Tinbergen

Due to the number of applications we receive it is not possible to offer individual feedback on your chances of being accepted to the MPhil program. The admissions board will evaluate your application as a whole. You are advised to check the admission requirements and to read the section in the program brochure about the right preparations for the program (section 3.6) to see whether you feel comfortable with the content of the textbooks there.

After preliminary acceptance you will need to submit certified copies of grade transcripts and diploma’s (never send us the original diploma’s).
A certified copy is a photocopy with an endorsement or stamp that states that it’s a true copy of the primary document. You can certify copies of your documents at your school or sometimes at the municipality or notary.

The TI website and our online admission program provide detailed information. If you still have questions, please address applications@tinbergen.nl. Any other address you use will cause delay.

No, this is not possible. Tinbergen Institute is a gateway to PhD positions for students who completed TI’s MPhil program.

For PhD positions we refer to the job openings at the universities.

The core (first-year) program leaves little or no time for any jobs. For second year students Tinbergen Institute offers a number of teaching assistantships. Many second-year MPhil students also find other research assistantships in one of the TI departments connected with MPhil thesis research.

Also see Nuffic pages working while studying.

Depending on their academic background, students may want to prepare academically for one or more core sequences before they come to TI.

For them we composed a reading list.

In the case of exact overlap between individual MPhil courses and earlier PhD level coursework, exemptions from courses can be granted. This does not change the ECTS requirements and will be determined in an intake interview with the Director of Graduate Studies at the start of the academic year.

No.