Doing a PhD of course allows you to develop your expertise in, and contribute your knowledge to, science. Doing a PhD is also about :
A co-built doctoral community
Each year, UMONS organises DocConnexion, a fun and participative event aimed at bringing together the doctoral student community.
“Participating in “DocConnexion” is, for me, a way to get involved in an innovative institutional project and to contribute to co-construction and exchanges in a climate of understanding and hospitali…
Karim Boumazguida
PhD student at the Faculty of Psychology and Education
“Participating in “DocConnexion” is, for me, a way to get involved in an innovative institutional project and to contribute to co-construction and exchanges in a climate of understanding and hospitality. “DocConnexion” is a rewarding project that promotes dialogue and the sharing of best practices among PhD students.”
“Participating in “DocConnexion” is, for me, a way to get involved in an innovative institutional project and to contribute to co-construction and exchanges in a climate of understanding and hospitality.
“DocConnexion” is a rewarding project that promotes dialogue and the sharing of best practices among PhD students.”
Karim Boumazguida
(PhD student at the Faculty of Psychology and Education)
Come and join us for a day, to co-build the support you will need throughout your PhD, alongside other doctoral students and PhD professionals, in a relaxed atmosphere. The goals of this community are to:
Give your ideas more impact and help them to materialise
Expand your network within UMONS
Join an active doctoral student community!
Do you want to participate in the next DocConnexion?
Get in touch with the DAVRE.
“I felt the need to evolve in a more human structure, where I feel I exist and where I have the opportunity to take initiatives freely.”
“Whatever the field of research, we all go through processes…
Thomas Abbate
PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering, "My thesis in 180 seconds" competition finalist
“I felt the need to evolve in a more human structure, where I feel I exist and where I have the opportunity to take initiatives freely.” “Whatever the field of research, we all go through processes that set us apart when looking for jobs: we learn to seek information appropriately, to summarise and process large…
“I felt the need to evolve in a more human structure, where I feel I exist and where I have the opportunity to take initiatives freely.”
“Whatever the field of research, we all go through processes that set us apart when looking for jobs: we learn to seek information appropriately, to summarise and process large amounts of data, to stagger projects long-term, to find resources, to problem solve, to be critical and rigorous in our own intellectual approach… not to mention the fact that we have to publish articles, and this makes us learn to respond constructively to failure.”
Thomas Abbate
(PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering, "My thesis in 180 seconds" competition finalist)
A path towards employment
A PhD gives you an initial work experience and allows you to develop your professional network on a project that is important to you.
Obviously there are research positions in academia, but academia is not the only path to employability. The business world is now looking for skills which a doctorate provides: project management, autonomy, writing, in-depth technical skills, etc. All these personal and professional skills can be easily demonstrated at the end of the PhD.
Of course, nothing prevents you from starting your own activities based on your research.
« Quel que soit le domaine de recherche, nous traversons tous des processus qui nous différencieront sur le marché du travail : nous apprenons à chercher de l’information de façon pertinente, à synthé…
Romina Rinaldi
Dr. Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Education Chef de service paramédical et référente psychologues, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi
« Quel que soit le domaine de recherche, nous traversons tous des processus qui nous différencieront sur le marché du travail : nous apprenons à chercher de l’information de façon pertinente, à synthétiser et traiter de grands nombres de données, à échelonner des projets à long-terme, à trouver des ressources, à problématiser, à se montrer critique et rigoureux envers notre propre démarche intellectuelle…sans parler des articles qui…
« Quel que soit le domaine de recherche, nous traversons tous des processus qui nous différencieront sur le marché du travail : nous apprenons à chercher de l’information de façon pertinente, à synthétiser et traiter de grands nombres de données, à échelonner des projets à long-terme, à trouver des ressources, à problématiser, à se montrer critique et rigoureux envers notre propre démarche intellectuelle…sans parler des articles qui eux nous préparent à réagir de façon constructive à l’échec. »
Romina Rinaldi
(Dr. Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Education Chef de service paramédical et référente psychologues, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi)
Personalised Support
UMONS has a unique tutoring system in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation to support you throughout your doctoral journey.
Are you having trouble funding your research projects, your stays abroad, etc.? Do you have questions about your future after the thesis? Do you want to enhance what you have done as part of your research?
Our doctoral unit at the DAVRE is there to support you.
“The small size of our university means that the academic staff and I knew each other well. This environment is quite reassuring and is conducive to carrying out a thesis under good supervision.”
Julien Leblud
Doctor at the Faculty of Science, researcher in the field of mobility and road safety
“The small size of our university means that the academic staff and I knew each other well. This environment is quite reassuring and is conducive to carrying out a thesis under good supervision.”
“The small size of our university means that the academic staff and I knew each other well. This environment is quite reassuring and is conducive to carrying out a thesis under good supervision.”
Julien Leblud
(Doctor at the Faculty of Science, researcher in the field of mobility and road safety)
