I moved away from New Zealand (to Switzerland) because of how poorly PhDs are funded in NZ. I mean, it’s significantly less than minimum wage (because it’s a scholarship, not a salary).
In Switzerland I earned about 3x as much. Yes, I had to pay tax, health insurance and so on. But I could still live comfortably and save, and it was motivating to think of it as a real job. Switzerland is one of the best places in the world to do a PhD—I think in Norway the pay is similar—but in many European countries you will earn much better than in NZ.
I moved away from New Zealand (to Switzerland) because of how poorly PhDs are funded in NZ. I mean, it’s significantly less than minimum wage (because it’s a scholarship, not a salary).
In Switzerland I earned about 3x as much. Yes, I had to pay tax, health insurance and so on. But I could still live comfortably and save, and it was motivating to think of it as a real job. Switzerland is one of the best places in the world to do a PhD—I think in Norway the pay is similar—but in many European countries you will earn much better than in NZ.
I guess we know what to put on Switzerland’s list of advantages then! 🇨🇭
(Along with good chocolate)
:) though I was talking about whether there could be funding for a high impact project at all, rather than the amount.
I still don’t think anything beats a good bar of Whittaker’s :)