Doctoral students from CEMS Schools are encouraged to participate in one of the doctoral workshops jointly organised by CEMS schools and CEMS Faculty Groups.

Students are also encouraged to spend a term at another CEMS school. They are entitled to take doctoral courses or carry out research work together with their colleagues at the host institution.

The student mobility at doctoral level among the CEMS schools is based on bilateral Erasmus agreements. Doctoral student mobility is much more demanding in content than the normal selection for student exchanges at masters level. Therefore students are to actively explore suitable fields and researchers at the host institution they are considering before applying. Moreover, to make a doctoral level exchange successful, doctoral students are encouraged to establish contact with the specific teaching department and an eventual academic advisor.

Once the student has found an academic advisor for his/her exchange period, the international office/departmental coordinator of the host institution will be happy to assist with the practicalities of their exchange (housing, student services etc.)

At doctoral level the exchange period requires commitment by the host institution in terms of:
- nomination of an academic advisor for the exchange student
- availability of working space/office for the exchange student
- organisation of housing
- access to research teams and local research seminars