Engineering PhD programmes

The PhD programmes in Engineering at the University of Groningen have an international orientation and prepare students for Engineering careers in academia or R&D. The scientific content of an Engineering PhD student’s training is embedded within the research at the Institutes that have an Engineering component. The programme regularly consists of approximately 3,5 years of research training and 0,5 year of courses and other training activities. Depending on the Faculty in which the supervisors are embedded details in the PhD trajactory might vary. The formal aspects of a doctoral appointment are monitored by the Faculty's Graduate school in which the PhD is embedded:

1. Graduate School of Science and Engineering
2. Graduate school of Medical Sciences

3. Graduate School of Economics and Business

The website of the University of Groningen's Graduate School provides a lot of information for prospective PhD candidates, the Dutch PhD system and relevant information for during a PhD. For more information on how to obtain a PhD position at the University of Groningen we also refer to the site of the Graduate Schools websites.