Prepare for your arrival
Alongside administrative steps, PhD students must contact their doctoral school to complete their admission.
The University of Strasbourg provides international students and researchers with an international welcome platform. It brings together all the practical information you need in both French and English to prepare for mobility, complete your enrolment at the university, apply for funding and find accommodation in Strasbourg.
The University of Strasbourg has also created a Guide for international PhD students and researchers.
Who can help?
The multi-service welcome desk
At the Maison universitaire internationale (MUI), an international multiservice desk offers a range of services in French, English and German to support you throughout your stay:
- The International Relations Office (Direction des relations internationales – DRI) supports your integration at the University of Strasbourg. It offers mentoring, welcome and integration events such as information sessions and campus tours. It also offers practical guidance for the everyday essentials, including housing, transport and administrative procedures.
- The Euraxess Centre helps international researchers, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and academic staff, as well as their families, with all the necessary steps for moving abroad. It offers administrative support (visas, residence permits, health insurance), help with preparing for your stay (accommodation, opening a bank account, registering for social security) and personalised support before and after your arrival. Learn more about the Euraxess service centre on the intranet (Ernest)
- The Eucor – The European Campus team supports students, PhD students and staff in their mobility and cooperation projects in the Upper Rhine region
The International Office at the Doctoral College
The International Office at the Doctoral College is responsible for coordinating Erasmus+ mobility opportunities for PhD students, the International Doctoral Programme and its training activities, Eiffel Scholarship applications, as well as international joint and co-supervised PhD projects.
Contact the International Office at the Doctoral College via the contact form
Explore international opportunities during your PhD
The Student Support and Welfare Office
The Student Support and Welfare Office at the University of Strasbourg welcomes, advises and supports all students throughout their university journey.
Contact the Student Support and Welfare Office
Your dissertation supervisor
Every PhD candidate works under the supervision and responsibility of a dissertation supervisor, as set out in the French national regulatory framework for doctoral studies (Article 16). Your dissertation supervisor supports you throughout your PhD. They help shape your research project, guide your methodology and monitor your progress. They are your main academic contact and ensure the scientific direction of your dissertation.