Joint Doctoral Supervision

UC’s Graduate School encourages international cooperation through the joint supervision of doctoral thesis, which can lead to a double or joint degree. This mechanism of internationalization is one of the most intensive on the postgraduate level.

This opportunity is available for both UC students willing to conduct part of their doctoral research at a foreign university,  as well as for international students wishing to carry out part of their thesis in one of UC’s PhD Programs. The collaboration must be formalized through an agreement establishing the conditions for the award of the double or joint degree.

UC’s Graduate School offers a scholarship for students undertaking an internship at prestigious international universities as part of a double or joint degree program.

You can check the full list of UC’s international partners here.

Academic Degrees 

• Double degree: two doctoral academic degrees are awarded to the student by two national or international institutions after fulfilling the academic requirements and research standards established by both universities.
• Joint Degree: a single doctoral academic degree is awarded to the student by two national or international institutions after fulfilling the academic requirements and research standards established by both universities.

In both cases (double and joint degree), the student must conduct his research and write his thesis under the joint responsibility and supervision of two directors – one at the university of origin, and the other at the host university. The student must also spend a long period of time at the host university.