ERIM PhD Reference Guide

Preface
Welcome to Rotterdam; welcome to the start of your PhD project
at the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), the
joint research institute of Rotterdam School of Management
(RSM) and Erasmus School of Economics (ESE).
The aim of the ERIM doctoral programme is to provide the best
possible education for tomorrow’s leading international
management scholars. You have been selected to be one of them
and the next three to four years may be your most defining ones
professionally. ERIM will support you to the best of our abilities to allow you to
conduct leading research aimed at publications in leading journals.
In this guide you will find detailed information about the ERIM PhD programme.
Please read this guide carefully and keep it as a reference as it will provide you with
many answers concerning your PhD project and programme procedures.
I am confident that you will enjoy the stimulating combination of the intellectual
environment at ERIM and the cosmopolitan atmosphere of Rotterdam. We will make
every effort to equip you with everything you need for a flying start to an
international academic career in business and management.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, comments or
suggestions for improvement. Together with you, and ERIM members and fellows,
this will allow us to further the success of the ERIM PhD programme.
Patrick Groenen
Professor of Statistics
Director of Doctoral Education
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