First enrolment for a predoctoral programme, the doctorate and the Doctoral Training Programme

  • All this information is also applicable to Joint PhD
  • You will be charged a tuition fee for your first enrolment.
  • Do not forget to re-enrol every year until your doctoral defense has taken place.

The Registrar's Office handles your enrolment as a (pre-) doctoral student.

There is no defined enrolment period for these programme (i.e. you don't have to enrol before the start of the academic year as opposed to the bachelor or master programmes)

Letter of admission

You receive a letter of admission, after your application has been approved. This letter is required for your visa application.

You can enrol online,  please follow the instructions on your OASIS-page. If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail . Please mention your file number or attach your letter of admission.

Approval by e-mail

You are a new student at Ghent University or you graduated from Ghent University more than 2 years ago?

You have received an e-mail confirming the approval of your application. Please follow the instructions to enrol online.

You can enrol online,  please follow the instructions on your OASIS-page. If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail . Please mention your file number or attach your letter of admission.

You just graduated from Ghent University?

You can enrol online. When the enrolment has been completed, you will receive confirmation by e-mail. The invoice for the first enrolment will be sent to your UGent e-mail address.

Doctoral Training Programme

You will automatically be enrolled for the Doctoral Training Programme. In some faculties, this programme may even be mandatory. On successful completion you will receive a certificate (after the doctoral defence has taken place).