The conferment of doctoral degrees is one of the foremost among the common academic traditions at universities and higher education institutions in Sweden. Photo: Rickard Kilström

Daniel, Doctoral Candidate in Private Law

Daniel Pinheiro Astone.

There is life outside legal dogmatics so do try something new.

Before joining Stockholm University, Daniel Pinheiro Astone worked for the government for 10 years in total, both as a public servant and consultant. One of his best advice to someone who is interested in undertaking doctoral studies is to write about something that matters.

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Ruyi, Doctoral Candidate in Law and Information Technology

Ruyi Ding.

I love the peaceful, free atmosphere at universities.

Ruyi Ding got the opportunity to travel all the way from China to Sweden to undertake doctoral studies in law at Stockholm University. Her experience is that although being a PhD student can be a bit challenging, it is also very rewarding.

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