# PhD administration

**Source**: https://www.ugent.be/doctoralschool/en/administration
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/doctoralschool/en/joint_phd

## Application and admission

- [Admission requirements for holders of a Belgian Master Degree](https://www.ugent.be/nl/onderzoek/doctoreren/administratie/toelating-doctoraat.htm "Toelatingsvoorwaarden voor het doctoraat") (in Dutch)
- [Information and procedures for holders of a non-Belgian Master Degree](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/doctoralresearch/overview.htm "Doctoral research")

## First enrolment for the doctorate and the Doctoral Training Programme

- [Information and procedures for holders of a Belgian Master Degree (in Dutch)](https://www.ugent.be/nl/onderzoek/doctoreren/administratie/overzicht.htm "Inschrijven doctoraat")
- [Information and procedures for holders of a non-Belgian Master Degree](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/doctoralresearch/enrolment-doctorate/enrolment-doctorate.htm "First enrolment for a predoctoral programme, the doctorate and the Doctoral Training Programme")
- [Form 'Application for (partial) exemption from the Doctoral Training Programme'](https://www.ugent.be/doctoralschool/en/administration/exemption "Exemption")

## PhD onboarding track

- [Information and procedure](https://www.ugent.be/doctoralschool/en/administration/phd-onboarding)

## Data Management Plan

- [Information and procedure](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/openscience/datamanagement/policies/ghent-university.htm)

## Annual re-enrolment for the doctorate and the Doctoral Training Programme

- [Information and procedures](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/doctoralresearch/enrolment-doctorate/re-enrolment.htm "Re-enrolment for the doctorate")

## Joint PhD (joint doctorate) - Combined degree for interdisciplinary doctorate

- [Joint PhD: information, procedures and contact information](https://www.ugent.be/doctoralschool/en/joint_phd/overview.htm "Joint PhD (Joint Doctorate)")
- [Interdisciplinary PhD: information, procedures and contact information](https://www.ugent.be/doctoralschool/en/joint_phd/interdisciplinary-phd)

## Changing your supervisor, doctoral advisory committee, research topic, doctoral title, etc.

- [Information and procedures](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/doctoralresearch/enrolment-doctorate#Changestoyourdoctorate)

## Discontinuing your doctorate and doctoral training

- [Information and procedures](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/doctoralresearch/enrolment-doctorate/overview.htm "What to  do when discontinuing your PhD(training)")

## Finishing your doctorate and doctoral training

- [Information and procedures](https://www.ugent.be/doctoralschool/en/administration/finishing.htm "Finishing your doctorate and doctoral training")
- [PhD defense calendar](https://www.ugent.be/nl/agenda/doctoraten) (in Dutch)

## Related content

- [PhD life cycle](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/doctoralresearch/phd-workflow.pdf)
- [Information for staff and PhD students](https://www.ugent.be/phd/en)
- [PhD students as UGent staff](https://www.ugent.be/en/work/phd/overview.htm)
- [UGent rapport: Werkrelaties tussen doctorandi en promotoren](https://www.ugent.be/doctoralschool/en/supervisor/rapport-ugent-werkrelaties-doctorandi-promotoren.pdf) (in Dutch)
- [Funding opportunities](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/overview.htm)
- [Working at UGent](https://www.ugent.be/en/work)
- [Doctoral research](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/doctoralresearch/overview.htm)