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Supervision

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The standard of supervision at INRIA is a guarantee of excellence in studying for a PhD or in post-doctoral positions.

Along with scientific advances and technology transfer, training young PhD students and post-docs through research is one of INRIA’s key activities. As a result, the Institute is actively involved in cooperation with higher education establishments, universities and engineering schools. Just over a thousand doctoral students are currently involved in our research projects.

Students usually work as part of an INRIA project-team. In PhD study they may also be guided toward studying under a foreign laboratory (joint thesis supervision) or in a company (for example, within the framework of a CIFRE agreement).

A fulfilling study environment on a human scale

INRIA provides ample opportunities for students to meet researchers from all over the world and to enjoy all the advantages of cutting-edge research that is always open to new ideas.
Basically, the environment at INRIA is fulfilling and functions on a human scale. The atmosphere is relaxed and everyone can be involved in social life within the Institute. Newcomers are made to feel welcome thanks to a range of activities designed to bring together researchers from over 80 countries.

Supervision by active researchers

At INRIA, research supervision, in terms of resources and human relations, is of a very high standard. The Institute is in fact very attentive to the quality of post-doctoral positions and theses produced within the framework of its research teams and, more generally, to the quality of training provided for its doctoral students, as well as to their career prospects. For example, prior to supervising doctoral students, INRIA researchers and engineers teach on various advanced courses, especially post-graduate courses, at French universities and engineering schools.

A Committee for doctoral students

All INRIA’s initiatives aimed at young researchers (doctoral and post-doctoral researchers) are coordinated by a committee whose chairperson reports to the Institute’s Research Department and which is made up of representative from each research centre. In particular, this committee deals with the following tasks:

• allocating grants for associations of doctoral students or that work to help doctoral students, and for providing support for the organisation of thematic schools aimed at doctoral students and young researchers,
• drawing up agreements with doctoral schools,
• collecting information relative to doctoral students and their post-thesis careers,
• collecting information relative to research supervision accreditation.
• organising initiatives to promote the dissemination of scientific information,
• communication initiatives aimed at young people.

Find out more about training-through-research teams.

The Institute also supports French national associations involved in the lives of doctoral students and doctors.
Association Nationale des Docteurs ès Sciences ; Fondation Nationale Alfred Kastler ; Guilde des doctorants and the Association Bernard Gregory.

Recognition for researchers

In 2007, many INRIA researchers won recognition for their work.