ERIM PhD Reference Guide

SOM Graduate School / Research Institute
SOM is the joint research institute of the faculties of Management
Organisation, Economics and Spatial Sciences at the University of
Groningen. It combines and promotes disciplinary and interdisciplinary
research, which meets international standards. It also provides the
training and research environment for PhD candidates. The mission of
SOM is to promote fundamental and applied research related to firms in
its economic, spatial and demographic environment and to provide a PhD
programme of a high international standard. Internet:
http://www.rug.nl/som/index
IOPS
This is the Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and
Sociometrics. IOPS was officially recognised by the KNAW (Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) as a Graduate School
('onderzoekschool'), and this recognition was prolonged in June 1999. The
following participate in this graduate school: University of Amsterdam
(UvA), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), University of Twente (UT),
University of Groningen (RUG), Leiden University (UL), University of
Utrecht (UU; since 1999) and Tilburg University (UvT). Internet:
www.iops.nl
3.5 Course Load
The course load of the PhD programme consists in total of 40 ECTS (except for the
ERIM research master graduates). At the end of the first year the PhD candidate
should have gained at least 25 ECTS. The remaining ECTS should be obtained in
the second year. The courses are a compulsory part of the PhD programme and
at the end of both the first and the second year PhD candidates will have to
report to the ERIM Doctoral Programme Manager about the courses they have
taken and passed. If the core courses have not been successfully completed after
the second year, the PhD candidate will no longer receive ERIM financial support.
After completion of the PhD course programme, the PhD candidate will receive a
certificate.
3.6 Course Timetable
Semester 1 (autumn 2012):
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Teaching, Presenting, and Writing in
English:
Pre‐CPE level
Specialisation Courses
Scientific Integrity