New EUA report highlights challenges for doctoral education in Europe

A new report published this week by EUA gives an important insight into the state of doctoral education in Europe.

It highlights the latest trends in this key sector of higher education, such as, the introduction of new organisational structures to manage doctoral education, the increasing focus on learning ‘transferable skills’ and the growth in new types of doctoral programmes such as “professional doctorates”. Equally, it underlines the challenges that Europe faces if it is serious about attracting and retaining the best young research talent.