ABSTRACT
Western Norway Graduate School of Educational Research II (WNGER II) is a research school initiative and was established in 2018 to strengthen the PhD education in Western Norway. A pilot phase (2016–2017) was used to identify and address specific challenges in PhD education as experienced in the six universities and university colleges in Western Norway. This case study shows that WNGER II as a research school seems to be an important contribution to doctoral education in Western Norway and has enhanced the educational quality within some parts of the obligatory part of the PhD in this inter-institutional collaboration.
