Welcome to OOA!
Also known as: Oncology Graduate School Amsterdam. OOA is a joint graduate school of the Amsterdam UMC Cancer Center Amsterdam and the Netherlands Cancer Institute, VU and UvA. We are dedicated to the training of more than 1000 PhD students working in the field of Oncology.
Strong integration of basic, translational and clinical oncology research
OOA, accredited most recently for the period 2023-2028, provides an educational program for PhD students in Amsterdam. Our program consists of a series of courses that cover specific topics in oncology, a PhD day and an annual retreat. The fruitful collaboration between Amsterdam UMC and NKI-AvL provides PhD candidates the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with many internationally recognized scientists.
This website gives you an overview of our education programme and a brief description of ongoing research. Please contact us for more detailed information.
