A  Beginner's Guide to Dutch Academia
Edition: 2018
Publisher: THE YOUNG ACADEMY [NL]
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Amsterdam NL
Format: A5 ringbound
Number of pages: 43
ISBN-13: 9789069847269
Copyright date: open acces
First sentence: This guide, an introduction to Dutch research and higher education, serves as
a support document for researchers and instructors who are unfamiliar with
the Dutch academic setting.
Description: Introduction for foreign PhD students to Dutch academic structure.
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Table of contents: title: page 6; title: A beginner’s guide to dutch Academia; title: table of contents; title: introduction 5; title: 1. How does it all work? structure of dutch Academia 8; title: 1.1 Types of academic institutions in the Netherlands 8; title: 1.2 Organisation of Dutch universities 9; title: 1.3 Research units and clusters 11; title: 1.4 Permanent academic positions 11; title: 1.5 Non-permanent academic positions 13; title: 1.6 University services 15; title: 2. who does whAt? reseArch orgAnisAtions in the; title: netherlAnds 16; title: 2.1 Ministry of Education, Culture and Science 16; title: 2.2 Association of Universities in the Netherlands 16; title: 2.3 Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research 17; title: 2.4 Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences 18; title: 2.5 National research schools 19; title: 3. whAt’s in A nAme? degrees And teAching At dutch; title: universities 20; title: 3.1 Higher professional and academic education 20; title: 3.2 Degree programmes 20; title: 3.3 Accreditation of degree programmes 21; title: 3.4 Grading system 21; title: 3.5 Teaching formats 22; title: 3.6 Teaching load 23; title: page 7 table of contents [continue]; title: 4. how do i pAy for my reseArch? funding opportunities; title: in the netherlAnds 24; title: 4.1 Funding streams 24; title: 4.2 Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research 25; title: 4.2.1 individual grants 26; title: 4.2.2 programmatic grants 27; title: 4.2.3. direct government research funding 28; title: 4.3 Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences 28; title: 4.4 European Union (Horizon 2020 and FP9) 28; title: 4.5 Country-specific collaborative funding schemes 30; title: 5. whAt’s the long-term picture? higher educAtion And; title: reseArch policy 31; title: 5.1 Governmental research policy 31; title: 5.2 Top sectors 31; title: 5.3 Dutch National Research Agenda 32; title: 5.4 Research and teaching assessments 33; title: 6. whAt’s in it for us? diversity And fAmily support 34; title: 6.1 Bringing your partner and children to the Netherlands 34; title: 6.2 Parental leave and childcare 34; title: 6.3 Women in Dutch academia 35; title: 6.4 International staff in Dutch academia 37; title: 7. some useful links And reAding for newcomers to dutch; title: AcAdemiA 39; title: 7.1 Websites for foreign academics 39; title: 7.2 Student websites 39; title: 7.3 Country reports and policy advice 40; title: 7.4 Other relevant literature 40; title: 8. list of AbbreviAtions And Acronyms 41