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Appointment/duration
PhD programmes at the Faculty of Science generally last three to four years, depending on the scientific discipline, type of appointment and funding.
The admission process ends when an employee is hired as PhD candidate. In the case of PhD candidates with a scholarship, externally financed PhD candidates, or external PhD candidates, the admission process ends when the supervisor(s) agrees to supervise the PhD candidate.
Generally, departments are responsible for the admission process.
Registration in Hora Finita
The PhD candidate and the supervision team are registered in the registration and tracking system Hora Finita. The timing of registration depends on the department. Hora Finita supports the processes starting from admission of the PhD candidate until the PhD defense and makes the PhD candidate’s progress transparent.
For login: go to horafinita.vu.nl and then click the button 'login with VUnetID'.
All departments of the faculty have one or more key users for Hora Finita, see table. In case of problems with Hora Finita, you can consult them.