When their contract ends, but they haven’t yet finished their doctoral theses, PhD students won’t get a penny. A new Dutch government amendment ends PhD retaining fees.
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As of January 1, delayed PhD students are penniless. Phd students must be fully available for the labor market and cannot finish their theses, the government states. Whereas waiting for answers to job applications or even working forty-hour weeks doe leave some time to do something else, an unfinished thesis will no longer be accepted while applying for a retaining fee.
Until January 1, PhD students whose work had been delayed received a retaining fee after their PhD university contract expired, usually for four years. During this period, students were obliged to apply for jobs but were allowed to finish their theses in the meantime. PhD students were entitled to this fee if they were available for the Dutch labor market, had acquired a residence permit, and lived in The Netherlands. International PhD students who met these requirements were also eligible for this benefit.
Promood, the TU lobby for PhD-students, were shocked and surprised by this new amendment to Dutch law, and Delft’s PhD students still haven’t been officially informed of the new measure. So far, ten PhD students have been affected, but Promood estimates about twenty PhD students a month will be. However, no international PhD students have yet to complain to Promood, which asks students to send their comments and reactions to Promood@tudelft.nl.
Presently, universities, Promood and other PhD student pressure groups are searching for solutions. For example, universities should try to let PhD students finish all their work within their contract period, because currently nearly half of all theses aren’t finished in five years.
When their contract ends, but they haven’t yet finished their doctoral theses, PhD students won’t get a penny. A new Dutch government amendment ends PhD retaining fees.
As of January 1, delayed PhD students are penniless. Phd students must be fully available for the labor market and cannot finish their theses, the government states. Whereas waiting for answers to job applications or even working forty-hour weeks doe leave some time to do something else, an unfinished thesis will no longer be accepted while applying for a retaining fee.
Until January 1, PhD students whose work had been delayed received a retaining fee after their PhD university contract expired, usually for four years. During this period, students were obliged to apply for jobs but were allowed to finish their theses in the meantime. PhD students were entitled to this fee if they were available for the Dutch labor market, had acquired a residence permit, and lived in The Netherlands. International PhD students who met these requirements were also eligible for this benefit.
Promood, the TU lobby for PhD-students, were shocked and surprised by this new amendment to Dutch law, and Delft’s PhD students still haven’t been officially informed of the new measure. So far, ten PhD students have been affected, but Promood estimates about twenty PhD students a month will be. However, no international PhD students have yet to complain to Promood, which asks students to send their comments and reactions to Promood@tudelft.nl.
Presently, universities, Promood and other PhD student pressure groups are searching for solutions. For example, universities should try to let PhD students finish all their work within their contract period, because currently nearly half of all theses aren’t finished in five years.
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