PhD in Audiovisual Arts – Ghent University
Ghent University
Faculty of Arts and Philosphy
Ghent | Belgium
PhD in Audiovisual Arts
- Multimedia Arts, Audio-visual Techniques and Media Production
- Film Studies
- Other fieldsFilm studies, Multimedia arts, Other
4 years
Public University
- PhD fully funded and with a stipend by the university
- Self-funded PhD – you must provide both tuition and your own maintenance
- PhD Fully or partially externally funded, with a stipend, through private or public foundations, scholarships, grants, one or more companies, or public institutions that you have to find on your own
- PhD Fully funded with a stipend by the University but you have both to work on the PHD and complete a number of teaching hours
It is important to know that many universities offer different funding options and public and private grants available to students who match the application criteria. Before applying, it is a good idea to check the institutions’ websites and inquire about the options available to you.
Many universities require applicants to pay fees such as matriculation or dissertation fees, even if they offer a fully funded programme with or without a stipend.
https://www.ugent.be/student/nl/administratie/studiegeld/betalenstudiegeld.htm
Funding resources:
https://www.ugent.be/nl/onderzoek/financiering
After an intensive period of original scientific research, the candidate will present the results in a dissertation, which he/she will publicly defend before an examining panel. Successful completion earns the candidate the title of doctor.
A dissertation can be original or can be based on your own published articles (or some articles that are still to be published) in academic journals. A dissertation based on articles in academic journals must meet some specific criteria.
Doctorate in the Arts A doctorate in the Arts may be composed of various elements. The doctorate consists of both artistic work and a text, so this type of doctorate may also be accompanied by art books, DVDs, CDs, portfolios, theatre performances, exhibitions, etc.
All the information regarding the application process (dates, vacancies, necessary documents and form of submission of the application) can be consulted on the website:
https://www.ugent.be/nl/onderzoek/doctoreren/administratie/overzicht.htm
Second Level Academic Diploma or Master’s Degree
https://www.ugent.be/nl/onderzoek/doctoreren/administratie/toelating-doctoraat.htm
| – Faculty Student Administration – Student Administration Team: doctoraat@ugent.be – Tuition fees: Studiegeld@ugent.be |
| https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/2026/doctor-in-de-kunsten-audiovisuele-kunsten |
Info for international students:
https://www.ugent.be/phd/en?utm_
https://www.ugent.be/nl/univgent/missie/internationalisering/aib/team-international-support
Joint PhD
A joint doctorate allows several universities to jointly award a doctoral degree to a doctoral student. For instance, doctoral students may carry out part of their research at Ghent University and another part at another university. This may take the form of an actual joint degree or a double degree. For this type of doctorates, a co-operation agreement will be concluded between the universities involved and will list all regulations concerning the organisation, the joint supervision, the examination, etc. For joint doctorates, the Education and Examination Codes of the institutions involved may differ as far as the composition and duties of the Examination Board are concerned. If this is the case, it is possible to depart from the Ghent University regulations. In the case of a collaboration with another Flemish university, the supervisors are part of the non-voting members of the Examination Board.
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Language of the doctorate
Doctoral dissertations are to be written in Dutch or in English. However, after a substantiated request from the doctoral student, permission may be granted by the faculty for the dissertation to be written in another language (or other languages). If a doctoral dissertation has a foreign language as its subject – either in part or as a whole – the Faculty Council may decide to impose the use of said other language.
If the doctoral dissertation is written in English, the faculty may require the doctoral student to corroborate that s/he has a command of English, unless the student is exempted from such an obligation pursuant to the Ghent University general Education and Examination Code (OER, article 10).
Each doctoral dissertation is to include a Dutch and English summary between 300 and maximum 500 words, written in an accessible language and without jargon. When you upload your dissertation, you also need to add this summary to Biblio under ‘abstract’. Subject to permission or obligation from the faculty stating the contrary, the doctoral examination (first deliberation and public defence) takes place in Dutch or English.