Cotutelle and Dual Award Doctoral Programs

Guidelines for negotiations with prospective partner institutions

Preamble

While in many documents these terms are used interchangeably, the Research Graduate School draws a clear distinction between cotutelle programs and dual-award programs.

A dual-award program is a generic term, the details of which may vary according to the particular arrangements negotiated by Monash and the other institution. A cotutelle is a unique class of dual-award program, defined under French law.

Objectives of the cotutelle and dual-award program

Both types of programs have the following objectives:

an opportunity to facilitate international research for doctoral candidates, including access to the latest research equipment in two countries/institutions
a mechanism to enhance co-operation and collaboration between the researchers and institutions involved
an opportunity to recruit international students of highest calibre to research training programs.

Guidelines for negotiating cotutelle programs with prospective French partner institutions

Guidelines for negotiating dual-award programs with prospective partner institutions