Candidate selection criteria

The folowing criteria are used to evaluate applications, wether in competition or non-competition mode:

quality of the candidate's academic background (Master's results or equivalent qualifications, research skills based on internships or dissertations, recommendations from supervisors)
quality of the proposed subject (e.g. originality, openness, feasibility), suitability of the thesis supervisor to the subject
suitability of the candidate's training to the proposed thesis topic
quality of the presentation at the audition (competitive process) or interview (non-competitive process); in particular, the candidate's understanding of the thesis project will be assessed.
suitability of the thesis funding envisaged (for the “non-competitive” mode)
during interviews, whether in competitive (auditions) or non-competitive mode, students must briefly introduce themselves (to justify their ability to solve the thesis topic), briefly present their topic, its originality and the scientific approach to be implemented, as well as the funding they are applying for, and briefly outline their professional project for the post-thesis period.