PhD IN BUSINESS. FULL-TIME and PART-TIME RESEARCH

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1 PhD IN BUSINESS FULL-TIME and PART-TIME RESEARCH

2 Getting your PhD at Nyenrode is both enormously challenging as well as exciting and it offers magnificent views on your future Prof. dr. René J. Tissen, Co-Director, PhD Program Why choose Nyenrode Business Universiteit for your PhD? Our personal approach Nyenrode Business Universiteit is the only private university in the Netherlands. Due to its relatively small size, Nyenrode is known for its personalized approach: PhD students receive highly tailored advice and support from a wide variety of internal and external sources. Our extensive business and academic network helps you to progress faster in your studies. Addressing business needs As a private university, Nyenrode is run as a not for profit business. With a strong focus on main taining academic rigor and independence, most research conducted by Nyenrode has an imme diate practical relevance to sponsors and professionals in the business community. As such, Nyenrode PhD students quickly develop the ability to understand and scientifically analyze complex problems while ensuring they address real business needs. Cooperative international network Nyenrode is an international university with faculty members and students from all over world. The primary language of communication is English, which helps non-dutch speaking PhD students to fully integrate into the PhD School and the university itself. Our reputation for high quality Nyenrode is committed to delivering high quality programs. This continual commitment is reflected in the school s global ranking scores. In the Financial Times Global Ranking for 2008, Nyenrode s MBA program was given an overall position of 82 out of the top 100 business schools. With regards to the international mobility of students following graduation and the international experience gained during the course, Nyenrode is among the top 10 business schools worldwide. In terms of value for money, Nyenrode came in 20 th position. In the last few years our university has also improved its position in the FT European Ranking. In 2008 Nyenrode has been acknowledged as the 28 th best business school in Europe. The Economist Intelligence Unit for 2007 ranked the university in 96 th place, whilst the United Kingdom Government listed Nyenrode amongst the top 50 business schools in the world.

3 The business world is in need of men and women who are able to think and act at an academic level. Show the world that you have mastered the knowledge, skills, and perspective associated with this prestigious title. We at NRI are ready to support you! Prof.dr. Edward A.G. Groenland, Co-Director, PhD Program About the PhD Program Time period The PhD study generally spans a period of three to five years. While a shorter period is unlikely, a longer period is possible, depending on the student s needs as well as the supervisor. PhD students must be registered by NRI before starting their PhD research. Full-time and Part-time PhD study There are two ways to conduct a PhD study at Nyenrode. Full-time PhD students are employed by Nyenrode Business Universiteit and work for one of the university s competence centers. Aside from working on their own research topic, these students are also involved in teaching and other research activities of the centers. Part-time PhD students are not employed by Nyenrode. They conduct their PhD research alongside their regular jobs and pay a yearly contribution to the university for supervision, guidance and support. Courses and seminars NRI strongly and actively supports students during their PhD research. Every year PhD students are offered several courses designed to support them in conducting their research professionally. Students benefit from a wide variety of research seminars given by senior researchers on various topics and from personal discussions about methodology with highly qualified professors. Facilities and assistance NRI provides assistance in publishing research findings (by means of NRI Working Papers and PhD dissertations) and information on external research funding possibilities. Furthermore, students receive access to the Nyenrode Library (which possesses a large collection of research software, databases and written documents), to the university s ICT services and to the online PhD community. Guidance of academic supervisors Each PhD student is coached and supervised by one or more Nyenrode professors, each possessing cutting edge expertise in the student s particular field of research. Professors from other academic institutions may also act as co-supervisors. The supervisor monitors the progress of the research and ensures that the student is mastering the required research skills. He/she also helps ensure that the student progresses towards successful completion of the program.

4 We invite you to join our PhD School, where you will benefit from an inspiring, internationally oriented environment for lifelong learning. The Nyenrode PhD program is like a jewel: cut and carried by the student, carefully polished by Nyenrode and delivered sparkling into the international business and scientific communities. Sander Zeijlemaker, PhD student

5 NYENRODE PhD IN BUSINESS In today s fast-paced world of business there is a growing demand for managers and professionals who are capable of conducting academically rigorous and managerially relevant research, not just for their own benefit, but also and primarily to enhance sustainable business performance. This requires knowledgeable people with high-level professional and academic competences. The Nyenrode Research and Innovation Institute (NRI) has established the Nyenrode PhD School in order to stimulate, facilitate and sustain inter national research in the field of business manage ment and economics. Our PhD program offers you a great opportunity to further your knowledge in a particular subject area of your choice and to develop your analytical and methodological skills by working closely with leading international professors. Doing my PhD at Nyenrode gives me the opportunity to develop my analytical and methodological skills. Furthermore, it helps me to become an excellent researcher. The quality of my research will not only add value to the academic world,but by addressing business needs it also has practical relevance to the business community Rosalie Burgers, PhD student

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