THE DOCTORATE, A SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL PROJECT Sample Clauses

THE DOCTORATE, A SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL PROJECT. Preparing for the doctorate is done in a research environment and must be within the context of a clearly defined project in terms of the means and goals, as well as its demands. It implies clarity in the objectives pursued and the means implemented to achieve them. The doctorate is a professional research experience. During each PhD student's enrolment, the thesis supervisor, and, from the third year of re-enrolment, the monitoring committee, assess the progress of the project and propose required adjustments. The doctoral school and the research unit also ensure monitoring according to the methods specific to each of them and which are evoked in the individual training agreement. The PhD student receives information on the academic and extra-curricular opportunities in his or her area which should help him or her to build his or her professional project. The PhD student specifies, as early as possible, the professional direction that he or she is considering. In order to ensure that information on the opportunities is provided to future PhD students from the laboratory, all doctors must inform their thesis supervisor (and, if required, the thesis co-supervisor) as well as the head of the doctoral school, of their professional situation for a period of five years after obtaining the doctorate. The processing of this data on professional life will be done in accordance with the French amended Actct no. 78-17 of 6th January 1978 relating to information technology, data files and civil liberties.