PhD programmes

After completing your Master’s degree, you could opt for a career in research. This involves spending four years studying a particular research area in depth. An integral part of this is writing your PhD thesis, and at the end of your PhD period you will present and defend your research in public. After successfully completing your PhD, you will be awarded the title of doctor.

Unlike in many other countries, most PhD researchers in the Netherlands are paid employees, often working directly for the university. Some PhD researchers come to the Netherlands with an international scholarship. In addition to the regular PhD positions offered on the UT vacancies website, Twente Graduate School offeres several integrated master/PhD programmes. 

PhD candidates at Twente share their experiences and contacts through the P-NUT network.  Would you like to know what our young researchers are doing? To find out which PhD research will be presented and defended in the near future, please see the overview on our Science News website ('wetenschapsnieuws') (mainly in Dutch).

More information about the educational system in the Netherlands: UT master/graduate website