{"id":114502,"date":"2020-06-09T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T13:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=114502"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:58","slug":"diversity-officer-asks-minister-to-grant-phd-students-an-additional-year-to-complete-their-theses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/06\/09\/diversity-officer-asks-minister-to-grant-phd-students-an-additional-year-to-complete-their-theses\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity Officer asks Minister to grant PhD students an additional year to complete their theses"},"content":{"rendered":"

PhD students are more likely to be negatively impacted by the coronavirus crisis than other academics. Due to the lockdown, they are falling behind in their research projects, and the fact that they are on temporary contracts and have only just embarked on their academic careers only adds to their vulnerability. For this reason, EUR\u2019s Chief Diversity Officer Semiha Denkta\u015f said on Erasmus TV on Tuesday morning that she wants the Minister for Education, Ingrid van Engelshoven, to give PhD students another year to complete their dissertations.<\/p>\n

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More about the letter from phd students<\/h2>