In a meeting of ministers responsible for higher education in Berlin in 2003, doctoral programmes were first mentioned in the Bologna Process setting.

The Eurodoc Conference 2021 was held in Prague on 14–15 July 2021 in a hybrid form to bring together as many people as the pandemic situation allowed while streaming it online.

The event was organised by Krajowa Reprezentacja Doktorantów (KRD) and Eurodoc with the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Republic of Poland.

Eurodoc seeks to represent and consolidate the community of doctoral candidates and junior researchers in Europe in their pursuit of a dignified career and a worthy professional life.

Eurodoc issues policy statements and provides recommendations to academic, corporate and governing institutions on subjects of special relevance to European doctoral candidates and junior researchers (e.g., the Bologna Process or the Lisbon Strategy).

It analysed the current situation of 7561 doctoral candidates in twelve countries (Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden), and provided input for policy recommendations at the European level.