Joint supervision (“cotutelle”)

The term joint supervision, or “cotutelle”, refers to the organisation and supervision of research work leading to a doctoral thesis by two university establishments working jointly. Joint supervision can be valuable for the mobility and international experience which it can lead to, or for providing access to a fuller scientific training.

However it is required that part of the doctoral research training and/or research work must be carried out in each of the two universities.

Depending on the regulations applying in the partner universities, joint supervision enables the candidate to obtain either a joint degree, or two degrees based on a single examination.

Procedure

• Decide with your supervisor and/or support committee whether a joint supervision arrangement would be beneficial.

• Select and make contact with a co-supervisor in another university.

• Prepare and sign a joint supervision agreement. A supervisor who wishes to set up a joint supervision agreement should contact the University's Research Department, which is in charge of managing such agreements.

Practical information

Information relating to the joined supervision of a doctoral thesis

Agreement in english

Joint supervision arrangements are managed by the University's Research Department.

You can submit an application for financial support for mobility in connection with your jointly-supervised research to ULB's International Relations and Cooperation Office (Bureau des Relations Internationales et de la Coopération, or BRIC)

For any enquiries regarding joint supervision arrangements, please contact: