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Digital Masterclass "Entrepreneurship and the PhD"

[PhD students from all disciplines]
Led by experts from the C.U.R.I.E. Network, as part of its Les Innopreneurs program and Pépite France, this free event, open to all PhD students, offers a program covering the key elements to consider in taking the leap into entrepreneurship: understanding the key mechanisms for setting up an innovative company, identifying the specifics of creating a company from public research, and recognizing the key actors who support the transformation of a research project into a high-impact entrepreneurial initiative.

• Webinar date: November 19, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
• Registration link
   

2026 Qualification Campaign: Become a University Lecturer

[PhD students from all disciplines]
Qualification is a necessary step to become a university lecturer or equivalent staff.
The ODYSSEE application allows candidates to submit their qualification request and track it throughout the review process.
For all candidates, the schedule for the 2026 campaign includes a single phase for registration and submission of required (and supplementary) documents, starting in mid-September 2025 and ending on December 15, 2025.
This single deadline will apply to all candidates regardless of their thesis defense date, as no exceptions are technically or legally possible.
Potential candidates can now create their account on the ODYSSEE application here

• Note:
  If you wish to participate in the 2026 qualification campaign, it is recommended that all candidates anticipate their thesis defense date in order to receive their diploma, certificate, and signed defense report before the application deadline.
  We suggest you plan to defend your thesis no later than early December 2025.
• Resources:
  Access the video replay of the permanent commission webinar of the National Council of Universities (CP-CNU) on Thursday, July 3, 2025 on YouTube (link) and the presentation materials are available on the RNCD website (link)