External Courses

PhD Courses offered by other Research Schools

If you are interested in specialized PhD courses outside of SENSE, the following webpages may be of interest to you. If you want the courses to be valid for your ITSP, remember to ask the SENSE Director of Education for permission in time.

NAKE (Netwerk Algemene en Kwantitatieve Economie / The Netherlands Network of Economics)

The course list can be found by following the 'NAKE Courses' link on their website.

The C.T. de Wit Graduate School for Production Ecology and Resource Conservation (PE&RC)

is a collaborative research and PhD/postdoc training institution of Wageningen University (WU), working on fundamental and strategic issues related to agricultural production systems and sustainable land use. Up to 1999 the Graduate School was known as the Graduate School Production Ecology (PE).
Their courses are listed on www.pe-rc.nl / Courses and Activities

The Mansholt Graduate School (MGS)

studies social changes and control processes in rural areas and agri- and food chains and their institutional surroundings. The Wageningen-based MGS wants to contribute to the transformation of agriculture, rural areas and agri- and food chains towards multifunctionality and sustainability.
Their course list is on http://www.sls.wau.nl/mi/mgs/courses/index.htm.

Research School Ecology & Evolution (RSEE)

RSEE was established in February 2009 as a local research school within the research institute, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies (CEES) at the University of Groningen and is adminstered under the Groningen Graduate School of Science (GGSS).

RSEE works closely with other national institutes and research schools throughout the country in order to ensure the timely availability of specialized advanced courses, master classes, summer schools and meetings for PhD students.

Tinbergen Institute

The Tinbergen Institute is the institute for economic research. Course overview: http://www.tinbergen.nl/program04/overview.html.

Biotechnology School Delft-Leiden (BSDL):

Biotechnology Studies Delft Leiden is a joint initiative of Delft University of Technology and Leiden University. Their courses.

OnderzoeksSchool Proces Technologie (OSPT):

The OnderzoekSchool ProcesTechnologie (OSPT) is the Dutch Graduate School on Process Technology. It is an interuniversity school in the area of Chemical Engineering and Process Technology. Their education programme

General skill courses:

Most universities offer general skill courses to their own PhDs students. These courses can be included into your ITSP. We have created an overview of available courses. If you browse the university websites yourself, you will probably find even more opportunities.