EUTOPIA Co-tutelle Opportunities
What is Co-tutelle?
Joint PhD with SUSTech
The call for the EUTOPIA PhD Co-tutelle 2023 Programme is now open.
Deadline Tuesday 9 May 2023 (12:00 GMT)
The EUTOPIA’s PhD Co-tutelle Programme offers joint PhDs, of three to four years, co-supervised between a candidate’s home university and a second participating EUTOPIA institution: Babes-Bolyai University (Cluj); Ca’Foscari University of Venice; CY Cergy Paris Université; Vrije Universität Brussel (VUB); NOVA University Lisbon; Technische Universität Dresden; and University of Warwick.
The programme promotes high-quality research projects with global impact and provides exciting research opportunities for PhD candidates. Since 2018, almost 20 scholars have taken advantage of joining this doctoral study programme. New applications must be made by prospective academic supervisors
How does this work?
The joint programme runs between two world-class research universities and offers access to common training and academic exchange activities. We asked scholars who had taken part of the Co-tutelle at Warwick to provide an insight into their experience.
Broadening and Deepening Learning
Eva-Rosa Ferrand Verdejo, Postgraduate (Research) Film & Television Studies, CY Cergy Paris University and University of Warwick, found that not only did the programme offer the possibility of belonging to two different “fields” (Hispanic studies in France and Film and TV studies in the UK), but it offered access to the resources of two different universities. Through her Co-tutelle programme Eva-Rose will receive a double diploma from two different universities and, in her case, from two different departments.
The Rewards of Taking on the Co-tutelle Challenge
Mara Anselmo-Santana, Postgraduate (Research) Film & Television Studies CY Cergy Paris University/ University of Warwick found that two supervisors, who not only have different areas of expertise but who also work differently, both wonderful and challenging. She found it particularly interesting to have different insights to consider and resources to access. Being immersed in an even more international environment than a single university, broadened her horizons and started honing her professional and personal skills.
International Networks
Laura Vansina, Postgraduate (Research) FT, Politics & International Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)/ University of Warwick found the Co-tutelle program allowed her to combine ’the best of both worlds’. Pursuing a PhD at both the University of Warwick and VUB let her discover the Anglosaxon and continental traditions of academia. During her journey, she would immerse herself in the most valuable pieces of both traditions and broadened her network with peers from all around the globe.
“Be prepared for a Co-tutelle PhD. It is both Interesting and challenging at the same time. Working with two universities means that you will have two sets of advice and suggestions and you need to share your progress with both universities. But if you are organised, and enjoy collaborative working, the programme opportunities are far greater than normal PhDs”. - Khoa Bui (Postgraduate Research Student at WMG)
Call details for Co-tutelle application 2023
Applications must be made by prospective academic supervisors via the online application platform by Tuesday 9 May 2023 (12:00 UK time / 13:00CEST). Note that only new applications will be considered.
Should you have further enquiries after reading these pages, please contact Rhiannon Martyn (Senior Assistant Registrar, Doctoral College) R.Martyn@warwick.ac.uk.
Application results are expected to be released on 12 June 2023.
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