Erasmus University Rotterdam consists of seven schools (faculties), two institutes, and a university college, each with its own administration. Every PhD candidate is affiliated with both a school and a graduate school. A graduate school may encompass multiple schools or institutes.
Graduate schools train doctoral candidates to become autonomous researchers and highly qualified professionals. They also make sure that you will find your place within the broader research community of EUR, as well as in a network of peers. Have a look at the disciplines represented in EUR graduate schools and research institutes.
Erasmus Graduate School of Law (EGSL) directly linked to the Erasmus School of Law provides a supportive and international research environment for the critical and multidisciplinary reflection of various legal disciplines. Through a dynamic research and work environment where senior and junior researchers exchange ideas and experiences, EGSL aims to deliver outstanding, socially engaged and inspiring academic professionals.
Academic disciplines and research fields
- Department of International and European Union Law
- Department of Criminology
- Department of Law and Economics
- Department of International Private Law
Jointly founded by Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) and Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), is the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) is one of Europe’s top graduate schools for research in management and economics, and a research platform in the domains of management and economics supporting excellence in these fields. Since 1998, ERIM has fostered an environment that advances internationally recognised knowledge with meaningful academic and societal impact.
With over 450 accomplished researchers, ERIM focuses on addressing real-world challenges through innovative, rigorous research. Our community delivers high-impact publications and practical insights, supported by our world-class research facilities. Alongside hosting Erasmus University Rotterdam’s prestigious full-time and part-time PhD Programmes in Management and Economics, ERIM offers a collaborative and resource-rich setting that nurtures academic talent and thought leadership at every stage.
ERIM offers PhD programmes in five key research areas:
- Business Processes, Logistics & Information Systems
- Organisation
- Marketing
- Finance & Accounting
- Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Tinbergen Institute (TI) is the graduate school and research institute operated jointly by the Schools of Economics and Econometrics of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).
Founded in 1987, TI is today one of the major economic research institutes in the Netherlands, with more than 150 research fellows, over 200 PhD and research master students and over 700 PhD alumni. Tinbergen Institute is named after Professor Jan Tinbergen, the Dutch Nobel Prize laureate in Economics (1969). TI has offices in both Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
The cooperation between the three economics faculties in the institute offers many benefits. The programme offers a wide array of field courses, and students will find that supervision is available in almost every field within economics.
Academic disciplines and fields
PhD candidates of the Erasmus Medical Centre (MC) are part of the Erasmus MC Graduate School. Erasmus MC Graduate School is the hub for graduate programmes at both Research Master and PhD level to educate and train world-class biomedical academics in a stimulating environment. It is a platform for both current programmes as well as for new initiatives within the convergence of Erasmus MC with TU Delft and EUR. Within this scope, the educational programs focus on health, technology, society, and their interplay.
PhD education in Erasmus MC Graduate School is divided over four PhD Tracks: a Core Track, which include courses mandatory for all PhD candidates (such as Scientific Integrity, Academic writing, personal development) and three content-based Tracks (Health sciences, Clinical Sciences and Biomedical Sciences). Irrespective of PhD project, all PhD candidates are welcome to follow any course in any track.