Doing your PhD in Holland

Nov 08, 2010

Doing a PhD in Holland is different than doing a PhD in Mexico. Here you can find some relevant information of doing a PhD in Holland.

Why do your PhD in Holland?

  • Holland ranks 2nd worldwide in number of publications per researcher
  • Holland ranks 4th worldwide in impact of research publication
  • 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 World Universities 2010. Laboratory