Introduction to the 2020 ParisTech-CSC Doctoral Program

The 2020 application for the ParisTech-CSC doctoral program has been launched. Since the implementation in 2013 of the agreement between ParisTech and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) to create a PhD program in France, 130 students have been admitted to the program.

Features of the Program

• Students have the possibility to complete a co-supervised PhD in collaboration between their home research group in China and a host laboratory in France.
• Chinese nationals currently studying in China, but also in France or in one of the 32 partner countries of the CSC, are eligible for the program.

Research Fields and PhD Research Projects

For the 2020 admission campaign, more than 60 PhD Research Projects are offered by ParisTech “Grandes Ecoles” laboratories in the following Research Fields:

• Biology, Biophysics and Bio Chemistry
• Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
• Economics, Management and Social Sciences
• Energy, Processes
• Environment Science and Technology, Sustainable Development, Geosciences
• Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies
• Life and Health Science and Technology
• Materials Science, Mechanics, Fluids
• Mathematics and their applications
• Physics, Optics
• Design, Industrialization
• Life Science and Engineering for Agriculture, Food, and Environment
• Urban planning, Transport

Application Procedure

• Candidates can apply either to up to 3 PhD Research Projects listed or to an entire Research Field.
• The application deadline is December 15, 2019.