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How doctoral study works in each country: contracts, pay, language and admission.
- How to Do a PhD in Germany: Positions, Graduate Schools, and Pay Country guides · 11 Oct 2026 · 5 min read Germany offers two main paths to a PhD: an individual project with a professor, or a structured graduate programme. Here is how to choose, fund, and apply for one.
- How to Do a PhD in the Netherlands: Jobs, Pay and Visas Country guides · 9 Oct 2026 · 6 min read A Dutch PhD is a paid job, not a scholarship. Here is how admission, salary rules and the researcher residence permit actually work.
- How to Do a PhD in Sweden: Positions, Salary and Permits Country guides · 8 Oct 2026 · 5 min read In Sweden a doctorate is a paid job. It takes four years of full-time work, it gives 240 credits, and it has no tuition fee. This guide shows the salary, the application steps and the residence permit.