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PhD Education at the Danish School of Education

About the PhD programme at the Danish School of Education

The PhD programme at the Danish School of Education is organised under the Graduate School, Arts, and each year a number of PhD projects are completed at the school, focusing on topics such as education, didactics, learning, learning cultures and identity, innovation, management, competence and organisational development, education systems and education policy.

The Graduate School, Arts has two PhD programmes that are connected to the Danish School of Education:

PhD students at the Danish School of Education will also be attached to one of the school’s research programmes.

Are you interested in doing a PhD?

You can read about the requirements and opportunities involved in a PhD degree programme at the Faculty of Arts on the Graduate School, Arts website.

The website enables you to:

  • find information about the scholarships available
  • get good advice on how to compose an application
  • read about the rules and financial framework for PhD programmes
  • find out which courses and exchange opportunities are offered
  • read about life as a PhD student and the career opportunities you will have as a researcher.

Further questions?

For academic inquiries, you can contact the PhD school's research education program leaders: https://phd.arts.au.dk/phd-programmes

For administrative inquiries, you can contact the PhD administrator for the PhD programs at DPU, Aarhus University, Minna Elo: https://phd.arts.au.dk/contact.  Minna Elo advises on MyPhD and the study program, HR for AU-employed PhD students, submission of dissertations, and assessments. Minna Elo is at Campus Emdrup in Copenhagen 2 days each month. If you need to meet with her when she is in Emdrup, it is a good idea to arrange it by email in advance. Otherwise, she has an office in Aarhus, Tåsingegade 3, building 1443, room 423

Inquiries regarding long-term illness, maternity leave, adoption, and parental leave should be directed to PhD administrator Bettina Holmbo Acthon: https://phd.arts.au.dk/contact

Assistance with the admission process and applications for faculty scholarships should also be directed to PhD administrator Bettina Holmbo Acthon: https://phd.arts.au.dk/contact

Inquiries about the PhD school's courses should be directed to PhD administrator Andreas Mølgaard Lausen: https://phd.arts.au.dk/contact

Read more here: https://phd.arts.au.dk/phd-courses/courses

Inquiries about collaboration agreements, industrial PhDs, etc., should be directed to team leader Anna Louise Plaskett: https://phd.arts.au.dk/contact

The aim of the PhD programmes

The aim of the PhD programmes is to train researchers who can participate in highly competitive research environments and perform specialised, highly qualified professional functions. PhD degrees are offered in the form of three-year programmes for students who have completed a Master’s degree programme (5+3), or four-year programmes for students enrolling after one year of the Master’s degree programme (4+4).