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On standards or conventions specific to the higher education system in France, which differs in structure and style from the systems in other parts of the world.

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I am applying for Maître de Conférences (MCF) positions in France (sections 25 and 26 - math and applied math). I've gotten the qualification, and I would like to understand the committee-level ...
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I have a Bachelor's degree (3 years - 180 ECTS), then a Master's degree (1 year - 60 ECTS) in the Netherlands. Normally, people can start a PhD in the Netherlands after a 1-year Master's (my Master's ...
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A job posting for an academic position requires submitting "The PhD thesis report (if the thesis was defended less than three years ago)". The position is in France, and I'm in Italy. The ...
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Edit: It's Grenoble Ecole de Management (Paris Campus). I reached out to their admissions team and they said that they could grant the extension however they cannot guarantee the seat after the ...
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Is it a common or average occurrence that PhD holders in France can right away secure a position as an MCF, or is this rare? If I apply to open positions straight out of doctoral school, would I have ...
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I'm familiar with the US process. So, it would be very helpful if someone just briefed the process for me. Like, do I contact the professors beforehand? Do i need to have research publications in ...
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On the level of PhD in mathematics, what is the difference between Grande École and Université (if any) in the French academic system? I am aware of entrance exams at the Bachelor level for the Grande ...
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I am currently a master's student (in a grand ecole) in STEM field in France. I currently have a GPA of 3.3/4 or 14.7/20. I want to go for PhD. I am currently interested doing from Europe itself, ...
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I have a friend who is doing a master's in France (bac+5, or an M2) at a public university. They recently had their first year (M1) validated and received a "maîtrise" diploma, which cites L....
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I have received an offer for a postdoc in Strasbourg, France with a monthly gross salary of 2575 €. I am surprised to see such a low salary as in my previous one year long postdoc in Austria, I ...
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I want to increase exposure and citations, for this reason, I want to apply for another postdoc (as I am already a postdoc in academia). Talking about France, Is it possible to apply and work in ...
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What textbooks were used at the École Normale in the 19th century? Is there a catalogue of all the textbooks used for each of the subjects?
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I wonder the following: How often are PhD defenses in France rejected? From what I read on Reddit and researchgate, that seems uncommon, but I wonder if anyone has more precise statistics.
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I just submitted a project to ANR (French research grant fund), but I realized I forgot to mention my implication rate (i.e., the percentage of time dedicated to the project). This is a grant for a ...
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I am inquiring about academic positions in France and their salaries. In particular, I have received an offer for a "Maître de conférences" position. According to my current information, I ...
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