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The official launch of the "experiment with PhD studentships" marks a dark chapter in the history of PhD programs in the Netherlands. The Dutch PhD Network (PNN) has repeatedly criticized the experiment with PhD students in recent years.

The PhD Network Netherlands (PNN) is pleased with the news that Leiden University will not participate in the PhD student experiment . The University Council of Leiden University expressed its opposition to the experiment and issued a unanimous negative recommendation to the Executive Board.

Since Minister Bussemaker announced in January 2013 that a limited-scale experiment with PhD students would be conducted, much has remained unclear about the form, scope, and duration of this experiment.

The Cabinet intends to implement a legislative change that would result in PhD candidates no longer being appointed as full employees, but as students.