Launched in 2016, the PhD Forum is a pre-doctoral training program that supports emerging researchers in art and design as they prepare a doctoral project. The program is free and open to applicants.

PhD Information

The program takes place over nine in-person days (attendance mandatory), in the form of workshops and lectures in French and English:

  • Research models in art and design
  • The role of experience and fieldwork
  • Prototype development
  • Literature review and writing about the research subject
  • Formulating the research question
  • Research methodology and objectives

Participants produce a 6–8 page doctoral plan (in French or English) and receive mentoring throughout the program. A certificate of attendance is awarded upon completion.

Registration is free. The application must include:

  • One-page letter of motivation (French or English)
  • Short biography and academic background
  • Description of the doctoral project
  • CV

Eligibility requirement: a Master’s degree.

Coordination
Lecturers

microsillons.head@hesge.ch