FOM has had six courses developed specially for trainee researchers (please note that two of them are given in Dutch only!):

  • Taking charge of your PhD project (obligatory)
  • The art of presenting science
  • Working across cultures; dealing with the Dutch
  • Business Orientation Week (Nyenrode Business University)
  • Personal skills offer (in Dutch only)
  • Personal career planning (in Dutch only)
  • Write it right
  • FOM Valorisation Workshop 
You can find information about these course in the pdf-files. A course calender is also available.

During your yearly evaluation with your supervisor, you can discuss which course you would like to participate in. On the form planning and evaluation, you can note these courses. The personnel department of FOM will send you an invitation for the courses you mentioned. A small contribution is expected of PhD students for the non-obligatory trainings (with exception of presentation and writing skill courses) in the shape of leave, see also UR appendix B, point 4.