The PhD Council is a platform by and for PhD candidates at the EGSH. The Council was founded on the premise that the opinions, questions and issues of each PhD candidate should be heard and discussed. To this end each faculty or institute participating in the EGSH ideally has a seat in the Council by means of (at least) one representative.
The PhD Council members are key regular representatives of the EGSH PhD community who advocate the interests of PhD candidates and contribute to the organisational development of the EGSH.
The current members of the PhD council 2025-2026 are listed below. They will in turn act as the chair of the Council in the current academic year. You can contact the Council via the individual email address of the Council members or via the general email address phdcouncil@egsh.eur.nl.
The EGSH PhD Council is always looking for new members to strengthen their team! Send an email to phdcouncil@egsh.eur.nl.
Anna Elias
International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague
Email: elias@iss.nl
Dasup Lim
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
Email: lim@ihs.nl
Iris van Dongen
Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB)
Email: i.j.a.vandongen@essb.eur.nl
Jasmijn van der Craats
Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB)
Email: vandercraats@essb.eur.nl
Sven Nouwens
Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC)
Email: nouwens@eshpm.eur.nl
Simon Gramvik
Erasmus School of Philosophy (ESPhil)
Email: gramvik@esphil.eur.nl
Golden Questions for PhD supervision
In 2024, the EGSH PhD council created the Golden Questions for good PhD supervision. A helpful guide for both PhD's and supervisors! Download the guide here.