Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities
Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities

Erasmus Graduate School for Social Sciences and the Humanities

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We welcome you to Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities (EGSH). We host over 500 PhD candicates at our lively, spacious campuses in the cosmopolitan cities of Rotterdam and The Hague. 

We offer dozens of courses to nurture innovative and interdisciplinary research excellence. The diverse international backgrounds of our candidates enhance a vibrant academic community.

PhD support

We offer various services to support and guide PhD candidates throughout their project

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About EGSH

We are a joint venture of several partners

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Upcoming courses

  • Public Speaking

    Key terms: presenting skills, nerves, storytelling, audience interaction, silence, hands, presenting with or without slides, body placement.
    • Multiple Start Dates (2)
      First: Wednesday 26 Nov 2025

  • Professionalism and integrity in research

    Key terms: mandatory topic, research ethics, dealing with dilemma’s, academic integrity declaration, introductory course.
    • Multiple Start Dates (4)
      First: Thursday 4 Dec 2025

  • Visual exploration of scientific literature with VOSviewer

    Key terms: analysis of literature , bibliometrics, bibliometric visualisation, science mapping, VOSviewer software tool, introductory course.
    • Start date
      Tuesday 9 Dec 2025

  • Philosophising your research

    How can philosophy contribute to major global transitions
    • Start date
      Tuesday 6 Jan 2026

  • How to get your article published

    Key terms: publishing skills, journal selection, dealing with peer reviews, using ORCID and the PURE repository, introductory course.
    • Multiple Start Dates (2)
      First: Monday 12 Jan 2026

  • Making an academic poster: A beginner's guide

    Key terms: presenting skills, visual communication, graphic design with Canva and PowerPoint, introductory course, relevant for students in any PhD phase.
    • Start date
      Friday 16 Jan 2026

  • Brush up your SPSS skills

    Key terms: quantitative research, statistical methods, SPSS, introductory course, relevant for students in any PhD phase.
    • Start date
      Thursday 22 Jan 2026

  • Generative AI (GenAI) for research and writing

    Key terms: generative AI (GenAI), Large Language Modules (LLM), ChatGPT, introductory course, relevant for students in any PhD phase.
    • Multiple Start Dates (2)
      First: Monday 26 Jan 2026

  • Experience sampling: Opening the black box of daily life

    Key terms: quant. research, experience sampling methodology (ESM), designing intensive longitudinal studies, analysis of intensive longitudinal data (with R)
    • Start date
      Tuesday 27 Jan 2026

  • Doing the systematic literature review

    Key terms: analysis of literature, literature search, PRISMA, use of AI, write-up templates, ATLAS.ti, Elicit, ASreview, introductory course.
    • Multiple Start Dates (2)
      First: Monday 2 Feb 2026

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