PhD in Management Sciences - ESADE

Business Department

Funded PhD Programme (Student Worldwide)

Profile Description

The ESADE PhD programme is designed to develop outstanding scholars for careers in research and teaching. ESADE is a leading international business schools, according to international rankings (Financial Times, Business Week, The Economist, Forbes).The doctoral programme emphasizes methodological and theoretical training, while being highly personalized, allowing students to pursue their own areas of interest. In addition, the disciplined and international environment of ESADE’s teachers and students, allows to perfect the skills to develop an international career in the field of business and research.

This programme is open to students from various disciplines (Management, Economics, Engineering, Psychology, Sociology and other management disciplines) who are highly motivated, enthusiastic about creating new knowledge and interested in pursuing an international career in research.

PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of the PhD is to train individuals who will become leading scholars in their fields and work in top business schools globally. Students are first registered for an MRes, which comprises the specialized research coursework of the PhD.

Students will learn in small classes, engaging with faculty members on significant research problems of interest to both the academic and business communities. The remaining time will be spent conducting original research culminating in a doctoral dissertation. In total, doctoral training takes 4 years.

Highly individualized, the doctoral programme allows students to pursue their own areas of interest. Candidates are expected to work closely with the ESADE faculty members.

The programme emphasizes a strong foundation in both methodological and theoretical training. Areas of specialization include Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation, Organizational Behaviour, Marketing, Operations, Innovation, Data Sciences and Finance.

PLACEMENT:

ESADE Business School PhD Programme prepares its Candidates to join leading Academic & Research Institutions around the world. Most of our PhD Graduates pursue an academic or research positions in well-reputed institutions, such Copenhagen Business School, Trinity College and NEOMA Business School.

FINANCIAL AID:

Financial aid based on a need and merit may be granted by ESADE in the form of scholarships. Scholarships cover the whole amount of the tuition fees: 15,400 € for the first year and 13,500 € per year for the subsequent years. In addition, the schools offers some stipends to cover living expenses during the programme. Access to first year scholarships and stipends is competitive for the first year (MRes) and automatic for the subsequent years upon satisfactory progress in the programme.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

The application process starts in October and finishes at the end of May. The steps of Admission process are the following:

1. Submit your Application Form
2. Send to Admissions the required documentation
• Your University academic record
• Language Aptitude test results (TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC)
• GMAT or GRE score
• CV
• 2 letters of recommendation
• 4 recent passport-size photos
• Photocopy of ID card or passport
3. Interview by telephone/skype or face-to-face.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

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