Pursuing a PhD in Holland

Simone Perez

Chief representative officer

Nuffic Neso Brazil

O Nuffic Neso Brazil

− Internacionalização do ensino superior;− Representação do ensino superior holandês;− Ponte entre instituições holandesas e brasileiras;− Orientação ao estudante brasileiro;− CAPES/Nuffic;− OTS Brazil| Holland Scholarship− Promoção do ensino superior holandês.

“ Estudar na Holanda

é uma oportunidade

de adquirir o

conhecimento

na fonte,

onde muitas tecnologias

do nosso dia a dia

foram criadas.”

Jairo da Costa JúniorSanta Catarina – SCTU Delft Researcher

A Holanda

Localização e geografia

As Empresas

Why choose Holland for your PhD?

English-taught programmes

A large variety of research fields and extensive interdisciplinary collaboration;

Employee status – Mostly paid employment contracts for PhD candidates (university employees), with associated rights and responsibilities such as formal teaching

International student population – the Netherlands has a proud tradition of international exchange, with around 10% of students coming from abroad

Historic university system – the Netherlands has several universities dating back to the 16th century

Global recognition – Dutch universities are found in the upper reaches of the three major university world rankings12 Dutch universities are ranked in the top 200 in the world for 2019

The Netherlands has an excellent international ranking for the number of publications per researcher (2nd) and for the impact of research publication (4th)

Areas

Agriculture, Forestry and FisheryArchitecture and Townplanning

Arts and HumanitiesBusiness Administration and Management

Education and Teacher TrainingEngineering

Environmental ScienceFine and Applied ArtsGeneral Programmes

LawMass Communication and Information

ScienceMathematics and Computer Science

Medical and Health SciencesNatural Sciences

Service, Tourism & LeisureSocial and Behavioural SciencesTransport and communications

Dutch Universities

There are three main types of higher education institution in the Netherlands.

• Research universities – are the main academic institutions for PhD-level research, with advanced facilities and expert faculty available to train doctoral students

• Universities of applied sciences – or HBO institutions (hogescholen) specialise in practical Arts and Sciences, but do not offer PhD programmes

• Institutes for international education – are a smaller sector of higher education designed particularly for international students focusing on intercultural knowledgeexchange; currently, only the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education offers a PhD programme

** It is important to know, that only Dutch research universities can award a Phd degree. There are also PhD vacancies at institutions or companies running the research activities These organisations should have agreements with the research university to provide the position for PhD candidates.

Research Universities

Delft University of TechnologyEindhoven University of TechnologyErasmus University RotterdamLeiden UniversityMaastricht UniversityNyenrode Business UniversiteitOpen UniversityRadboud University NijmegenThe Protestant Theological UniversityTIAS School for Business and SocietyTilburg UniversityUniversity of Amsterdam

Research Universities

University of GroningenUniversity of Humanistic StudiesUniversity of TwenteUtrecht UniversityVU AmsterdamWageningen University and Research Centre

Maastricht School of ManagementKIT (Royal Tropical Institute)Tyndale Theological SeminaryUNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education

PhD structure

• A doctoral programme in the Netherlands is a research-focussed third-cycle qualification, as defined by the Bologna process. Dutch doctoral research is carried out on a specific topic and documented in the form of a thesis that presents the student’s original results and conclusions.

Employee status• Most PhD candidates will be classified as employed professional researchers, and

therefore paid a salary during their doctorates. In return, you will be required to fulfil various duties as a researcher and contribute to your institution’s academic work and operations. This is likely to involve teaching responsibilities as well as other responsibilities.

PhD length• A Dutch PhD lasts for a minimum of four years. This is partly due to your employee status

as a doctoral researcher and the additional teaching and administrative responsibilities that this entails.

PhD structure

Supervision

• PhD students have a supervisor, who is an expert academic university professor, responsible for overseeing your research and thesis writing. They will also need to approve your final thesis for submission.

• Depending on the specific structure and requirements of your doctoral programme, this supervision may involve regular progress checks and formal review points. You may also have a co-supervisor.

Accreditation

• Dutch PhD degrees are awarded directly by each individual university. The universities are responsible for the quality and content of your doctoral training. However, quality assurance for the PhD process is overseen by The Netherlands and Flemish Accreditation Organisation (NVAO).

Admission Requirements

In order to be admitted for a doctorate studies shall have the solid background in theory and practice in the chosen field and provide:

• a recognized research Master degree diploma which gained upon completion of 2 years master's programme;

• the required level of English

• a research activities statement (a research proposal);

• a CV (resume) and reference letter(s).

• Each university determines whether to admit the candidate on the individual grounds, based on motivation and reference letter provided during application.

How to enter a PhD programme?

• The student can employ to the existing PhD vacancy and get the salary for performing the research in the offered project. The easiest way to find the vacancy is to visit the university website.

• Most PhD posts will often be advertised on job boards, such as AcademicTransfer, in scientific journals, or on notice boards at other institutions. If you see a PhD position that interests you, contact the institution directly about the application procedure.

• Your own research proposal

• If you have a specific research proposal of your own and cannot find a vacancy to match it, you may pitch your idea to universities or research groups that conduct research in the relevant field and are able to provide funding.

Funding your PhD position

In Holland, there are generally three ways to fund your PhD:

• Employed by the PhD-awarding institution;

• with a fellowship or grant awarded by a supporting body;

• with sponsorship from your employer.

Employed by an institution

• The majority of PhD candidates in the Netherlands have an employment contract with the institution where they will be conducting their research.

• Salary of first year PhD students is approximately 1300 EURO and reach up to 1700 EURO. Wages of starter scientists are around 2000 EURO per month.

Fellowship or grant

• About one sixth of PhD candidates in the Netherlands find funding in the form of a fellowship or grant, and many of these come from abroad. Once you have found a fellowship or grant, you will need to find a supervisor at a research institution willing to support you. Organisations offering fellowships and grants can be found at www.grantfinder.nl.

Funding your PhD position

Sponsored by your employer

• It is sometimes possible to study for a PhD part-time while working. If you and your employer are

interested in this option, you should contact the institution of your choice for more information.

Tuition fees

• Some Dutch institutions charge fees for enrolment, supervision and access to laboratories and

other facilities. Each research university is free to decide on how much it charges and fees do

vary from one discipline to the next, depending on whether expensive equipment is required or

not.

Can I work in the Netherlands after my PhD?

• EU / EEA and Swiss nationals do not require a residence permit or work permit (TWV) to work in

the Netherlands after doctoral study – a valid passport or ID card is sufficient. You will need to

maintain your residence registration.

• Other international students will need to apply for an Orientation Year residence permit. To do

so, you must be registered in the Personal Records Database (BRP), have a Citizen Service

Number (BSN), and pay a fee of €285. To remain in the country for more than one year, you can

apply for a longer term residence with the Netherlands’ Highly Skilled Migrant Permit.

Grant type

• Programmatic • Individual • Cooperation and Exchange • Investments

Categories of funding instruments for researchers

• large-scale, long-term research programmes focussed on a specific target or theme, or collaboration between researchers, partly set up in close consultation with other partners (More on Public-private partnerships and public-public partnerships)

• for individual researchers focussed on encouraging talent• for the realisation and use of large-scale infrastructure• for curiosity-driven, non-programmed research• for research programmes focussed on international collaboration and

exchange• for knowledge dissemination and open access publication of research results.

Capes-Nuffic

fund joint research projects developed by Brazilian and Dutch groups linked to higher education and / or research institutions;

finance the mobility of undergraduate and postgraduate professors, researchers and students between Dutch universities and Brazilian institutions of higher education;

deepen academic cooperation between higher education institutions and Brazilian and Dutch research centers;

deepen the cooperation between researchers and educators of research and higher education institutions in Brazil and its peers in the Netherlands;

BEDANKT!THANK YOU!OBRIGADO!