Doing a PhD at VU Amsterdam

VU Amsterdam is an internationally renowned research university. With more than 3,000 PhD candidates, we conduct cutting-edge research into problems of major societal and scientific importance. We live in a world where social issues fully influence each other and where contradictions grow. This requires a distinctive way of applying science. A university with a special focus on the future. The university campus is situated in the southwestern part of Amsterdam, in one of the most dynamic and fast-growing business districts in the Netherlands. Proximity to International Airport Schiphol and train connections within Europe make VU Amsterdam easily accessible to the world.

PhD programmes

At VU Amsterdam we provide three- or four-year research-intensive PhD programmes, or part-time PhD programmes with a duration above four years, organised in graduate schools of nine VU Amsterdam faculties. We expect our doctoral graduates to become internationally engaged scientists with transferable skills and opportunities to plan a career in or outside academia.

Faculties

VU Amsterdam has nine faculties:

• Faculty of Social Sciences

• Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences

• Faculty of Science

• Faculty of Humanities

• Faculty of Law

• Faculty of Religion and Theology

• Faculty of Dentistry (ACTA)

• School of Business and Economics

• VUmc School of Medical Sciences

Why do a PhD at VU Amsterdam?

• We offer customised training and supervision with a strong emphasis on the development of research as well as professional skills such as the ability to work in teams and collaborate.

• We aid in the development of engaged and responsible academics and future professionals who constantly explore and push back the boundaries of existing knowledge.

• Our doctorates are internationally oriented, multi and interdisciplinary, curiosity and results driven, creating an impact in science, society and economy.

• Earning a doctorate from VU Amsterdam often leads to a career as a scholar and researcher in universities, and non-universities (universities of applied sciences); non-profits and think tanks; consultancies and corporations.

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