Graduate School
Prospective students
Tinbergen Institute has much to offer to ambitious and excellent students who wish to make a career in academic research. Below we list TI's qualities, one by one, illustrated by personal stories from students, lecturers and alumni.
You may prefer to contact students yourself: then contact the Students' council or one of the students. Convinced? Read the admission requirements carefully and send in the on-line application form.
More information can also be found in our brochures.
Eight good reasons to come to Tinbergen Institute
- A top-ranked institute with top lecturers:
Tinbergen Institute is usually not ranked separately from the three universities participating in it. However, if it would be ranked based on the publications of its fellows (professors), it would invariably end up near the very top of Europe and in the top-20 worldwide.
[Read more] - Good job placement prospects:
Tinbergen Institute has over 400 PhD alumni. Roughly half of them work in research universities in
the Netherlands and abroad - many as full and tenured professors (including some at CalTech and
Brown). A quarter of TI alumni work for national and international government organizations such
as central banks, ministries, the World Bank and the IMF. The other quarter are employed in
private-sector firms - usually large banks, insurers and consultancy firms.
[Read more] - Extensive program of field courses:
Tinbergen Institute offers a wide array of field courses,
allowing students to specialize in virtually any field of economics, econometrics and finance. In
2008/09, over 45 field courses are offered.
[Read more] - One-on-one advice in a small-scale program:
Only 45 students are admitted annually to the economics, econometrics and finance tracks of TI's MPhil program. The program's small scale allows students to regularly call upon the institute's staff, professors and student body for individual advice on both practical matters and research. In addition, TI schedules regular meetings between individual students and the Director of Graduate Studies to discuss progress in the program.
[Read more] - Excellent international travel opportunities:
Tinbergen Institute and its fellows and students are very well connected internationally. Many of the institute's
PhD students spend some time abroad in academic institutions (such as Harvard University, University of Chicago,
University of Pennsylvania, University College London, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh)
and international organizations (such as the World Bank) during their PhD. They often manage to get their
research papers accepted for presentation at key conferences, such as the Econometric Society meetings. They
also travel for research meetings and classes within formal European Union networks connecting the top
European graduate schools.
[Read more] - Good funding opportunities:
TI runs its own scholarship program for MPhil students. TI
scholarships are allocated on the basis of merit and need. In recent years, about half of all first-
year students have typically been offered some funding, and most second-year students have been
funded.
[Read more] - Gateway to a wide variety of PhD thesis opportunities in Amsterdam and Rotterdam:
The MPhil program is the research master in economics, econometrics and finance of the three
economics departments participating in TI. It not only provides a PhD-level training in these fields,
but also allows students to explore the many departmental research groups before they commit to
work on a thesis with a specific advisor.
[Read more] - Tinbergen Institute has still more to offer...!:
TI has its own offices, seminar rooms and a dedicated support staff in both Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Students have their own computer facilities and office space.
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Convinced? Read the admission requirements carefully and send in the on-line application form.