Overview

About the programme

We focus on instruction and learning processes in a number of domains that are at the core of the curriculum in primary and secondary education and on factors at the micro, meso and macro level that are essential for the quality of these processes.

Factors at the micro level include student characteristics (sociocultural background, gender, aptitude, self-regulation, motivation), and the pupil-teacher relationship. At the meso level we study the effect of school leaderschip on educational innovation.

Typical macro issues include equal opportunities in relation to segregation, selection procedures, and school drop-out. The combination of micro, meso, and macro levels of research is a distinctive characteristic of the Education programme at the University of Amsterdam as a whole.

Programme Structure

Research lines in the Education programme are:

Cultural and individual differences, social outcomes
Instruction, learning processes and learning disorders
Domain-specific learning (e.g. literacy, history, arts, mathematics, science).
Innovation in education
Motivation and learning
Philosophy of education, school segregation
Student-teacher relationship
Vocational education, educational policy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

36 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Disciplines

Education View 3 other PhDs in Education in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Doctoral research can only take place under the supervision of a professor associated with the UvA. You cannot take your application further until a professor has agreed to take you on as a PhD candidate.
For admission to the doctoral programme you must have a Dutch Master's degree (or an old-style initial university degree). If you have a different Dutch qualification or a foreign qualification, you must apply for an exemption from the educational requirement before applying for admission.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

2050 EUR / year

≈ 2050 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2050 EUR / year

≈ 2050 EUR / year

Additional Details

PhD candidates who are not employed by RICDE pay a fee of €2.050 up to €12.500 per annum (depending on your specific situation).

Living costs

Amsterdam

Netherlands

1000 - 1500 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.