Stefano Volpe 17h ago
If any PhD students are following your account, boosting would be appreciated.

Fellow PhD student: hello! ​​ I hope you had a good Monday.

0) In which country are you pursuing your PhD?
1) What is the official duration of your PhD programme? Does it assume you already have a Master's?
2) How many academic credits (e.g., ECTS) are you required to get in order to complete your PhD?
3) If you are paid for TAing, can you estimate the number of teaching contact hours you need in order to supplement other sources of funding?

My union and Ph.D. committee have been asking for feedback, and I have a theory I'd like to test. Feel free to use private mentions if you want.

Edit: I am now using "academic credits" to make myself more understandable to non-EU people.
Show threadAx=b17h ago
@foxy what is an ects?
Show threadamelliug17h ago
@melissawm @foxy It’s the number of points you earn when you complete courses.
Show threadAx=b
@amelliug @foxy oh like credits. I see. I think this is not standardized across countries (I know for a fact mine were not between Brazil and Belgium) so it may be worth rewording if you're hoping for non-US answers
Mar 23 at 4:01pmWeb
Show threadStefano Volpe 17h ago
@melissawm @amelliug Yes, I edited my question after your first comment. I decided halfway through to address non-EU PhD students, as well, and forgot to adapt the content of the question accordingly.
Show threadamelliug17h ago
@melissawm @foxy I think it's standardized in european countries.