Dr. Jolien Grandia

Associate Professor

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Biography

Jolien Grandia is an Associate Professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, specializing in Public Management within the Department of Public Administration and Sociology. With a focus on public procurement transformations, decentralization in youth home care, and sustainable public procurement, her research integrates insights from public administration, organization studies, and change management in purchasing practices. She has been recognized with the EUR Fellowship talent grant for her research on procurement practices in Dutch municipalities and serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Public Procurement while also being an editorial board member for the Dutch journal 'Bestuurskunde'. In her teaching role, she conducts public administration courses for both national and international students, managing Bachelor and Master tracks in the Public Administration MISOC program and supervising student theses. Her academic journey includes positions at Radboud University Nijmegen and significant contributions as a PhD candidate and junior lecturer at Erasmus University.

Research Interests

Requirements for Erasmus University Rotterdam

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:91
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics or Industrial Engineering Advanced Mathematics (Calculus, Linear Algebra) Applied Statistics Econometrics and Time-series analysis
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor diploma or graduation statement
  • Official academic transcript
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Course descriptions for Mathematics prerequisites
Specialization Notes

Department of Econometrics / MSc Econometrics and Management Science.