{"id":91946,"date":"2018-11-14T10:29:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T09:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=91946"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:08","slug":"rotterdam-phd-students-take-year-longer-than-counterparts-in-utrecht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/11\/14\/rotterdam-phd-students-take-year-longer-than-counterparts-in-utrecht\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotterdam PhD students take year longer than counterparts in Utrecht"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to writing a dissertation, Utrecht University PhD students are quick compared to their colleagues at Erasmus University and VU Amsterdam: they finish a year earlier than their counterparts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/04\/04122159\/Doctorsbul-na-een-promotie-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139107\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/04\/04122159\/Doctorsbul-na-een-promotie-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139107 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/04\/04122159\/Doctorsbul-na-een-promotie-875x584.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139107 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/04\/04122159\/Doctorsbul-na-een-promotie-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139107 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/04\/04122159\/Doctorsbul-na-een-promotie.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139107 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/ronald-van-den-heerik\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Ronald van den Heerik<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about PhDs<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/07\/13\/phdstudents-want-psychologist\/\">PhD students want their own psychologist<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/02\/13\/promoveren-is-een-taai-proces\/\">&#8216;Getting a PhD is a tough process&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/09\/26\/i-wished-to-give-poorly-educated-white-girls-a-face\/\">\u2018I wished to give poorly educated white girls a face\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>New figures from the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) reveal that on average, PhD students take about five years to obtain the title of doctor. Only a small group (14 percent) cross the finish line within four years.<\/p>\n<p>But there are significant differences per university. In Utrecht, PhD students obtain their doctorate a half-year faster than the average time, while at VU Amsterdam and Erasmus University, doctoral candidates require more time than the average.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"localfocusvisual\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:550px;overflow:hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/localfocus2.appspot.com\/5beac9173a5ac\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another feature of PhD students in Utrecht is that few end up dropping out. More than eighty percent complete their dissertation within seven years. Only Maastricht University has a higher success rate. At the other end of the spectrum are \u2013 yet again \u2013 Erasmus University and VU Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"localfocusvisual\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:550px;overflow:hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/localfocus2.appspot.com\/5beacd679d4f9\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decline<\/h2><p>For the first time in years, there has been a decline in the number of doctorates obtained at Dutch universities. In 2017, exactly 4,731 PhD students obtained the title of doctor. That\u2019s around two-hundred less than the preceding year. This breaks a multi-year trend which saw the number of doctorates rise each year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"localfocusvisual\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:550px;overflow:hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/localfocus2.appspot.com\/5beacea0baadb\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The work of external PhD candidates is also included in the total number of doctorates. 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\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/israel-krijgt-steeds-minder-europees-onderzoeksgeld\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tIsrael receives less and less European research funding\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-29\">29 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] 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src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/career-event_7_rise-and-return_caribische-netwerkavond_borrel_22.3-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776945655\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/career-event_7_rise-and-return_caribische-netwerkavond_borrel_22.3-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776945655 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/career-event_7_rise-and-return_caribische-netwerkavond_borrel_22.3-500x282.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776945655 500w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/career-event_7_rise-and-return_caribische-netwerkavond_borrel_22.3-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1776945655 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 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More about PhDs New figures from the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) reveal that on average, PhD students take about five years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":67430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"em_content_type":[],"class_list":["post-91946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rotterdam PhD students take year longer than counterparts in Utrecht<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PhD students in Rotterdam who obtained a doctorate in 2017 took 65 months on average, while the actual allotted time for obtaining a doctorate is 48 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