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15/10/2025

GENERAL CONTEXT OF THE SWISS DOCTORAL SYSTEM

Switzerland offers two main types of doctorates: traditional PhDs within a single university and structured PhDs involving collaborations between institutions, notably between cantonal universities and universities of applied sciences PhD study in Switzerland – 2025. 

Adam Aitbenlaassel is a PhD monitor in Information and Communication Sciences at Mohammed V University of Rabat. As part of his thesis on discourse on international political crises, he is currently conducting his second research stay at the LT2D laboratory at CY Cergy Paris University. Discover in this interview his international mobility journey, how this experience enriched his doctoral research, as well as a series of advice for doctoral students considering scientific mobility in France...

(STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics — the scientific and technological disciplines strategic for Europe's future.)

The European Union lacks more than two million STEM professionals. Scientific and technical services are expected to create 2.6 million jobs by 2030 in Europe. The ecological transition, digital sovereignty, reindustrialization, and the rise of AI rely heavily on these scientific skills. And yet, a significant portion of young researchers leave academic research before or after their defense: more than 40% of postdocs eventually exit academia to reorient toward other sectors. Many do so for lack of stable prospects, sometimes at the end of careers marked by precarity, fatigue, and lack of visibility regarding their scientific future.

This paradox is far from anecdotal: Europe needs STEM talent at the precise moment when some of its best profiles cannot see themselves there.

The Paris Youth Employment Forum (#PPEJ26) returns for its new edition on Thursday, February 19, 2026, from 10am to 5pm, at Paris Montreuil Expo. This flagship event in the Île-de-France region brings together hundreds of recruiters and young talents each year around employment, internships, work-study programs, and training opportunities.

Organized by Carrefours pour l'Emploi, the forum provides a unique opportunity for direct connections between employers and candidates of all levels, from vocational training to doctorate, in a dynamic and professional setting.