher.

Programme Structure

A joint PhD implies that…

there is a collaboration between two partner universities;
there are two promoters, one at each partner university;
the PhD student will stay at least 6 months at each partner university (this can be one or more stays);
an agreement, drawn up by the Directorate Research, Library and Internationalisation, is required with the partners;
the PhD results in one PhD thesis;
the PhD results in a PhD diploma which states that this collaboration took place

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hasselt, Belgium

Disciplines

Educational Research

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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.

Other requirements

General requirements

You are a future PhD student and would like to start a joint PhD.
In this case you need to follow the regular procedure for PhD students and do some additional obligations.
As goes for regular PhD students, you need to
find a promoter and financing and define a research topic;
register at the HR department (please contact the head of administration of your faculty);
register as a PhD student at the student administration office;
make sure your doctoral file is approved.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

578 EUR / year

≈ 578 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

578 EUR / year

≈ 578 EUR / year

Living costs

Hasselt

Belgium

730 - 1150 EUR / month

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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