• 1. What is a doctoral thesis under cotutelle?
• 2. In what way is a doctorate carried out under cotutelle different from an « international doctorate »?
• 3. In what way is a doctorate carried out under cotutelle different from a joint doctorate?
• 4. In a doctorate carried out under cotutelle can I also apply for the international mention for my thesis?
• 5. Who is responsible for the initiative to perform a cotutelle agreement for a doctoral thesis?
• 6. In which year of the doctorate can I consider the cotutelle?
• 7. With which universities can I consider a cotutelle agreement for the doctoral thesis?
• 8. Who can supervise a doctoral thesis under cotutelle?
• 9. What grants and aids exist for the realization of a doctorate under a cotutelle agreement?

• 10. How and to whom do I have to address my cotutelle proposal?
• 11. When do I have to submit my cotutelle application?
• 12. Who is responsible for the drawing up and processing of the cotutelle agreements?
• 13. Who signs the cotutelle agreement?
• 14. Do I have to enrol at both universities?
• 15. Do I have to pay the fees and enrolment charge for the doctorate at both universities?
• 16. If my university of origin is not the UPV/EHU, on what dates do I have to enrol at the UPV/EHU and how should I do it?
• 17. Do I have to be covered by an insurance policy?

• 18. What requirements do I have to meet in order to renew the annual enrolment of my doctorate in cotutelle?
• 19. Is there a minimum period of stay stipulated at each university?
• 20. How much time do I have to complete my doctorate?
• 21. What kind of training activities can I carry out during the doctoral programme?
• 22. Should I be evaluated during the established evaluation period regardless of how long I have been studying the new doctoral programme?
• 23. Who bears the costs of the thesis defense?
• 24. I am working on my thesis at another university and I want to enrol in one doctoral programme at the UPV/EHU. What steps should I take? Shold I ask for a new enrolment or a transfer of my transcript?