Postgraduate Research training in Belgium: the case of engineering

Some years ago postgraduate education in Flanders has been changed by the University Decree of 12th June 1991. Before this decree, a dissertation, based on independent scientific research, supervised by a professor and defended in public, was the only condition to gain a PhD (= learning by doing model). Since the decree, each university may organise doctoral studies and oblige PhD students to follow a training programme before defending the dissertation (more information in the policy paper).status: publishe