In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we discuss with our guests Karim Mouhssine and Mohamed, who had experience in PhD before, everything about PhD and how to apply for it in Morocco.
0:02 - Introduction
0:03 - What is PhD, How long does it take, Objective of a PHD and How to apply for a CS PHD in Morocco ?
0:06 - Do you have any advices for choosing a subject and the supervisor?
0:09 - Advice for getting an additional funding if possible
0:12 - When you apply for a PhD in university, are you affected automatically to another institution?
0:13 - Is ther a precise time of the year when we can start working on our PhD?
0:20 - What are the objectives and responsabilities of a PhD syudent during his cursus?
0:32 - One of the requirements to aply for PhD is having indexed articles
0:38 - Do salaried PhD students pay subscribtion fees to PhD program?
0:39 - Any advices on how to write a scientific article?
0:42 - Different categories of academic journals. How to know the reputation (or impact) of a given journal ? Is there a ranking of academic journals ? How is a researcher's impact calculated ?
0:49 - Work opportunities for PHDs in Morocco beside a career in academia. Does having a PHD make any difference for working in a multinational company in Morocco like Oracle or Microsoft ?
1:00 - Is it difficult to publish an article?
1:02 - For CS PhDs, are there subjects that englobe other fields? (Industrial for example)
1:03 - Are Maths a principal requirement to apply for PhD in CS?
1:04 - Are there any collaborations of Moroccan universities with foreign universities in computer science research
1:22 - Recent important research made by moroccan universities in computer science. Leading moroccan universities in computer science research
1:25 - Why industries are not pushing forward subjects to universities?
1:44 - Wrap up & Goodbye