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The Faculty PhD Committee (FPC)
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The Faculty PhD Committee (FPC)

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The Faculty PhD Committee (FPC) of the FHML advises the Board about the broad domain of PhD related issues. The committee is also a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experiences and the discussion of relevant developments and operational issues within and between Research Institutes.\ \ Besides general PhD related issues, the FPC has attention for:

The rules of procedure of the FPC

The FPC meets every six weeks. For PhD related issues that should be discussed in the FPC, you can contact the FPC members directly or send an email to FPC-FHML@maastrichtuniversity.nl.

Members

Every Research Institute appoints two FPC members; a PhD coordinator and a PhD representative.\ The FPC currently consists of the following members:\

Research Institute PhD Coordinator PhD representative
CAPHRI Chantal Claessens (PhD administrative coordinator) Francine Schneider (PhD community coordinator) Anne Verkerk
CARIM Eline Kooi Yesim Kaya
GROW Theo de Kok / Andrea RomanoGabriel Paiva Fonseca / Denise Habets Jiaxu Zhang
MHeNS Marjan Drukker Emma de Brabander
NUTRIM Agnes Boots / Alex Remels Emile Smeets
SHE Janneke Frambach Annemarie Sänger
M4I Benjamin Balluff Theodore Visvikis
MERLN Berta Cillero Pastor Lotte Smeets

Chair\ Janneke Frambach\ \ Secretary\ Ingrid Leijs

Advisors\ FHML policy advisor for PhD affairs: Ingrid Leijs\ PhD-representatives from the Faculty Council: Martina Paric

UM and national representation\ The Central PhD Candidates Platform (CPCP) represents PhD candidates on an UM inter-faculty level.\ The PhD Candidates Network (PNN) represents PhD candidates on a national inter-university level.\ \ FHML/MUMC+ and national representation\ Esther van Santbrink represents MUMC+ in LOUP (National consultation UMC PhD candidates)