Université Paris-Est ● Doctoral Studies Guide 2018-2019

27 UNIVERSITÉ PARIS-EST DOCTORAL CHARTER The preparation of a thesis is based on an agreement between the PhD student and the thesis supervisor. This agreement covers the choice of topic and the working conditions required to ensure that the research can be carried out. So both the thesis supervisor and the doctoral student have serious responsibilities. The doctoral charter sets out these reciprocal commitments by reiterating the code of ethics which underpins the current regulations and previously tested practices which respect the diversity of disciplines and institutions. The institution is committed to ensuring that the principles it sets out are respected in the case of joint thesis supervision. During the registration process, the PhD student, the thesis supervisor, the director of the host research team and the director of the doctoral school all sign the charter drawn up by Université Paris-Est. A code of ethics charter sets out the obligations of PhD students in terms of academic responsibility and integrity, plagiarism and falsification of data, intellectual property and data exploitation rights. The charter must be signed by all concerned when the student registers. In addition, the Department of Doctoral Studies provides compulsory training to ensure that all PhD students are aware of the importance of these rules. You can download the Université Paris-Est doctoral charter from: www.univ-paris-est.fr/documents-de-reference GAINING YOUR DOCTORATE VIA VALIDATION OF ACQUIRED EXPERIENCE The “Validation of Acquired Experience” (VAE) scheme provides a means of obtaining a PhD qualification. It does not require the student to conduct any new research but involves summarising and developing researchworkwhich has already been carried out.