Academic Courses

The Academic Preparation programme has been designed to pay particular attention to academic English skills and the Dutch learning and teaching methods through participating, sharing and simulation sessions by native-speaker Dutch- and English-language lecturers from ETC’s partner universities. A total of 30 hours of intensive sessions, spread over five days and taught in English, form the basis for a strong understanding of the Dutch educational environment. The Academic Preparation Course breaks down as: 1) 50% Academic English and competencies. 2) 50% Teaching and learning culture on campus.

Pre-UGG course flyer

Pre-UGG course syllabus

The Pre-Doctoral course at ETC is specifically designed to meet the needs of international doctoral students. This one- or two-week course has been jointly developed by three top Dutch universities—Leiden University, Groningen University, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam—since 2019. However, in 2023, Groningen University was no longer part of the consortium. The remaining two universities (Leiden and VU Amsterdam) continue to support and better prepare incoming and future Indonesian PhD candidates for their doctoral journeys. The Pre-Doctoral course serves as the perfect stepping stone to a prestigious Dutch doctoral degree

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