The Netherlands Institute of Governance (NIG) is a joint research school of 12 universities offering PhD-courses and a research network. NIG has 9 full member universities and 4 associated member universities.
NIG offers high quality courses for PhD candidates in public administration and political science. Additionally, NIG is part of the research infrastructure in our fields connecting younger and more senior scholars in the Netherlands and Flanders. NIG’s partnership strategy stimulates collaboration and formal partnerships with others where this contributes to shared goals: high-level PhD-education and a vibrant research infrastructure.