Interdiciplinary PhD Hub Programmes on Global Issues at the University of Groningen

• Page3 - HumanitarianandConflictStudies,KeyProfessor:JoostHerman (Faculty of Arts)

• Page4 - GovernanceforSustainableResourceUse,KeyProfessor:OscarCouwenberg (FacultyofLaw)

• Page5 - GoodGovernanceandSustainableSociety,KeyProfessor:RonHolzhacker (Faculty of Arts)

• Page6 - EducationandLifelongLearningforSocialInclusion,KeyProfessors: JacquesZeelenandRoelvanderVeen(FacultyofBehavioralandSocialSciences; Faculty of Arts)

• Page 7 - EssentialLegislationforAccesstoMedicine,KeyProfessor:HansHogerzeil (University Medical Centre Groningen)

• Page8 - ReligionandConflict,KeyProfessor:KockuvonStuckrad (FacultyofTheologyandReligiousStudies)

• Page9 - ResearchinEthicsandGlobalisation,KeyProfessors:AndrejZwitter, JoostHerman,ChrisLamontandPieterBoelevanHensbroek (FacultyofLaw,FacultyofArts,FacultyofPhilosophy)

• Page 10 - ‘Glocalized’RegulationofTechnologicalInnovationinAsiaandAfrica, KeyProfessors:SjaakSwartandMennoGerkema(FacultyofMathematicsand NaturalSciences)

GSGPhDHubs

GSGPhDHubsbringtogetheryoungresearchersfromdifferentcountriesinaresearchgroupsharingintensiveacademicinteractionandoptimallearning.Theseresearchersbenefitfromseminars,guestlectures,personalsupervision,andanexcellentlibraryinfrastructure.Theyhaveanannualinternalresearchconferencetodiscussprogresswithinvitedprofessors.Hubsofferthepossibilityofco-super-visionofPhDstudieswithprofessorsfromtheextendedworldwidenetworkofGroningen’spartneruniversities.

Forgeneralinquiries,pleasecontact:OfficeoftheGSG,Mr.JarnoHoving,email:gsg@rug.nl;telephone:+31503632391

Forscientificinquiries,pleasecontact:Dr.YongjunZhao,AssistantProfessorinGlobalisationStudiesandHumanitarianAction,GSG,email:yongjun.zhao@rug.nl

DearProspectivePhDStudents,

TheUniversityofGroningen,onthebrinkofits400thanniversary,promotesitsstronginternationalprofileineducationandresearch.Itendeavourstoprovideintellectualtalentswiththeroomtoflour-ish.Thisinvolvesattractingexcellent,ambitiousstudents,youngresearchers,andestablishedtop-levelacademicsfromallovertheglobe,andcultivatingastimulatingenvironmenttostudyandundertakeresearch.TheinterdisciplinaryGSGPhDHubsprovideambitiousinternationalcandidatesforPhDresearch in such an environment.

TheGlobalisationStudiesGroningenInstitute(GSG)oftheUniversityofGroningenisaninter-facultyand interdisciplinary institute that spans the entire University of Groningen. It focuses on issues relat-ingtoglobalisation,developmentandhumanitarianism.Itsmaingoalistodevelopresearch,tolinkwithinternationalpartners,andtoacquireexternalmeansforinnovativeprogrammes.Italsoiniti-atesinter-facultyeducationalprogrammesandactsasaclearinghouseforinformation,internallyandexternally,bringingstakeholderstogetherandhelpingtoincreasetheircompetences.

GSGbenefitsfromitscentralpositionwithintheUniversityofGroningen.Allfacilitiesoftheuniversityarestakeholdersasitlinkswithourverylargeuniversitylibrary,nineGraduateSchoolsanddiscipli-naryPhDtrainingcentres,aCongressBureau,andanInternationalOfficesupportingallinternationalendeavoursoftheacademicstaff.ResearchersparticipatinginthePhDHubsbenefitfromthisexcel-lentinstitutionalcontext.ThePhDHubprovidestailor-madePhDtrajectoriesforincomingnon-DutchPhDstudentsthataredrawntoGroningenbecauseoftheirspecialinterestsforthegivenissueareas.Throughaprocessofconsultationwiththekeystakeholders–thefacultiesandprofessors-GSGhassingledoutsthematicareasinwhichtheUniversityofGroningenhasaverystrongbasisininterdis-ciplinarystudies.ProspectivePhDstudentsfromabroadwhoarefinanciallysupportedbytheirowngovernments,privateinstitutionsorothermeansareinvitedtoparticipate.GSGaccompaniesthepro-spectivePhDstudentduringthefulltrajectory,startingfromapplicationandpreparationofthetailormadetrajectorywiththesupervisingprofessors,actualarrivalinGroningenandcontinuoussupport.

Iwishyouagreatsuccess.

Prof.Dr.JoostHerman,DirectorofGlobalisationStudiesGroningen

3 4

GSGPhDHub: HumanitarianandConflictStudies

Theme:

Humanitariancrisescausedbyconflictornaturaldisastershaveincreasinglybecomethesubjectofstudywithinarangeofdisciplines.Humanitarianstudiesisthenascentfieldofmulti-disciplinarystudiesthataimsatanalysingtheunderlyingcausesofhumanitariancrisesaswellasthesocial,institutional,legal,politicalfactorsthatcanpreventcrisesfromhappening,andthatcanstrengthenthecopingcapacityofcommunitiesandsocialsystems.HumanitarianStudiesincludessuchfieldsasConflictStudies,Humani-tarianLaw,TransitionalJustice,OrganisationalSociology,andAnthropology.Studiesaremostlyconduct-edincollaborationwithinternationalorganisations,Non-GovernmentalOrganisations,andvariouskindsof policy bodies.

Unfortunately,humanitariancriseshavenotonlyincreasedbuthaveaheightenedlevelofcomplexity.Theenvironmentwherehumanitarianactiontakesplaceisevolvingrapidlyandcontinuallywhichposesnewchallenges to the humanitarian community. There is increasing human vulnerability in crisis situations andthenumberofrecordeddisastershasdoubledfrom200to400peryearoverthelasttwodecades.Aconservativeestimaterevealsthat255millionpeopleareaffectedbynaturaldisastersannually.

TheUniversityofGroningenhasastrongtraditioninHumanitarianStudies,beingoneofthecorepart-nersintheHumanitarianNetandtheEuropeanThematicNetworkonHumanitarianDevelopmentStud-ieswhichoperatesaMastersprogrammewithErasmusMundusrecognitioninHumanitarianActionandadoctoralstudiesprogramme.Researchtopicsinclude:evaluation,exitstrategies,gendermainstream-ing,theroleofinternationalpenallawinhumanitarianism,disasterresilienceamongstadolescents,HIV/Aidsandhumanitarianism.ProspectivePhDresearchersareinvitedtopresenttheirresearchplan.

Keyinternationalpartnersandnetworks(NOHA): • UniversityCollegeDublin,Ireland• UniversityofBochum,Germany• UniversityofDeusto,Spain• UniversityofLouvain,Belgium• UniversityofAixProvence,France• UniversityofUppsala,Sweden• UniversityofWarsaw• UniversityofVilnius,Lithuania• UniversityofCopenhagen,Denmark• UniversityofGadjahMada,Indonesia• UniversityofBangalore,India• UniversityofBeirut,Lebanon• UniversityoftheWesternCape,SouthAfrica• UniversityofBrasilia,Brazil• JaverianaUniversity,Colombia• ColumbiaUniversity,USA

PhDresearch:

• Faculties involved: Theology and Religious Studies, Law, Arts, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Business and Economics, Philosophy, Spatial Sciences, Medical Sciences.• Number of professors involved: 25• Continents studied: Africa, Asia, Southern Europe, Eurasia

GSGPhDHub: GovernanceforSustainableResourceUse (GSR)

Theme:

Governanceforsustainableresourceuseforthebenefitofthemajorityoftheworld’spoorpopulationisachallengingfieldofinquiry.Ensuringpeople’saccesstoresourcesfortheirlivelihoodisoftennotinlinewiththeinterestsofmorepowerfulactors.Howtotackletheconflictinginterestsinresourceuseand management of these different groups remains a critical issue. The reform agendas implemented by manypoorcountrieswithanemphasisontheroleofpropertyrightsandmarketsinregulatingandfor-malizingpeople-resourcerelationshavedifficultiesindealingwiththedynamicsofsustainableresourcegovernanceandsocietaldevelopmentinawidercontext.Furthermore,thecontemporarymulti-polargeo-politicsaddscomplexitytocoherentdevelopmentpolicy-makingandimplementationincountriesaffectedbyresourceconstraint,foodinsecurityandineffectiveinstitutions.Whatarethecountryexperi-encesofmanagingresourceuseforsustainabledevelopment?Howcanforeignaidandinvestmentscon-tributetosustainablegrowthandresourcegovernanceinpoorcountries?Isitpossibletoadjustpolicyinstruments,suchasemissionstrading,tofitwithlocalcircumstancesinagloballycoordinatedclimatepolicyframework?

Aninternationally-orientedinterdisciplinaryresearchgroupinvitesPhDproposalsonthefollowingthematicissues:• Safeguardingvulnerablegroups’rightstonaturalresources• Conditions and dynamics of sustainable resource use and tenure systems• Linkagesbetweenresourcegovernanceandpoverty,socialinequality,foodsecurity, climatechange,bio-safety,andrural-urbandevelopment• Therolesofpublicandprivatesectors,civilsocietyandinternationalorganizationsinshaping resourcepolicies,lawsandinstitutions• Comparative country perspectives on governance of sustainable resource use• The role of resource governance in international development cooperation

Keyinternationalpartnersandnetworks:

• PekingUniversity,China• ChinaAgriculturalUniversity,China• MzumbeUniversity,Tanzania• EduardoMondlaneUniversity,Mozambique• UgandaMartyrsUniversity,Uganda• International Alliance on Land Tenure and Administration • NationalUniversityofScienceandTechnology,Zimbabwe• United Nations Development Programme • Instrumentdesign,includingemissionstrading,aspartofglobalclimatepolicycoordination• FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations PhDresearch:

• Facultiesinvolved:Law,Arts,Economics,SpatialSciences,SocialSciences,NaturalSciences• Numberofprofessorsinvolved:20• Countriesstudied:China,Ethiopia,Indonesia,SouthAfrica,Tanzania,TheNetherlands,Vietnam

5 6

GSGPhDHub: GoodGovernanceandSustainableSocietyGSR)

Theme:

Aninter-facultyresearchteamoperatesattheUniversityofGroningenwitharesearchfocusongovernanceandsustainablesocietyinmiddleincomecountries.Theoverridingresearchquestionis:

How can improved multi-level governance (international, national, local) lead to sustainable societies in middle-income developing countries?

RelevanttheoreticalandmethodologicalperspectivesfromLaw,InternationalRelations,PublicAdministration,andSociologyarecombined,addressingarangeofhighlytopicalissuessuchas:

• Does democratic governance matter• Useofperformanceindicatorsandanalyticalbenchmarks,strategiesforpolicyimplementation, and proposing effective policy recommendations

Thestudyoftheseissuesinvolvesknowledgeofpolicyanalysis,implementationprocesses,andevalu-ationtechniques.Itbenefitsfromknowledgerelatedtocoregoodgovernanceprinciples,aswellasofanalyticaltheories,empiricaltools,andmethodology.

TheresearchfocusstartedfromstudiesonIndonesiainacomparativeAsianperspective,emergingfromaWorldBankprogramforthedevelopmentofpublicsectorreform.Itaddressesvitalquestionsinbureaucraticreform,goodgovernance,regionaldevelopment,andinnovativeleadership.GoodGovernanceisstudiedempirically,startingoutfromtheWorldBankgoodgovernanceindicatorsof:

• Voiceandaccountability• Politicalstabilityandlackofviolence/terrorism• Government effectiveness• Regulatoryquality• Ruleoflaw• Control of corruption

The Good Governance research group invites PhD proposals from different countries on the study of WorldBank’sgovernanceindicatorsforpublicsectorreform.

PhDresearch:

• Facultiesinvolved:Arts,BehavioralandSocialSciences,SpatialSciences,Medicine• Numberofprofessorsandstaffinvolved:8• Countriesstudied:Indonesia

GSGPhDHub: EducationandLifelongLearningforSocialInclusion

Theme:

Contemporarysocietiesmaygraduallyovercometheworstformsofpoverty,buttheyarehauntedbysevereformsofsocialexclusion.Unemployedyouths,migrants,war-affectedchildren,slum-dwellers,school-dropouts and even the elderly in many regions are not full members of society. Education can contributeinvariousformstopreventandovercomesuchexclusion,howevercurrenteducationalsystemsareill-fittodoso.Bytheirfocusonformalschoolingandonobtainingdegreesforfurtherlearn-ingthatareunattainabletomany,theymayevencontributetoexclusion.Developingalternativeschool-ingopportunitiesanddevelopingcreativewaysoflinkingunemployedtothelabourmarketarethekeychallengestheworldisfacing.

TheresearchintheHubEducationandLifelongLearningforSocialInclusionfocussesbothoncausesofexclusionandondevelopingalternativestrategiestoovercomeexclusion.Ourstudiesalwaysincludetheactor’sperspectiveandoftenadoptanActionResearchmethodology.TheyarestronglylinkedintoAfricannetworks,butalsoinvolvestudiesinEuropeandotherpartsoftheworld.

Ourinternationally-orientedinterdisciplinaryteamofprofessorsinvitesPhDproposalsoneducationandlifelong learning for social inclusion.

Keyinternationalpartnersandnetworks:

• ESLA(EarlySchoolLeavinginAfrica)• MakerereUniversity,Uganda• GuluUniversity,Uganda• UgandaMartyrsUniversity,Uganda• ColumbiaUniversity,USA• MzumbeUniversity,Tanzania• LimpopoUniversity,SouthAfrica• EduardoMondlaneUniversity,Mozambique

PhDresearch:

• Facultiesinvolved:BehavioralandSocialSciences,Arts,SpatialSciences• Numberofprofessorsinvolved:8• Countriesstudied:India,Mozambique,SouthAfrica,Tanzania,TheNetherlands,Uganda

GSG PhD Hub: GSG PhD Hub: GSG PhD Hub:

7 8

Theme:

Lackofequitableaccesstoessentialmedicinesremainsoneofthemainpublichealthchallengesofourtimes.Accesstoessentialmedicinesaspartofthehumanrighttohealthiswidelyrecognizedbytheratificationofinternationalhumanrightsaccordsandinclusionofrelevanttextinnationalconstitu-tions.Othernationallegalprovisionsfurtherdefinethefunctionalelementsofthehealthsystem.

Whatisabsentfromtheliteratureisanevidence-basedguidethatidentifiesotherlegalmechanismstoenshrinegovernmentcommitmenttouniversalaccess,andtoensurethatessentialpolicycomponentssuchasselection,qualityassurance,financing,supplyandrationaluseofessentialmedicinesoperateasintended. The programme essential legislation for access to medicine is based on the hypothesis that incountrieswithbetteraccesstoessentialmedicines,thereisabodyoflawrelevanttothemeansandmechanismsbywhichaccessisaccomplished.Theaimoftheprogrammeistoidentifyessentialele-mentsoflegislationinsupportofuniversalaccess,basedonexamplesoflawsincountrieswithgoodaccess.AdraftprotocolforanalysisisavailablefromtheWorldHealthOrganization.StudiescanbeperformedinEnglish,FrenchorSpanish.

Aninternationallyorientedinterdisciplinaryresearchgroupofmedicine,pharmacyandlawexpertsinvitesPhDproposalsonthefollowingthematicissues:

• Howcomponentsofinternationalhumanrightstreatieswithregardtouniversalaccessto essential medicines in particular have been translated successfully into national legislation in oneormorelow-andmiddleincomecountries• Politicalprocessesandinfluenceofcivilsocietyindevelopingessentiallawsformedicinalaccess• Comparativecountryexperiencesandperspectivesindevelopingessentiallawsfor medicines access • The development of model legislation in support of access to medicines

Keyinternationalpartnersandnetworks:

• WidenerSchoolofLaw,WashingtonDC,USA• TheWorldHealthOrganization(Genevaandregionaloffices)• Medicalandlawfacultiesincountriesofstudy

PhDresearch:

• Facultiesinvolved:Law,UnitofGlobalHealth,Medicine,Arts• Numberofprofessorsinvolved:4• Countriesstudied:Australia,SouthAfrica,TheNetherlands,Tonga

GSGPhDHub: Essential Legislation for Access to Medicine

GSGPhDHub: ReligionandConflict

Theme:

Despiteprocessesofsecularizationinsomepartsoftheworld,religionisstilloneofthemostimportantmarkersofidentitytoday.Inmanypolitical,social,andmilitaryconflictsthefactorofreligionplaysasignificantrole.Religiousconflictscanfindexpressionindirectconfrontationandethnictensions,butalsoinindividualandgroupactionagainststatesandauthorities.Inmanycountries,conflictsrelatedtoreligionareclashesbetweenreligiousandsecular(scientific,atheist,Marxist)worldviews.Inaddition,global climate change forms an increasingly important challenge to religious traditions and identities.

Howcanweunderstandandrespondadequatelytotheseconflicts?Arereligionsafactorofconflictonly,orcantheyalsohelpinprocessesofreconciliation?Howdoreligiousworldviewsandtraditionsplayarole in negotiating human responses to ecological changes? What implications have these processes for juridicalandgovernmentaldomains?

Aninternationally-orientedinterdisciplinaryresearchgroupfocusesonthesequestionsandinvitesPhDproposalsonthefollowing(andrelated)topics:

• Thefactorofreligioninconflictsworldwide• Clashesbetweenreligiousclaimsofknowledgeandatheist,scientific,orphilosophicalclaims• Religionandsecularism,withcomparativeresearchintotheroleofreligionindifferentsocialand politicalsystemsworldwide• Religiousresponsestoclimate-change• Issuesofgovernancewhenitcomestoreligiousdiversity

Keyinternationalpartnersandnetworks:

• RiceUniversity,USA• UniversityofOttawa,Canada• UniversityofSydney,Australia• UniversityofLancaster,UK• HebrewUniversityJerusalem,Israel• SikkimUniversity,India• GentUniversity,Belgium• UniversityofGöttingen,Germany

PhDresearch:

• Facultiesinvolved:TheologyandReligiousStudies,Law,Arts,Philosophy,SpatialSciences• Numberofprofessorsinvolved:10• Countriesstudied:Australia,Canada,India,Ireland,Israel,SouthAfrica,TheNetherlands,UK,USA

9 10

GSGPhDHub: ResearchinEthicsandGlobalisation

Theme:

Globalisationisaheavilycontestedissuefromanyacademicdiscipline’sperspective.Sometimesequatedwithauniversallyprofitableadvancedstageofmodernity,otherwiseitisperceivedtobeanelitist(Western)neoliberalattempttosubjugatethefarcornersoftheworldwithnegativeanddisastrousconsequencesforagreaterpartoftheworldpopulation.Overall,globalisationisanoverarchingprocesscomprisingallcontemporarymajorissuesandchallengesfacingtheinternationalandnationalcommuni-tiesinaframeworkofgrowinginterdependencies.

Globalisationhasundeniablyresultedinchangesofthesocialfabricineachsocietywithconsequencesforprimaryproductionstructures,developmentstrategies,formsofgovernanceandtransnationalcoalitionbuilding.However,thepicturecanbemorebleakaswell.Globalisationhasresultedinmajorthreatstolikewisesizableproportionsoftheworldpopulation,ithaserodedprotectivefunctionsofthe sovereign states and has led to an ungovernable competition amongst a variety of public and private actors.Weakergovernmentscannotprotecttheircitizens;stronggovernmentsneglecttheenvironmen-talimpactoftheirindustrialpolicyandtradeagreementsathomeandinthirdcountries;governmentalcorruptionandhumanrightsviolationsarebothcauseandsymptomoftheflipsideofglobalisation;the‘internationalcommunity’hasbutsmallmarginsforpositivechange.

REGfocussesonissuesofsecureglobalisation,politicaltransition,globaldialogueongovernanceandethics.REGprovidesPhDsupervisionexpertiseonsubjectsrelatedtohumanrightsanddemocratisation,transitionaljustice,internationallawofpeaceandarmedconflict,humanitarianaction,aswellasregion-alexpertiseontheMiddleEastandNorthernAfrica,SouthEastEuropeandEastAsia.

Keyinternationalpartnersandnetworks:

• UniversityofManchester,UK• UniversidaddelosAndes,Colombia• ColombiaUniversity,USA• TexasA&MUniversity,Qatar• RijekaUniversity,Croatia• SousseUniversity,Tunisia• GadjahMadaUniversity,Indonesia

PhDresearch:

• Facultiesinvolved:Law,Arts,PhilosophyandSocialSciences• Numberofprofessorsinvolved:10• Countriesstudied:China,Croatia,EastTimor,Japan,Israel,Palestineterritories,Libya, Montenegro,Morocco,Tunisia,Serbia,WesternSahara

GSGPhDHub: ‘Glocalized’RegulationofTechnologicalInnovationin Asia and Africa

Theme:

Nexttoimmediateassistance,foodcrisesintheworld,especiallyinAfricaandAsia,requireinnovationorthedevelopmentandintroductionofnew,sustainabletechnologiesthatrecognizetheimportantroleofsmall-scalefarmers.Innovationconsistsofdifferentfieldsofactivity,includingresearch,technologydevelopment,technologyintroduction,communicationandregulation.Thisproposalfocusesontheregulationofbiosafetywithrespecttoinnovationinbiotechnology.

Ingeneral,theaimoftheregulationoftechnologyandinnovationistopreventnegativeoutcomesandstimulate positive effects on the environment and human health. It also concerns the socioeconomic impactsoftechnology.However,mostregulationsystemstodayareofanon-coherentnature,focusedonmicro-levelswhilemissingoutonmacro-developments.

Society,TechnologyandInnovationisaglobalresponsibilityforgovernments,intergovernmentalorgani-zationsandinternationalcivilsocietyalike.Ingeneral,technologyisregulated(research,applicationsand trade) to prevent negative and to stimulate positive effects on the global environment and human health. It also relates to the socioeconomic impact of technology. The voluntary measures of actors may leadtoregulationatgrassrootlevel,butoftentruesuccesscanonlyberealizedandenforcedbynationalorsupra-nationalrulesandinstitutions.Thesubstantialdifferencesbetweenregulationsystemsindiffer-entcountriesandcontinentscanbeovercomethroughglocalisation:benefittingfromglobalknowledgeto local circumstances.

Groningencontributesthroughresearchtothisissue-area,asitaimsto‘glocalize’regulationoftech-nologicalinnovation,i.e.tostrengthenthepositionofsmall-scalefarmersandproducersintheirlocalnetworkswhilstconsideringglobaldevelopments.Theresearchaimsaretwofold.Firstly,toformaclearpictureofhowcurrentinternationalregulationsandinternationalagreementsaffecttheabilityofsmall-scalefarmersandproducerstoinnovate.Secondly,tofindoutwhichtypesofregulationandinternationalagreements are needed to build the innovation capacity of small-scale farmers and producers in their local settings in Africa and Asia.

Keyinternationalpartnersandnetworks:

• ChinaAgriculturalUniversity,China• OsakaUniversity,Japan• CanThoUniversity,Vietnam• MakarereUniversity,Uganda• WesternCapeUniversity,SouthAfrica• UniversityofManchester,UKUniversityofOuagadougou,BurkinaFaso• NairobiUniversity,Kenya

PhDresearch:

• Facultiesinvolved:NaturalSciencesandMathematics,SpatialSciences,BusinessandEconomics, Arts,Law• NumberofProfessorsinvolved:25• Regionsstudied:Africa,Asia

Ifyouarelookingforauniversitywithalongtraditionofacademicexcellencewhereyoucandevelopyourtalentsinapleasantandinternationalatmosphere,youwillfinditattheUniversityofGroningen(inDutch:RijksuniversiteitGroningenorRUG).

Foundedin1614,theUniversityofGroningenisoneoftheoldestresearchuniversitiesinEurope.Some26,500students(including3,500internationalstudentsfromover115countries)areenrolledinmorethan170Bachelor'sandMaster'sdegreeprogrammes,ofwhich83areEnglish-taughtMaster's,and8prestigiousErasmusMundusprogrammes.Wehave1,400PhDresearchers,ofwhich785 are international.

Research

TheUniversityhasanexcellentrecordinawidevarietyofresearchdisciplines.Accordingtorecentcomparisons,theRUGisalreadyoneoftheTop25universitiesinEurope.OuraimistoachieveaplaceintheTop10.TheRUGisinthetop3ofEuropeanresearchuniversitiesinthefieldsofEcology,MaterialSciences,ChemistryandAstronomy.

OtherstrongresearchgroupsareNanoscience,Physics,MolecularBiology,Microbiology,MedicalSciences,Neurosciences,Sociology,Philosophy,Theology,ArchaeologyandArts.ResearchattheUniversityofGroningenisinnovative,interdisciplinaryandinternationally-oriented.

PhDprogrammeslast4years.StudentsconducttheirownresearchandtheUniversityprovidesabal-ancedmixofexpertsupervision,tailor-madepostgraduatetrainingandthefreedomtopursueyourownideas.TheresultsarewrittendowninaPhDthesis,oftenincludingpaperspublishedinscientificjournals.OthervariantsarepossibleinwhichthePhDprogrammeiscombinedwithworkoutsidetheuniversityanddoingpartoftheresearchabroad,ofteninthestudent’shomecountry.Afterasuccessfuldefence,youwillbeawardedwithaninternationallyhighlyesteemedPhDdegree.

Ourstrategicpartnersinclude:

• Europe:UppsalaUniversity,Sweden;GhentUniversity,Belgium;GöttingenUniversity,Germany• Indonesia:UniversitasGadjahMada,UniversityofIndonesia,BandungInstituteofTechnology• China:PekingUniversity,TsinghuaUniversity,FudanUniversity• Japan:OsakaUniversity• LatinAmerica:NationalAutonomousUniversityofMexicoUNAM,Mexico UniversityofSaoPauloUSP,Brazil• USA:UCLA,UniversityofPennsylvania

AnIntroductionto: The University of Groningen

11