Doing a PhD in Holland
Nov 09, 2010
Why do your PhD in Holland?
- Holland ranks 2nd worldwide in number of publications per researcher
- Holland ranks 4th worldwide in impact of research publications
- Holland has excellent graduate schools
- There is a large variety of research fields
- There are 14 research universities offering PhD positions
- A PhD is not regarded as a study but as serious research
- PhD candidates and their supervisor work in close collaboration
- There is a great amount of interdisciplinary collaboration
- PhD researchers are often paid employees
- Ten Dutch research universities are ranked in the top 200 of the Times Higher Education Supplement 2009
- Twelve Dutch research are ranked in the top 500 of the QS World University Rankings 2010
- Twelve Dutch research universities are ranked in the top 500 of the Academic Ranking of the World Universities 2010
In Holland, research is carried out by research universities, research institutes and by companies. Only the 14 research universities can award PhD-degrees. However, since other research institutes generally work in close collaboration with these universities, they can also provide positions to PhD candidates.
In addition to the standard PhD-degree, the three universities of technology also offer design and technological design programmes in a number of engineering fields. These consist of advanced study and a personal design assignment. Technological design programmes require two years of study to complete and graduates obtain the degree of ‘Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng)’.
