ERIM PhD Reference Guide
ERIM PhD Reference Guide
ERIM PhD Reference Guide
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54 <strong>ERIM</strong> <strong>PhD</strong> <strong>Reference</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
B. Manders, (Basak)<br />
Member <strong>ERIM</strong> <strong>PhD</strong> Council(since 2011)<br />
Room T10‐29<br />
Tel. (010) 4082956<br />
bmanders@rsm.nl<br />
J. Pruijssers, (Jorien)<br />
Member <strong>ERIM</strong> <strong>PhD</strong> Council(since 2011)<br />
T08‐18<br />
Tel. (010) 4082709<br />
jpruijssers@rsm.nl<br />
6.6.2 EPAR<br />
The Erasmus <strong>PhD</strong> Association Rotterdam (EPAR) is a <strong>PhD</strong> Council at university level<br />
concerned with the interests of all ‐ over 400 ‐ <strong>PhD</strong>s working at the EUR. EPAR’s<br />
mission is to make the Erasmus University an even more attractive and stimulating<br />
research and working environment for <strong>PhD</strong> candidates.<br />
EPAR’s activities include providing information, organising special events for <strong>PhD</strong>s<br />
(annual Information Market), maintaining close contact with important university<br />
policy makers and the National <strong>PhD</strong> Council (PNN), promoting contact and exchange<br />
of knowledge and experiences among <strong>PhD</strong>s and faculty <strong>PhD</strong> Councils, and regular<br />
drinks to promote contact between <strong>PhD</strong>s of different faculties.<br />
Please visit EPAR website on www.epar.nl.<br />
6.6.3 Advisory Councils<br />
Dutch Universities have advisory councils at two levels:<br />
The University Council (‘Universiteitsraad’), which advises the University<br />
Board on general policy matters.<br />
Faculty Councils for each faculty, which advise the dean on the policy of the<br />
faculty.<br />
In all councils both employees and students are represented. In the faculty councils<br />
of the ESE and Faculty of RSM a seat is reserved for <strong>PhD</strong> Candidates (at the time of<br />
writing it is vacant). You can contact them for policy matters concerning <strong>PhD</strong><br />
Candidates that are specific to your faculty.<br />
6.6.4 PNN<br />
The <strong>PhD</strong> Network of the Netherlands (in Dutch: Promovendi Netwerk Nederland<br />
(PNN)) represents all local <strong>PhD</strong> Councils from the Dutch universities. The mission of<br />
PNN is to discuss general matters concerning the <strong>PhD</strong> programmes and exchange<br />
information between the local councils. Representatives of the local councils meet<br />
six times a year. See www.hetpnn.nl.<br />
6.6.5 EURODOC<br />
EURODOC is the council for postgraduate students and junior researchers in Europe.<br />
It was founded by several <strong>PhD</strong> Candidate associations and unions of the European<br />
states. EURODOC's targets are:
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