National postgraduate representative body
# National postgraduate representative body

A national postgraduate representative body exists in many countries and represents postgraduate students/researchers undertaking their doctorate (PhD) or postdoctoral research. Some have a broader remit to represent all postgraduates, including those taking master's degrees. A few countries have no specific body but are represented by a national body representing all students, including undergraduates.

In Europe, many of the national organisations have come together under the Eurodoc federation.

## List of national postgraduate representative bodies by country

### Specific postgraduate bodies

* Armenia – Ecosocium, Young Scientists NGO
* Australia - Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations
* Belgium – Focus Research
* Bulgaria – Asociacija na doktorantite v Bylgarija (ADB)
* Czech Republic – Czech Association of Doctoral Researchers (ČAD)
* Denmark – Danske Ph.d.-stipendiaters netvaerk
* Estonia – Eesti Noorte Teadlaste Akadeemia
* France – Confédération des jeunes chercheurs (CJC)
* Germany – Thesis
* Greece – Elliniki Epistimoniki Etaireia Ypopsifion Didaktoron
* Hungary – Doktoranduszok Országos Szövetsége (DOSZ)
* Italy – Associazione Dottorandi e Dottori di Ricerca Italiani (ADI)
* Lithuania – Lietuvos Jaunuju Mokslininku Sajunga
* Moldova – ATCM Pro-Stiinta
* Netherlands – Promovendi netwerk nederland (PNN)
* Norway – Stipendiat-organisasjonene i Norge (SiN)
* Poland – Sapere Aude
* Portugal – Associação dos Bolseiros de Investigação Cientifica (ABIC)
* Romania – Ad Astra
* Russia – Young Researchers
* Slovakia – Asociácia doktorandov Slovenska (ADS)
* Slovenia – Drustvo Mladih Raziskovalcev Slovenije (DMRS)
* Spain – Precarios
* Sweden – Sveriges Doktorander (SDok)
* United Kingdom – National Postgraduate Committee (NPC)
* United States - National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS)

### Represented by a body for all students

* Austria - Austrian National Union of Students (Österreichische HochschülerInnenschaft - ÖH)
* Ireland - Union of Students in Ireland (USI)
