EDGE doctoral school

The Doctoral School of Economics and Management Sciences (EDGE) brings together the research community in economics and management sciences in Brittany.
Each year, it trains and supports about a hundred doctoral students enrolled in the co-accredited institutions in conjunction with the Collège Doctoral de Bretagne and the research laboratories.

Roles of the doctoral school
Key figures
Institutions involved in the EDGE doctoral school
Research units (EA or UMR) attached to EDGE
Roles of the Collège doctoral de Bretagne

Roles of the doctoral school

The doctoral school is in charge of :

defining and organizing the range of disciplinary training courses
recruiting doctoral students
allocating the funding entrusted to it
ensuring the quality of the supervision of its doctoral students
ensuring the follow-up of doctoral students
organizing scientific and intellectual exchanges between doctoral students
promoting and following the professional integration of its doctoral students

Key figures

6 co-accredited institutions
6 research units
84 HDR holders (qualified to direct research)
100 PhD students
20 theses defended on average each year

Institutions involved in the EDGE doctoral school

The institutions accredited by the doctoral school welcome doctoral students in their institution and can deliver the doctoral degree.

Partner institutions host doctoral students at their institution but cannot issue the doctoral degree. The doctoral student can be attached to an associated institution but must be registered in an accredited institution that will issue the doctorate.

EDGE - Rennes (Direction)

Director : Eric MALIN (Université de Rennes)

Assistant - director : Aude RIDIER (Institut Agro)

Co-accredited institutions
- Université de Rennes
- Université de Rennes 2
- Institut Agro
Co-accredited institution (joint diploma)
- EHESP
Partner institution
- ENS Rennes
- ENSAI