PhD Organisation Nijmegen
PON is an independent organization run by PhD candidates, working to support and represent the interests of all PhD candidates in Nijmegen. It advises the boards of Radboud University (RU) and Radboudumc (RUMC), and aims to bring PhD candidates together, helping them stay connected and informed. PON also makes sure important information is shared between PhD candidates, faculty representatives, and the works councils of RU and RUMC. On top of that, it encourages internationalisation in events, services, and websites, and puts a strong focus on promoting the wellbeing of PhD candidates.
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Committees
PON is run by PhD candidates from the Radboud University and the Radboudumc. The board is split into different committees and each committee ideally consists out of 2-5 board members. We aim to have a good division between RU and UMC PhDs. PON meets biweekly with the entire board.
The Executive Committee exists out of the chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer. They oversee the financial and strategic planning as a whole. Next to this they establish general policies, keep track of ingoing and outgoing correspondence, and correspond with the PhD councils, PNN, and the Board of Directors.
Current members:
Chair: Kim Wijnant
Vice-Chair: Muhammad Aslanimoghanloo
Secretary: Shiva Azizzadeh
Treasurer: Daniël Speelberg
The Communication and PR committee is responsible for social media, external PR, this website, and the newsletter. If you have any news, a good meme, an event to promote towards PhD candidates, please let us know by sending an email to pon [at] ru.nl (pon[at]ru[dot]nl).
Current members:
Shiva Azizzadeh
Marzieh Hassanshahi
The educational activities committee organizes monthly workshops and seminars such as the annual PhD day, thesis printing workshops, and the "No Stress November" events. They are doing their best to improve your skills and excite you with knowledgeable events.
Current members:
Siddharth Chaturvedi
Xinyu Zhang
Maarten Jensen
Funda Yilmaz
Bonivasius Retmana
Josefine Schedlowski
Collin Joseph
PON Board Vacancies
PON is run by PhD candidates from the Radboud University and the Radboudumc. The board is split into different committees and each committee ideally consists of 2-5 board members. We aim to have a good division between RU and UMC PhDs. PON meets biweekly with the entire board.
Are you an enthusiastic PhD candidate that wants to improve the life of your fellow PhDs? Then we are looking for you! We have currently open positions within PON for the Social Committee.
Get in touch
PON has a monthly newsletter you can subscribe to. Just send us a message with your employee email, and we will add you to the mailing list. You can find our email address below.
PON has a WhatsApp community for announcements. There are separate groups for different purposes like Going to the movies, Book club, Hiking, Nijmegen PhD life, Writing group, etc.
You can join the community and any group you'd like, and be in touch with other interested PhDs and get instant updates on the events and so on. Please contact us via email to get the link for our Whatsapp community.
Would you like to be in contact with your fellow PhDs but you prefer Signal over Whatsapp? We now also have a Signal group chat! You can join our Signal group chat, for announcements, questions and matters regarding PhDs and PON. Please contact us via email to get the link for the Signal group chat.
You can also follow PON on Instagram (pon_nijmegen) to stay in touch with us and get the latest updates.
Contact information
6500HB NIJMEGEN
The social activities committee organizes biweekly and monthly social events for all PhDs in Nijmegen. Think of the pubquiz, board game nights, and the annual PhD gala. Get to know your fellow PhDs in an informal settings and join one of our many events!
Current members:
Debbie Tesselaar
Nefise Uysal
Matteo Calzari
Ajsa Dzindo
Louise Ruby