The first track of the PPP is exclusively open to LLM students following one of the master programmes at Leiden Law School. This track is intended for motivated students who want to strengthen their research skills on top of their master programme.

The second track of the PPP is intended for faculty staff with the ambition to pursue a PhD but who have not yet been enrolled as an (external) PhD candidate.

Michael Klos

Academic coordinator of the Pre-PhD programme

‘The PPP is the opportunity for motivated students with a research interest to be introduced to doing research at the university. We offer employees with the ambition to pursue a PhD the opportunity to already take some courses from the PhD programme.’