After applying to a doctoral school and receiving confirmation of admission, candidates must finalize their academic and administrative registration.
You will find the various steps for PhD registration below.
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General Information
Administrative registration for doctoral studies at ENS de Lyon opens at the beginning of July 2024, and closes on November 15, 2024.
After applying to a doctoral school and receiving admission confirmation, candidates must finalize their registration simultaneously with the doctoral school (pedagogical registration) and with ENS de Lyon's PhD Office (administrative registration).
Please note: Both registrations must be renewed at the beginning of each academic year. The boundaries of the academic year are defined as follows: from October 1 to September 30 of the following year.
Reminder: since 2018, payment of the Contribution Vie Étudiante et de Campus (CVEC) is compulsory. This payment concerns all students; it is a compulsory step prior to registration on ADUM. Please click on CVEC.
How to register
Registration on ADUM (since 2023)
- After receiving confirmation from your doctoral school's administration regarding your dissertation advisor, create your account on ADUM.
- Fill in the required fields and upload the necessary documents.
- "Submit" your application to your graduate program coordinator. Your dissertation advisor, lab director, and the doctoral school administration will then be invited by ADUM to review and approve your registration request.
- Once the doctoral school administration issues a favorable opinion in ADUM regarding your thesis enrollment request, you will be invited to log back into ADUM to enter your CVEC file number and submit the corresponding payment receipt (if applicable). Also, remember to upload the signed Doctoral Charter (ENS de Lyon template available for download here). Do not send it to the ENS de Lyon presidency.
- Once ENS de Lyon has issued its opinion in ADUM on your thesis enrollment request, you will be invited to log into the CORIANDRE application to pay any applicable doctoral tuition fees (amounts set by ministerial decree: €391).
- A certificate of enrollment will be available for download on CORIANDRE after payment.
You must follow the procedure outlined above, specifying "co-supervision of thesis" in your enrollment application.
You will submit your signed French co-supervision agreement for the thesis, signed by your thesis supervisor and co-supervisor, as well as the partnering institution, to the Graduate Studies Office of ENS de Lyon.
For an international co-supervision (see International Mobility Service), you will also need to obtain signatures from the directors of doctoral schools.
The PhD Office will handle obtaining the signature of the President of ENS de Lyon.
You must follow the same procedure as above, specifying "cotutelle de thèse" in your application form.
If you have an international joint PhD project, fill in the request form and send it to the International Mobility Office.
Once your thesis registration and application form have been validated, the International Mobility Office will draw up the 3-year joint PhD agreement and have it signed by all parties.
Additional steps for non-European doctoral students: the host laboratory draws up the hosting agreement for scientists, then forwards it to the President for signature. This document is required to obtain a visa.
Check in advance whether you need a hosting agreement and the required visa to come to France. When you arrive, go to the International Mobility Office to register and apply for a residence permit, then make an appointment with the PhD Office (bureau du 3e cycle) to finalize your enrolment.
Please note: Don't forget to re-register with the ED and ENS de Lyon every year. If you are applying for re-registration in the 4th year of your thesis, an amendment to your cotutelle agreement will be required, drawn up jointly by the International Mobility Office and the PhD Office.