The PhD programme in international relations and diplomacy (taught in English) is designed for diplomats, senior civil and military officers, and private companies senior executives in order to guide them in a research process that will provide them with a high level of expertise in their own research area.
This programme is designed for diplomats, officials and high-ranking civil servants in addition to senior executives.
The maximum number of eligible candidate is determined each year by the Academic Board.
Since it was created in 1998, the programme has already graduated several civil and military senior executives from many countries from Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Europe.
In addition, diplomatic negotiation exercises are taking place either under the supervision of diplomatic experts or inside the war college.
The PhD programme encompasses one year of courses, lectures and workshops and up to three years of research.
The lectures are expected to take place on Thursday all day and Friday morning from April 2019 to February 2019
Those who pass successfully those evaluations are awarded the PhD session certificate in international relations and diplomacy.
They are given three full years maximum to undertake their research under the supervision of a CEDS professor, and to submit a 300 pages minimum PhD dissertation in order to defend it before an academic jury.
Once this last step is successfully passed, the candidate is awarded the PhD in International Relations and Diplomacy.
The best candidates are allowed to apply for a co-tutella or a double supervision with one of the partner universities in Europe if they meet the latters’ requirements (if they are eligible by their respective boards, find a supervisor for their research and pay the additional fees due to the partner university).
tuition fees amount to 8850€ for the first year
Tuition fees amount to 1500€ for each of the second and third year.
Additional defense session fees: 600 €.