Overview

Consistently ranked among the best European schools, Tilburg University’s Accountancy group is known for its innovative research in financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, and tax.

Features

The specializations of our faculty members cover the wide field of accounting and include capital markets research, investor communication, (behavioral) management accounting, and (behavioral) auditing.

Our faculty members often work across disciplines leading to top publications in accounting, finance, economics, psychology, and operations management. The department has close connections with auditing and consulting firms.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The first year of the PhD-program is largely devoted to rigorous training in accounting research, economics, behavioral science, econometrics, and research methods. The second year introduces students to more advanced topics in their area of interest.

As from the beginning, PhD-students are encouraged to work on creative research together with faculty members. The last two to three years of the PhD-program consists of completing the dissertation under supervision of one or more faculty members. PhD-students always write at least one single-authored paper that will be their job market paper.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Accounting

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

An academic Master’s or MPhil/Research Master’s degree in business studies, economics, econometrics, operations research or another relevant field that is deemed an equivalent to the previous education profile.

Completed the previous degree with an excellent GPA (top 10% of class).

A solid quantitative background

Proficiency in English, to be proven by means of an IELTS score of at least 7.0 (no sub-scores below 6.5), a TOEFL score of at least 100 (internet based) or 600 (paper based), or Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE, at least B) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). Exemptions can be provided to native speakers and candidates who have obtained their Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in English in the European Union, Canada, USA, Australia or New Zealand.

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months.

When you are accepted in the PhD in Business program, you will become a fulltime employee of Tilburg School of Economics and Management.

Living costs for Tilburg

700 - 1100 EUR /month

Living costs

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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