Save the date: 13 May 2027

or any day during the week of 13–17 May 2027

Celebrate doctoral education. Help shape Europe's scientific future.

“Across Europe, doctoral candidates and PhD holders drive the research, innovation, and discoveries that shape our shared future. European Doctoral Day exists to celebrate them and to inspire the next generation to join them”

Europe's doctorate is one of its greatest assets. Doctoral graduates carry scientific excellence into universities, companies, public institutions and society at large. And Europe's ability to attract talented young researchers from around the world, from every discipline and every background, is central to its future as a place of discovery and innovation.

That future depends on what we do today: encouraging bright, curious minds to choose research careers, helping employers recognize the full value of a doctorate and the skills of PhD holders, and showing the next generation of students just how far a PhD can take them.

This is exactly what European Doctoral Day was created to do. Following a successful first edition in May 2026 — 180 events across 25 countries and more than 14,850 participants — we are inviting universities, institutions, research organizations, and networks across Europe to once again open their doors and celebrate the doctorate in 2027.

Whether you organize a festival, an information stand, a webinar, a graduation ceremony, a "3-Minute Thesis" contest, or a networking evening, every format is welcome, under one shared charter, on one shared date, with one shared ambition: making the value of doctoral education visible, everywhere in Europe, all at once.

Ready to take part in 2027?

Interested in organising an event? Leave us your contact details and we'll keep you posted on next steps.

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Join the initiative as an organizing institution

Stay tuned! The 2027 calendar and all the details organizers need will be available soon on Eurodocday.org

Get and sign the event charter

Download the event charter (event charter.docx, event charter.pdf). The event charter must be signed by the legal representative of the organizing institution or an authorized delegate. Download the graphic charter and logo files. Download a questionnaire template to adapt and distribute on the day of your event to participants and get feedback.
Before February 28th 2026

Register your event on the European Doctoral Day coordination committee’s platform and provide the necessary details to promote your event on the European platform and to disseminate the information across Europe. Download here a press release template to communicate on your event with your networks
On May 13th or closeby

Celebrate European Doctoral Day during in-person, hybrid or online events, open to professionals, doctoral graduates, doctoral researchers, students and the general public of all ages. All events are free of charge, including access to venues. Complete a feedback questionnaire about your event to contribute to a European review of all events held on European Doctoral Day.