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186 PhD programmes in Netherlands

Urban Development and Governance
The PhD on Urban Development and Governance at Erasmus University Rotterdam is a 4-year flexible trajectory programme that fuses urban management with governance.

Business Administration
Business Administration at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences is a 3-year, part-time programme developed to suit the lifestyle of executives who wish to combine their practical expertise with the highest level of management training.

Executive PhD
The Executive PhD at Maastricht School of Management allows working professionals and researchers with full-time or part-time jobs to combine their careers with obtaining a PhD.

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering department at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is one of the nine departments of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and has been a core part of the university since Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) was founded in 1956.

Mathematics and Computer Science
Mathematics and Computer Science department at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a place that brings motivated students, lecturers and researchers together.

Electrical Engineering
The mission of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is to acquire, share and transfer knowledge and understanding in the whole field of Electrical Engineering through education, research and valorization.

Built Environment
Built Environment department at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is driven by our ambitions to make a difference. Sustainability, in its broadest definition, is the cornerstone of our research and education. We take the lead in (re)shaping the built environment and making it futureproof, safe, healthy, inclusive and with respect for planetary boundaries.

Applied Physics
The Applied Physics at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) views its mission as making contributions to physics and society by means of the education of students, by doing research and by valorizing the knowledge gained in its research.

Biomedical Engineering
The department of Biomedical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is recognized for its leading research in chemical biology, regenerative engineering & materials and biomedical imaging & modelling.

Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences
Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences department at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) aims at being a European frontrunner in research and education on leading responsible and effective technology development and implementation in industry and society.

Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry department is one of the nine departments of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).

Industrial Design
Industrial Design department at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a relatively new, innovative department, part of the Eindhoven University of Technology, in the heart of Netherlands’ high tech hotspot, Brainport.

Civil and Environmental Engineering
The world of civil engineering is changing. Nowadays, there is an increasing demand for engineers who have a profound understanding of their own field and can oversee and combine the specialist knowledge from other disciplines. The Civil and Environmental Engineering programme is delivered at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Designer in Bioprocess Engineering
The Designer in Bioprocess Engineering programme from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) develops MSc graduates in (Bio-)chemical Engineering or related academic backgrounds into multidisciplinary specialists, in preparation for a career in the industry.

Robotics
The EngD programme in Robotics from University of Twente (UT) focuses on creating technical solutions for the industrial sector (i.e. automatic welding robots), for maintenance and inspection (i.e. sewer inspection) and for medical use (like rehabilitation or surgical robotics).

Automotive Systems Design
The Automotive Systems Design program from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) offers a technological designer program on a doctorate level for MSc graduates (or similar level) in the field of automotive technology, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, embedded systems, systems & control, applied physics, aerospace engineering, or similar.

Software Technology
Software Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) offers a salaried two-year technological designer program on a doctorate level for MSc graduates with a degree in the field of Computer Science or a related field.

Smart Buildings and Cities
The Smart Buildings and Cities program from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) wants to contribute to the transition towards smart, intelligent and sustainable cities where quality of life is high.

Business and IT
The Professional Doctorate in Engineering in Business and IT (EngD BIT) from University of Twente (UT) aims to raise the level of competence of professionals in IT to deal with the opportunities and challenges that IT-based innovations pose.

Designing Human-System Interaction
The mission of the new Designing Human-System Interaction programme at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is to train professionals to develop competences in designing and evaluating interactive intelligent and innovative systems, services, and products.