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You can enrol at the University of Amsterdam for supervision of your practical thesis (referaat). This thesis is part of the third year of the RA practical training programme. In the thesis, you demonstrate your ability to deal with complex professional dilemmas and to place these dilemmas within a broader societal context.

Thesis groups at the University of Amsterdam

We provide supervision for the practical thesis in small groups of 4 to 6 students. The supervision consists of 6 meetings of 3 hours each. The practical thesis supervision is overseen by Dr. Sytse Duiverman RA.

For whom?

You are eligible to participate in a thesis group once you have progressed to the sixth semester of the practical training programme. At the time of the defence, your 5th semester must have been completed.

The thesis groups are open to both alumni of the University of Amsterdam and alumni of other universities. To ensure diversity within the group, we place a maximum of 2 to 3 trainees from the same firm in one group.

Please note: The thesis groups described on this page are taught in English. Are you looking for thesis groups taught in Dutch? Please visit our Dutch webpage.

Two thesis groups will start in spring 2027. You can already register using the form below. 

When?
  • English group 2027-1
    Session Date Time
    1 Friday 2 April 2027 13:00 - 16:00
    2 Friday 16 April 2027 13:00 - 16:00
    3 Friday 30 April 2027 13:00 - 16:00
    4 Friday 14 May 2027 13:00 - 16:00
    5 Friday 28 May 2027 13:00 - 16:00
    6 Friday 4 June 2027 13:00 - 16:00

     

  • English group 2027-2
    Session Date Time
    1 Friday 30 April 2027 13:00 - 16:00
    2 Friday 14 May 2027 13:00 - 16:00
    3 Friday 28 May 2027 13:00 - 16:00
    4 Friday 11 June 2027 13:00 - 16:00
    5 Friday 25 June 2027 13:00 - 16:00
    6 Friday 2 July 2027 13:00 - 16:00

     

Where?

The thesis group meetings take place at the Amsterdam Business School, Plantage Muidergracht 12, Amsterdam.

Costs

The participation fee for a thesis group is:

  • €2,150 per participant for alumni of the PMA programme at the University of Amsterdam
  • €2,450 per participant for non-alumni

Registration

You can register by completing the registration form below and uploading a signed confidentiality agreement. Applications are processed in order of receipt.

More information

If you would like to know more about the thesis groups at the University of Amsterdam, please contact the Post-Master Accountancy office at accountancy@uva.nl or +31 6 24 74 41 67.

You can also find extensive information about the practical thesis in the ‘Handreiking referaat ten behoeve van de praktijkopleidingen (in Dutch)’ published by the NBA (Royal Netherlands Institute of Chartered Accountants).