Overview
Aalto University’s strategic objectives is to educate game changers — professionals with the knowledge and capabilities to build a sustainable society and to increase well-being through disruptive change. These capabilities need to be rooted in disciplinary excellence augmented by art, creativity, multidisciplinary collaboration and entrepreneurship.
The Business, Economics and Finance programme of Aalto University provides doctoral students with comprehensive research training in a unique multidisciplinary environment, characterized by a longstanding commitment to research excellence and courageous, low-hierarchy culture with empowered students. The programme is designed for highly-motivated and ambitious aspiring business, economics and finance scholars who have excellent analytical, critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills and who are willing to serve as the future leaders in the world of higher education and academic research.
Objectives
- The purpose of the Aalto Doctoral Programme in Business, Economics and Finance is to equip its graduates for successful international careers in the world of higher education and academic research.
- The programme is designed to provide doctoral students with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities to succeed in demanding, high-level positions in universities, research institutions, think tanks, and other research organizations at regional, national, and supra-national (e.g. the EU, OECD, World Bank) levels.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Essential Academic Skills: Producing Text and Giving Presentations
- Qualitative research: Principles and practices
- Work and Career in Business Schools
- Quantitative Empirical Research
- Overview of Financial and Management Accounting Research
- Advanced Microeconomics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Credits
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Disciplines
Economics Business Administration View 3 other PhDs in Business Administration in FinlandAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
To be eligible for doctoral studies at the School of Business, applicants must
- have completed a relevant master’s degree awarded by a university;
- have completed a relevant master’s degree awarded by a university of applied sciences; or
- have completed a relevant study programme abroad which in the awarding country gives eligibility for the corresponding level of higher education, i.e. doctoral studies.
Tuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months.
Living costs for Helsinki
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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