New Regulations for the

Doctoral School in Management

Per Agrellper.agrell@uclouvain.be

Commission Doctorale du Domaine

des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion

Bureau Doctoral en Gestion

Outline

Organization

New regulations

Changes

– New doctoral regulations

Specific process changes of importance

Principles

Changes with the Decree Marcourt

New Doctoral regulations

Identification of decision makers

Distinction made between

– Doctoral process and programme

– Doctoral candidate and assistantships

Organization

CDD Econ Man

CODOL

ARES

Bureau DSM Bureau ECON

UCL

CF

FNRS (EDT)

Roles

CDD– Determines rules for doctoral studies and degree

– Handles admission to the doctoral programme

– Validates progress and defenses

EDT DSM (ILSM)– Organizes doctoral courses and events

– Finances travel and other expenses for doctoral students

– Supports placement and recruitment of researchers

CDD Econ Management

Ordinary members:

Pr Per AGRELL, Chair

Pr Nathalie DELOBBE,

Pr Claude PECHEUX,

Mehdi MADANI, PST

Pr François MANIQUET, Academic

secretary

Pr Florian MAYNERIS,

Pr Marthe NYSSENS,

Invited members:

Sandrine DELHAYE, Management

Marie-Hélène CHASSAGNE, Economics

Bureau ESL

Ordinary members:

Pr François MANIQUET, Chair

Pr Florian MAYNERIS,

Pr Marthe NYSSENS

Invited members:

Marie-Hélène CHASSAGNE, Economics

Bureau DSM

Ordinary members:

Pr Per AGRELL, Chair

Pr Nathalie DELOBBE,

Pr Claude PECHEUX,

Mehdi MADANI, PST

Invited members:

Sandrine DELHAYE, Management

News and changes

Academie Louvain dissolved– New special dispositions for the CDD Econ &

Management

– (New vademecum)

New rules– Doctoral training credits

– Doctoral jury rules

– Confirmatory exam

– Use of pre-admission

– Admission requirements

Related project within the Faculty LSM– Research Master = Finalité Approfondie (FA)

New Regulations

1. Decree “Paysage et organisation des etudes ” (07/11/2013)

2. UCL doctoral regulation (15/09/2014)

3. Specific dispositions CDD Econ & Management, (13/05/2015)

4. Validation of Spec disp by CODOL (XX/06/2015)

Validity:

– Admission (definitive) after 15/09/2014

–Transition regulations for admitted in the period 09/2013 – 09/2014

Doctoral process

(Pre-admission)

Admission Confirmation Private defense Public defense

≤ 1 yr ≤ 2 yrs ≥ 1 yr ≤ 3 mth

CDD

Temp supervisor Supervisor

Supervisory panel

Doctoral jury

Pre-2014 training

New DSM

Core courses, 3 x 5 = 15 ECTS

Doctoral seminars, ≥ 4 ECTS

Academic service and outreach ≤ 12 ECTS

Thesis work, 120 ECTS

incl two defenses

Scientific communication and publication ≥ 13 ECTS

120 ECTS

30 ECTS

30 ECTS

In Admission

application

4.2.2

Specific list 4.2.3

Doctoral courses ≥ 8 ECTS

Confirmation 5 ECTS

Courses and seminars ESL

Graduate School of Economics ECTS

Mandatory courses [Automatic credit if Master FA = 15 ECTS]

Three of

LECON2111

LECON2121

(LECON2131 or LECON2602)

15

Advanced courses ≥ 8

Doctoral

courses

Internal or external (not Master’s) *

Summer

schools

Course lectures, presence, individual assessment, at

least 30h, topic relevant for thesis

*

Seminars and reading groups

Doctoral

seminars

Reading seminars, individual presence, 20 h, topics

imposed, individual assessment (pres/report)

TOTAL 30

Courses and seminars DSM

Doctoral school of Management ECTS

Mandatory courses [Automatic credit if Master FA = 15 ECTS]

Three of

LLSMA2001 Epistemology of Management

LLSMA2002 Statistical Research Methods

LLSMA2003 Axiomatic Research Methods

LLSMA2004 Qualitative Research Methods

15

Advanced courses ≥ 8

Doctoral

courses

Internal or external (not Master’s) *

Summer

schools

Course lectures, presence, individual assessment, at

least 30h, topic relevant for thesis

Seminars and reading groups ≥ 4

Doctoral

seminars

Reading seminars, individual presence, 20 h, topics

imposed, individual assessment (pres/report)

TOTAL 30

Scientific Communication 1

ECTS limit

Publications

Paper, single author, journal rank A or B 6

Paper, co-author, journal rank A or B 5

Paper, single author, journal rank C 4

Paper, co-author, journal rank C 3

Paper, journal rank D 2

Book chapter in refereed edited volume 2

Working Paper, (series approved by the CDD) 2 ≤ 6

Communication at Scientific Conferences

Paper, accepted international conference with

reviewing

3

Paper, accepted national conference with reviewing 1

Poster, accepted, conference with reviewing 1

Scientific Communication 1I

ECTS ECT

S

Invited talks and keynote addresses

Invited lecture or keynote (open seminar or

conference) in an recognized institution (CDD

approval)

3

Invited research visit (min 3 month) in an international

research institution (CDD approval)

6

Scientific

events

Doctoral forum or workshop (individual presentation,

per doctoral school)

1 ≥ 3

Open research seminars (min 10 h par year, research,

attendance),

2 ≥ 4

≤ 8

Writing seminars/courses *

TOTAL ≥ 13

Service

ECTS max

Teaching

Teaching (min 60 h, min 2 different courses) 3 3

Supervision master’s thesis (co-promotion) 1 3

International cooperation

International cooperation (stay, teaching min 10 h in

developing country through recognized organization)

3 3

Refereeing

Editing of referee report (journal rank A, B or C), by

direct invitation by Editor, per report

2 ≤ 6

Classification of scientific publications

Prerogative of CDD

– Currently Appendix to Specific Dispositions

Ongoing work 2015/16

– Procedure for updates and revisions

– Convergence classifications

Transition

New admissions 2014/2015– New system applies

Admission before 15/09/2014:– Old rules

– Option to switch by written request by 15/09/15

– Defense to organize before in 2019-20120 at the latest

Jury approved for private defense– Old rules

– No option to switch

Composition of Doctoral Jury

New rules

≥ 5 members, whereof

≥ 2 external members, experts in topic

1 president (UCL, not promotor)

1 secretary (often promotor)

Important: – Composition should be motivated

– Jury present in full at private defense

– Majority of jury present at public defense

Epreuve de confirmation

Latest 24 months after admission

Confirmation is organized by the supervisory panel

Confirmation– Document (paper(s), chapters)

– Oral presentation to the supervisory panel

Supervisory panel submits report to the CDD secretary

New:– No authorization from CDD necessary

– CDD secretary should be informed about the date

– No imposed format

Pre-admission

Pre-admission is not conditional

Only to be used exceptionally

– Demands for visa, scholarships,

– Specific motivated cases

No specific form for pre-admission

News for admission

Foreign doctoral candidates

– Validate that project scope and method holds

for admission

– Ethically role of ‘temporary supervisor’

Adequate resources for project

– Financing of candidate

– Promotor/center support

Rapid launch of admission process!

Prof. Per AGRELL

CDD Econ & Management

LSM and CORE

Université catholique de Louvain

CORE B131

per.agrell@uclouvain.be