Do a doctorate in Gembloux

The Doctoral College of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech is the 2nd highest number of doctoral graduates at the University of Liège.

Being a PhD student in Gembloux

Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech hosts more than 400 doctoral students on its campus, with a balanced evolution of enrolments in terms of gender (rates close to 50%).

Most doctoral students are of foreign origin and are subsidized by external funds. The fields of research are varied from biology to agronomy, chemistry and the environment. The pluralism of research subjects can be observed simply by looking at the subjects of the defended thesis.

Duration of the doctorate

The duration of the doctorate at the Collège doctoral de Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech is slightly decreasing and has reached 5.20 years. This decrease can be explained by better supervision of doctoral students during thesis committees and follow-up of these meetings by the Doctoral College. However, the number of doctoral students supervised by promoters within GxABT shows an increasing trend.