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Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) responds to the European Commission’s proposals for Horizon Europe (FP10) and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) with a call for ambitious programmes that give researchers the space and funding needed for cutting-edge research.

The structure of the PhD journey, funding sources, social security: these are just some of the issues that international PhD candidates encounter when embarking on a doctorate in the Netherlands. Navigating them is not always straightforward. To provide clarity, Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) today publishes an information guide with essential details for international PhD candidates who are starting, or considering, a doctorate in the Netherlands. The document was developed in collaboration with the national interest group for and by PhD candidates Promovendi Netwerk Nederland (PNN). Caspar van den Berg, President of Universities of the Netherlands: “Undertaking a PhD is always an exciting and challenging time for early-career researchers, and even more so when you pursue it abroad. With this information guide, we aim to inform international PhD candidates as thoroughly as possible about what it means to do a doctorate in the Netherlands.”