Tilburg University

[Aedes]

Hi,

Does anybody have some information about tilburg?...is it true that it is not a good place for living?...what about their scholarships?

Thanks for your help

[hunecon]

If you send your application package after 1 February, you can't get a scholarship.
I was accepted there for RM1, and I spent there a month earlier. How can I express it properly,... it is more suitable for studying than for nightlife. However, nice cities are pretty close by train for a weekend or for a night (Amsterdam, Breda, den Bosch).

[Aedes]

Thanks hunecon! Have you ever heard something about TIBER at Tilburg University?....would it be possible to apply to TIBER at the end of the research master?

[Adam_Schmitt]

I have some additional questions with respect to Tilburg.

1) How big is the maximum number of students attending a lecture? I have seen that several lectures are compulsory for students from different programs.
2) Is it true that it is much more difficult to stay for a PhD after the MPhil is completed than in the past?
3) As far as I know there are some students leaving Tilburg after MPhil to attend a doctoral program in the US. Does this imply that the level of the MPhil courses is not similar to the level of courses given at graduate programs in the US? Are the courses at Tinbergen more demanding and comparable to US programs?

[welett]

Hi,

I am currently at Tilburg.
I would say Tilburg is nice only if you plan to do your PhD here.

@Aedes: you can send a mail directly to relevant people and ask about this.

@Adam_Schmitt:

Some classes are a bit crowded, like 40 people. Most classes are not that crowded.
It will probably be the case that PhD places will be more competitive than past.
I don't know about the level of classes in US, however from what I understand, similar books are used.

[hunecon]

Can you tell us some illustrative names from Tilburg in the fields of game theory and IO? How is the overall attitude of professors towards the MPhil/PhD students?

[Adam_Schmitt]

Hi,
It will probably be the case that PhD places will be more competitive than past.

Why do you think so? Are less PhD positions offered or is the entering class bigger?
What is your personal opinion about the general quality of teaching?
Thank you very much for your interesting answers!

[flipecon]

so, i got an offer from tilburg today for RM2 with tuition waiver but I'm wait listed for the scholarship. any opinions on this people? anyone familiar how tough it is to get the scholarship and how long i have to wait? glad to hear from anyone. thanks!

[LouisBD]

@hunecon:

The first names which come to mind in IO/game theory, from there you can easily find the othres I guess:
Abbring: Jaap Abbring Homepage
Van Damme: Eric van Damme - Tilburg University

@Adam_Smitt:
CentER, the graduate school, has changed its strategy. They really aim to the top 20 (which is probably a bit too ambitious). As I understand it, the faculty will increase (or has increased) and logically the intake of phd students should increase a bit too. To do this, they accepted last year more research masters students then before... probably too much, hence more competition. The phd phase consists of two disitnct parts: research master + dissertation phase. Note that this doesn't imply pure attrition as there are some students who want to go industry after the research master or go to another uni...
Moreover, the number of applicants really took off last year..

[hunecon]

what does that mean? How much did it increase?