Interview with Arjenne Louter, the Dutch PhD Coach - Ep. 19

07/04/2021 36 min Episodio 19
Interview with Arjenne Louter, the Dutch PhD Coach - Ep. 19

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In today's episode we interview Arjenne Louter, the Dutch PhD coach. Listen to today's episode to learn more about how Arjenne became a PhD coach, how a PhD coach can help PhD students, and what is often missing in doctoral education and supervision. We learned from Arjenne about the most common struggles of PhD students, challenges for international PhD students in the Netherlands, and what supervisors and universities can do better to support their PhD students. In addition, we learned about Arjenne's best advice for PhD students, how COVID-19 has changed her job, and what a day in the life looks like for her.Additional references:Arjenne's website Louter Promoveren (in Dutch) and the Dutch PhD Coach (in English)More about the Pyramic principleWriting advice by Arjenne: go to the writing section on her website (in English and in Dutch)Julia Cameron's Morning Pages from her books The Artist's Way and The Artist's Way at Work