1. PhD Programmes for Professionals Ever thought of working towards a PhD alongside your full-time job?

2. Comparative, International and European Law ► Faculty of Law (Director: E. Muir) European Studies ► Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (Director: T. Christiansen) Two programmes

3. Comparative, International and European Law ► Faculty of Law (Director: E. Muir) Graduate School of Law (Vice Dean for Research, Hans Nelen) Department for International & European Law (Director, Monica Claes)

4. European Studies ► Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (Director: T. Christiansen) 30 scholars Political Science, History & Law ► European administrative governance Interdisciplinary: studying the process of European integration Strong links with other institutions in Maastricht E.g. European Institute Public Administration Good contacts and access to information within the EU institutions and the Brussels policy- community

5. Doctoral research Independence Expertise Originality Engaging in debates ► PhD degree of the University of Maastricht

6. Doctoral candidate Academic record/profile Curiosity Motivation Committed

7. Academic Community & PhD Training Training programme Skills Meetings and group discussions Specialised seminars/research schools Research centres & institutes Individual supervision by 2 academics

8. Campus Brussels A PhD programme for professionals Some training provided on UM campus in Brussels Eg. Year 1:  How to access academic sources?  How to write a PhD  Research design  Theories and approaches of European integration Tailor-made

9. Application Procedure Detailed CV (Letter of motivation – E.S. ) Academic transcripts for bachelor & master (Language skills) Recommendation letters Research proposal (format online) online How to choose a research topic?

10. Admission Procedure Approval by supervisors Examination by Academic Board ( E.S. ) /Scientific Committee ( Law ) Final decision

11. Timetable (Guideline) Today: informal discussion 1 May 2016: application deadline 30 May 2016: intake interviews mid-June 2016: formal offer of place on the programme end of June 2016: binding acceptance of formal offer October 2016: start of the PhD training programme April 2017: submit revised research plan May 2017: progress review by the Academic Board European Studies Training and supervision during the academic year

12. Timetable (Guideline) Today: informal discussion May 2016: application (soft) deadline Application + 2 months: examination of application October 2016: start of the PhD training programme Acceptance + 1 year: progress review by supervisors Comparative, International and European Law Training and supervision during the academic year

13. Practicalities Law : elise.muir@maastrichtuniversity.nl European Studies : t.christiansen@maastrichtuniversity.nl http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/UMCampusBrussels/PhD.htm Fees: E.S. : €4.000/y. Law :€3.000/y., 6 y. max. ► beginning of the (academic) year. ( E.S. : 1 st y: 50% upon acceptance by 1 July, 50% 1 January.) Fees cover: Supervision Registration for UM trainings and workshops UM Library (including e-library) Further…