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 in Italia (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 - Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn (AMLÉ)