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Tinbergen Institute's Research Master's Programs offer a broad range of courses for external participants.
Academic Calendar
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2025-2026
2025-2026
Courses are taught in eight-week blocks. The final week of each block typically serves as the exam week.
Block 0 Aug 25 -29 Introduction and refresher courses Block I Sept 1 – Oct 17 Lectures Oct 20 -24 Exams Block II Oct 27 - Dec 12 Lectures Dec 15 - 19 Exams Dec 20 - Jan 4 Christmas Holidays Block III Jan 5 - Feb 20 Lectures Feb 23 - 27 Exams Block IV Mar 2 - Apr 17 Lectures Apr 20 - 24 Exams Block V Apr 27 - July 10 Lectures and Exams
Course Registration
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General
General
All regular courses are taught in eight-week blocks, with lectures held during the first six (core courses) or seven weeks. The eighth week of each block typically serves as the exam week. In addition, first-year (core) courses have weekly one-hour tutorials taught by a teaching assistant, during which students work on and discuss homework assignments.
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Deadlines
Deadlines
The deadline for registration is four weeks before the start of the course. Late applications will incur a fee of 100 euro.
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Research Master Students
Research Master Students
Tinbergen Institute's Research Master students
Tinbergen Institute's research master students register for courses via the registration mode in Osiris student.
External Research Master students
Research Master students affiliated to other programs in the Netherlands, are encouraged to attend courses from Tinbergen Institute’s Research Master program. To register, complete the registration form. No fees will be changedIf you would like to register for our Lecture Series in Economics or Econometrics, click here
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PhD Students
PhD Students
Tinbergen Institute's Research Master Graduates
Tinbergen Institute's research master graduates working as PhD students at one of the partner schools* are welcome to participate in field courses during the later years of their studies. Registration for courses is required: please fill out the registration form. No fees will be charged.
PhD students affiliated to Tinbergen Institute
PhD students from our partner schools*, are encouraged to attend courses from Tinbergen Institute’s Research Master program. Enrollment is subject to approval by the Director of Graduate Studies, who checks if the prior knowledge of the student meets the entry requirements for the course. To register, complete the registration form.
The fees are 1.000 euro for core courses and 750 euro for field courses and will be charged to the student's school.
PhD students from our partner schools can obtain the Tinbergen Institute Research Qualification by completing a concise set of courses from the research master’s programs. More information on the requirements for the TI research qualification can be found here.
PhD students not affiliated to Tinbergen Institute
PhD students not affiliated to our partner schools* are welcome to attend our courses. Enrollment is subject to approval by the Director of Graduate Studies, who checks if the prior knowledge of the student meets the entry requirements for the course. Capacity restrictions apply to all courses, and may be particularly relevant for core courses.
To register, complete the registration form.
The fees are 1.500 euro for core courses and 1.000 for field courses.
If you would like to register for our Lecture Series in Economics or Econometrics, click here.
Please sign up four weeks before the start of the block. Late applications will incur an additional fee of 100 euro.
*TI partners are: School of Business and Economics/ABRI (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), School of Economics and Business/Amsterdam Business School (University of Amsterdam) and Erasmus School of Economics (Erasmus University Rotterdam).
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Professionals and Other Participants
Professionals and Other Participants
Professionals are welcome to attend our courses. Enrollment is subject to approval by the Director of Graduate Studies, who checks if the prior knowledge of the applicant meets the entry requirements for the course. Capacity restrictions apply to all courses, and may be particularly relevant for core courses. To register, complete the registration form. Please include a transcript of relevant earlier coursework (with grades).
The fees are 2.000 euro for core courses and 1.500 euro for field courses.
If you would like to register for our Lecture Series in Economics or Econometrics, click here.
Please sign up four weeks before the start of the block. Late applications will incur an additional fee of 100 euro.
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All Courses for PhD Students and External Participants
The course list below is organized by subject area and indicate in which block the course will take place. Courses take place in either Amsterdam or Rotterdam, or in both locations.
Microeconomics
| Course | Type | Period |
| Microeconomics I (Individual Decision Making) | Core | 1 |
| Microeconomics II (Game Theory) | Core | 2 |
| Microeconomics III (Information and Contract Theory) | Core | 3 |
| Microeconomics IV (Behavioral Economics) | Core | 4 |
| Advanced Game Theory: Applications of Bargaining and Network Theory | Field | 3 |
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
| Course | Type | Period |
| Fundamental Mathematics | Core | 1 |
| Advanced Mathematics | Core | 1 |
| Statistics | Core | 1 |
| Asymptotic Statistics | Core | 1 |
| Econometrics I | Core | 2 |
| Advanced Econometrics I | Core | 2 |
| Econometrics II | Core | 3 |
| Advanced Econometrics II | Core | 3 |
| Econometrics III | Core | 4 |
| Advanced Econometrics III | Core | 4 |
| Applied Macroeconometrics | Field | 1 |
| Applied Microeconometrics | Field | 1 |
| Advanced Microeconometrics | Field | 2 |
| Econometrics of Networks | Field | 2 |
| Bayesian Econometrics | Field | 2 |
| Forecasting Methods | Field | 3 |
| Advanced Time Series Econometrics | Field | 3 |
| Market and Systemic Risk Management | Field | 5 |
Machine Learning
| Course | Type | Period |
| Machine Learning 1 | Core | 2 |
| Advanced Machine Learning | Core | 2 |
| Machine Learning 2 | Core | 3 |
| Reinforcement Learning | Core | 3 |
| Deep Learning | Core | 4 |
| Natural Language Processing | Core | 5 |
| Parallel Computing and Big data | Field | 2 |
Finance
| Course | Type | Period |
| Asset Pricing | Core | 3 |
| Corporate Finance Theory | Core | 4 |
| Risk and Rationality | Field | 1 |
| Banking | Field | 1 |
| Continuous Time Asset Pricing | Field | 1 |
| Dynamic Corporate Finance | Field | 1 |
| Behavioral Finance | Field | 3 |
| Sustainable Finance | Field | 4 |
| Empirical Asset Pricing | Field | 5 |
| Empirical Corporate Finance | Field | 5 |
Applied Economics
| Course | Type | Period |
| Economics of Networks | Field | 1 |
| Environmental Economics and Climate Change | Field | 1 |
| Public Finance | Field | 1 |
| Industrial Organization | Field | 2 |
| Labor Economics | Field | 2 |
| Law, Economics and Organizations | Field | 2 |
| Topics in Political Economy | Field | 2 |
| Urban and Regional Economics | Field | 2 |
| Evolutionary Game Theory | Field | 3 |
| Health Economics | Field | 3 |
| History of Economic Thought | Field | 4 |
| Economics of Education | Field | 5 |
| Experimental Economics | Field | 5 |
| Spatial Economics | Field | 5 |
| Topics in Organization and Markets | Field | 5 |
Lectures
| Course | Type | Period |
| TI Econometrics Lectures 2026 | Field | 5 |
| TI Economics Lectures 2026 | Field | 5 |
Operation Analytics
| Course | Type | Periode |
| Simulation Analysis & Optimization | Core | 4 |
| Decomposition Methods | Field | 1 |
| Heuristic Optimization Methods | Field | 1 |
| Integer Linear Programming | Field | 5 |
Business
| Course | Type | Period |
| Decision Theory for Business | Core | 1 |
| AI@Work | Field | 1 |
| Marketing Science | Field | 1 |
| Social Network Analysis | Field | 1 |
| Social Media Data Analytics | Field | 2 |
Skills Courses. Only for PhD students from the ESE EUR, ASE & ABS UvA and SBE VU
| Course | Type | Period |
| Scientific Integrity (contd. Block II and III) | Core | 2 & 3 |
| Academic Writing (contd. Block II and III) | Core | 2 & 3 |
| Presenting in Academia (contd. Blocks IV-V) | Core | 4 & 5 |
The Course Catalogue on the website of Erasmus University Rotterdam provides information on course description, study materials, entrance requirements, and period course taking place.