Research Qualification
The Tinbergen Institute Research Qualification is a concise educational program to acquire the necessary skills for becoming an academic researcher, only available to current PhD students from the three affiliated schools.
The Research Qualification offers PhD students who are not currently enrolled in or have not graduated from either the research master’s in Business Data Science (BDS) or Tinbergen Institute (TI) the opportunity to follow a concise educational program to acquire the necessary skills for becoming an academic researcher. PhD students from the schools associated to TI can obtain the Research Qualification upon completion of at least 30 EC on coursework within the BDS and/or the TI program.
Eligibility and enrolment
The Research Qualification is open to current PhD students within the School of Business and Economics/ABRI (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), School of Economics and Business/Amsterdam Business School (University of Amsterdam) and Erasmus School of Economics (Erasmus University Rotterdam). Students who have completed or are currently enrolled in the BDS or TI research master’s programs are not eligible. Students must apply for each course individually, and the Director of Graduate Studies will determine course admission based on whether the student’s prior knowledge meets the required prerequisites.
Course requirements
To be awarded the Research Qualification, candidates must complete at least 16 EC on core courses from the TI and/or BDS research master's program; at least 12 EC on field courses from the TI and/or BDS research master's program; and at least 2 EC on skill courses.
For a full overview of the regulations, please click below.