Modern Languages Doctoral Students’ Society (MSD)

The Modern Languages Doctoral Students’ Society represents all doctoral students at the department on matters related to third-cycle studies at departmental and university level. All doctoral students become members of the society automatically on admission to third-cycle studies.

The society elects representatives on an annual basis to bodies such as the Department Board, Faculty Board, the disciplinary domain’s Doctoral Students’ Council, various working groups and many other of the University’s decision-making bodies and committees, in order to monitor and promote the interests of doctoral students. The Doctoral Students’ Society also acts as a social forum where doctoral students can meet to exchange ideas and discuss topical issues related to research, third-cycle studies or teaching in order to strengthen cohesion in the doctoral college.

The activities of the Doctoral Students’ Society in brief

• Representing the interests of and exercising influence on behalf of doctoral students at the department and on university-wide bodies.
• Contact and collaboration with the department’s director of third-cycle studies.
• Quality assurance and development of third-cycle courses and programmes in collaboration with the Department Board and faculty, including revising the general syllabus for third-cycle programmes and the range of third-cycle courses as and when necessary.
• Collaboration with doctoral students and doctoral societies at other departments and faculties.
• Training courses, seminars and workshops, etc. as necessary.
• Social forum for the department’s doctoral students.