PhD at Hasselt University7 FACULTIES, 2 SCHOOLS

19 DOCTORAL DISCIPLINES

3 DOCTORAL SCHOOLS

629 PhD STUDENTS

87 DEFENDED PhD DISSERTATIONS (IN 2018)

17% OF ALL PhDs ARE JOINT PhDs

42% INTERNATIONAL PhDs

62 DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES

#84 OF THE BEST YOUNG UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE

MONTHLY COSTS

VARIA COSTS

www.uhasselt.be/UH/life-on-campus/Extra-information-for-foreign-students/Costs.html

Fries = € 2,2

Interested in doing your PhD@UHasselt?Contact: phd@uhasselt.be

More information:General questions: phd@uhasselt.beFor Joint PhDs: jointphd@uhasselt.beFor funding: research@uhasselt.be

Milk = € 0,81/liter

Beer = € 2,30

Bread = € 2,2

Cinema ticket = € 11,05

SUSTAINABLE SOCIETYThe pursuit of a sustainable society - ‘sustainable’ in all

meanings of the word.

HEALTHY SOCIETYThe pursuit of a society in which

the health and well-being of people are central.

INCLUSIVE SOCIETYThe pursuit of ‘inclusiveness’ in our living, working, learning

and living.

UHasselt is more than its seven faculties, 2 schools, 4 research institutes, 3 research centra, 6,500 students 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 technology transfer.Throughout our history, innovation has been – and still is – a constant in everything we do. When it comes to nurturing talent, pushing scientific boundaries and stimulating innovation, we believe in doing things differently. In a constantly changing world, we have to. That is what makes UHasselt the university of today.

THREE GRAND CHALLENGES

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION

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were established between 1967 and 1985)

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PhD LIFE CYCLE

Admission requirement:✓Master’s degree ► www.uhasselt.be/admission_requirements

Getting started:✓Finding a subject and a supervisor✓Finding funding (see further)✓Registration as PhD Student:

• Pre-registration compulsory:- www.uhasselt.be/applicationForm

• Registration @ Studentadministration Campus Hasselt

• f you aren’t able to come to Belgium, please contact studentenadministratie@uhasselt.be for completing the registration.

• You need bring proof of admission by the faculty or by your supervisor.

• Tuition fee ✓ Tuition fee needs to be paid in the first year of registration and in the year of defence at Hasselt University.✓ www.uhasselt.be/Tuition-fees

When admitted: ✓Submitting research proposal✓Need help arranging housing, visums, insurance etc.? - marc.thoelen@uhasselt.be or niels.lambrichts@uhasselt.be

During your PhD: ✓Perform doctoral research ✓Complete Doctoral School-requirements - For more information on the three doctoral schools and the requirements, contact doctoralschools@uhasselt.be or visit the website www.uhasselt.be/PhD-Doctoral-Schools. Social activities:✓PhDrinks ✓World evening✓…

JOINT PhDs• Joint supervision (2 supervisors required)• Min. 6 months at each institution• Mandatory joint PhD agreement• Registration at each institution• 1 doctoral thesis, 1 defence• Two diplomas refering to the collaboration• Contact: jointphd@uhasselt.be

RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND CENTRAResearch activities at Hasselt University are embedded in 4 research institutes:• Biomedical Research Institute

(www.uhasselt.be/BIOMED-en) • Data Sciences

(www.uhasselt.be/censtat) • Institute for Materials Research

(www.uhasselt.be/imo) • Environmental Sciences

(www.uhasselt.be/CMK-en)

embedded in 3 research centra:• Expertise Centre for Digital Media

(www.uhasselt.be/edm)• Transportation Research Centre

(www.uhasselt.be/IMOB-en) • Limburg Clinical Research Centre

(www.uhasselt.be/lcrp)

Hasselt UniversityMartelarenlaan 42 | 3500 Hasselt - BelgiumResearch Coordination Office: phd@uhasselt.beStudent administration: studentenadministratie@uhasselt.bewww.uhasselt.be/en

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Hasselt University is a young university, with a growing number of PhD students. This translates in a steap increase in the number of annually defended PhDs.

DEFENDED PhDs In an ever changing and globalised society, universities are in constant progress and development. Internationalisation has become a key aspect in the core business, mission and strategic development of Hasselt University. Hasselt University is an active hub in the global knowledge and innovation web. It works with universities, research centra, businesses and organisations worldwide. Being a university that warmly welcomes students and researchers from every continent, Hasselt University is also an international hub in the region. Hasselt University is keen to take Limburg hospitality to heart when international students, lecturers, and researchers, etc. join the university community. The percentage of international PhD students for example increased to 42% in 2018 (compared to 29% in 2010). To this end, an effective and unambiguous welcoming policy forms the basis for the reception and supporting national and international guests that join the university temporarily or permanently. Deeply embedded in the region, Hasselt University significantly values international networks. It is this international 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).

Partly due to this international focus of Hasselt University, the number of PhD students has been growing over the years. The importance of national and international cooperation is clearly reflected in the growing number of Joint PhDs. In 2018 17% of all ongoing PhDs at Hasselt University were Joint PhDs.

FUNDING FOR PhDs

Flanders Research Foundation (FWO)PhD fellowships for fundamental and strategic basic research

A PhD Fellowship fundamental or strategic basic (SB) research allows young researchers to prepare a PhD, and to develop into independent scientists with a critical mindset.

At the start of the fellowship, candidates must be holder of a diploma at least

equivalent to a master’s degree following a bachelor’s degree and awarded by the competent institutions in one of the countries of the European Economic Area or Switzerland.

More information:Contact: research@uhasselt.beWebsite: www.fwo.be/en/

Vacancies Hasselt University also publishes vacancies for PhD position on its website.

www.uhasselt.be/vacatures

Own funding It is also possible to do a PhD with your own funding or external funding.

Special Research Fund (BOF)The Special Research Fund (Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds, BOF) is the university’s own research funding programme. BOF offers various types of PhD funding.

Doctoral Fund - The Hasselt University Doctoral Fund provides funding for PhD fellowships at Hasselt University.

BOF-BILA- The Bilateral Scientific Cooperation programme aims to encourage and strengthen international

university cooperation between UHasselt researchers and colleagues from partner countries through (joint) doctoral projects. The BILA programme finances research stays.

Civic PhDs- Within the Civic PhDs programme, it will be possible to collaborate with social or economic partners

such as Flemish, Belgian and international companies, NGOs, courts ... The aim of this programme is to lower the threshold of external actors to university research, and encouraging researchers to build sustainable partnerships with non-academic partners.

More information: Contact: bof@uhasselt.be Website: www.uhasselt.be/UH/Research-funding/Funding-programmes/BOF-programmes.html

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