Funding research in the Netherlands Dr. Behzad Behdani Assistant professor, Operations Research and Logistics Group Wageningen University and Research
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Leiden University (1575) University of Groningen (1614) University of Amsterdam (1632) Utrecht University (1636) Delft University of Technology (1842) Vrij University Amsterdam (1880) Erasmus University Rotterdam (1913) Wageningen University (1918) Radboud University Nijmegen (1923) Tilburg University (1927) Eindhoven University of Technology (1956) University of Twente (1961) Maastricht University(1976) Open University (Life-long And Distance Learning) (1984)
Universities score well in rankings n 13 universities in top 200 Times Higher Education n 12 universities in top 400 Shanghai ranking
Known for their research quality n Number of academic publications per capita 4th in the world n Citation impact scores 3rd in the world n 45 % of the Dutch publications are result of international co-authorship n Intensive cooperation with industry n Public-Private Partnerships in technological and societal top institutes
Research funding in the Netherlands n
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The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) n The national research council in the Netherlands. n Funds scientific research at Dutch universities and research institutes through a range of funding instruments. Main funding schemes: n Talent schemes: For individual researchers; money follows the person o Veni (experienced post-docs), Vidi (assistant/associate professors), Rubicon (providing young scientists with international experience) n Project/programme funding o
Consortium of universities and industrial partners
n Research programmes focussed on international collaboration and exchange o Bilateral agreements with e.g., Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Germany, Belgium o Travel and exchange costs, seminar costs, joint projects
Top sector n The Netherlands has nine top sectors: n n n n n n n n n
Logistics Agri-food Horticulture and greenhouse products Water and climate Life sciences and health Chemicals High tech Energy Creative industries
n Within nine designated sectors, the collaboration between companies, researchers and the government is encouraged. n Innovative fund and Tax Credit scheme for research and development (R&D)
Example projects n
EURECA (Effective Use of Reefer Containers for conditioned products through the Port of Rotterdam), NWO Vital Logistics call, Budget: 556,340 € Involved parties: WUR, EUR, ABB, Deltalings-SmartPort, Seamark Reefer Service b.v., ECT, Frugiventa, Port of Rotterdam n Trans-SONIC (Transport Self Organization through Network Integration and Collaboration), NWO call on Complexity in Transport and Logistics, Budget: 704,444 € Involved parties: WUR, EUR, TUDelft, TransFollow, ECORYS, Port of Amsterdam, TNO, SmartPort n iFlow project (Intelligent Flowers & Plants Pricing and Logistics), top sector Horticulture, Total budget: 2.9 mil € Involved parties: WUR, EUR, FloraHolland n BioSInteC (Biobased Supply Chain Design through Network Integration and Collaboration), NWO-FAPESP joint call for proposals on Biobased Economy
University-specific grants n Wageningen Graduate Schools Sandwich PhD: n Sandwich PhD candidates are international PhD candidates who only spend part of their time at Wageningen University. n A sandwich PhD candidate spends the first nine months of his degree at Wageningen University to make the research proposal and follow a tailor-made education and training programme. n The next thirty months are spent conducting research in home country under the supervision of a local supervisor. Sandwich PhD candidates often returns to Wageningen for short visits, and a Wageningen University supervisor will sometimes visit the student’s home institute. n After that, PhD candidate returns to Wageningen to finish the PhD thesis, which should take approximately nine months. For thesis defence, the local supervisor will come to Wageningen to act as copromoter at your graduation ceremony.
University bilateral agreements
