PhD Program

PHD PROGRAMMES

After completing your Master’s degree, you could opt for a career in research. This involves spending four years studying a particular research area in depth. An integral part of this is writing your PhD thesis, and at the end of your PhD period you will present and defend your research in public. After successfully completing your PhD, you will be awarded the title of doctor.
Unlike in many other countries, most PhD researchers in the Netherlands are paid employees, often working directly for the university. Some PhD researchers come to the Netherlands with an international scholarship. In addition to the regular PhD positions offered on the UT vacancies website, Twente Graduate School offeres several integrated master/PhD programmes.

PhD Candidates: In the Netherlands PhD candidates are generally recruited and designated as staff within the university. Therefore, there is no formal admission procedure. For more information, check out www.utwente.nl/vacancies
Acceptance and execution is responsibility of research group (chair)

PhD Project : 4 year, including
• Post-graduate courses, writing papers
• Conference visits
• Towards independent researcher

Funding
• React on Vacancies of Netherlands PhD-positions (employment). Vacancies announced at group-website and UT-website.
• If own financing (e.g. national fellowship): contact research group directly.

Research Centre
CTIT (Centre for Telematics and Information Technology)
IGS ( Institute for Innovation and Governance Studies)
MESA+ ( Institute for Nanotechnology)
MIRA ( Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine)
IMPACT (Institute for Energy and Resources)
IBR (Research Institute for Social Science and Technology)