Congratulations on your new position as a PhD candidate at NKI-AvL! In addition to NKI-AvL, you will also become a member of OOA and the University where you will defend your thesis. All of these institutions will play a pivotal role in guiding you through your PhD program. Furthermore, there are numerous other departments, institutes, facilities, and services that may be of interest to you. To assist you in the early stages of your PhD program and provide you with an overview of all relevant topics, we have created the OOA Starters Package.
In order to start your PhD program well-prepared and efficiently, it is essential that you register twice: for the OOA and for the relevant university/graduate school of your promotor. This ensures that you can join all of the activities organized by these institutions. Information about the registration steps are shortly described below. Detailed information can be found on myAntonet.
As soon as you are employed at the NKI as a PhD candidate, you will need to fill out the OOA registration form to become part of the OOA community and participate in all activities. The registration form can be found on myAntonet.
The NKI supervisory committee is there to guide you through your PhD program. You will meet regularly with this committee to discuss research progress, time planning, perspectives of the project as well as any problems and issues you may encounter. For more information; please check myAntonet.
PhD candidates take part in the training and supervision program of the OOA. The OOA TSP helps you in obtaining the 30 ECTS that are required to complete your PhD. You can use the NKI Training and Supervision Plan to record your progress. There are obligatory elements in the TSP:
The other ECTS in the TSP can be filled in freely, following your own interests; examples are given on the TSP. Specific and general skill courses can be selected at www.ooa-graduateschool.org. It is also possible to participate in courses from a different graduate school or even abroad (e.g., EMBO courses). If you want to attend multiple courses that are not organized by the OOA, please contact OOA@nki.nl. PSOE PhD students can take external courses without explicit approval.
Besides subscribing to the OOA graduate school, you will also need to register at the promotion track system of the University where you are planning to graduate (e.g., Coveris at Leiden University, Hora Finita at many other universities). Ask your supervisor to which University he or she is affiliated and how to register.
Once you have submitted your PhD and Training Plan, it will be reviewed by your supervisory committee. After that, you are fully prepared to commence your PhD research and educational program! For detailed information relevant during your PhD, please refer to our Starter Package mentioned on top of this webpage.
