Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech's Doctoral College is the leading college within the University of Liège for doctoral graduates.

2023-03-25 Cérémonie des DHC et DT ULiège © M. Houet 00211

Being a doctoral student at Gembloux

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

The majority of doctoral students come from abroad and receive external funding. Research fields range from biology and agronomy to chemistry and the environment. The pluralism of research subjects can be observed simply by looking at the subjects of theses defended.

Graduates

At Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, the number of thesis defenses continues to rise, with around fifty defended each year.

Number of PhDs graduated in the last 5 years:

  • 2018-2019: 41 including 39% female graduates
  • 2019-2020: 36 including 58% female graduates
  • 2020-2021: 40 including 45% female graduates
  • 2021-2022: 55 including 50% graduates
  • 2022-2023: 55 including 49% graduates

Duration of doctorate

The average length of a doctorate at the Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Doctoral College is 5.20 years.

Regulations

General doctoral regulations

Doctoral faculty regulations

Contact
Student affairs

Open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 1pm and from 1:30 pm to 5 pm

+32 (0)81 62 24 76 / 23 45
affaires.etudiantes.gembloux@uliege.be

Passage des Déportés, 2 - 5030 Gembloux I Entrance 5 I Building 9

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updated on 8/25/25

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