Overview

The Business Administration program at European Leadership University is designed to prepare the next generation of highly effective scholars pursuing careers in the academia or consulting in the private or public sectors.

Features

Students in this program are given a solid theoretical background and opportunity to conduct innovative, highly-focused research in business administration, for the purpose of creating new knowledge.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The Business Administration doctoral program admits students interested in pursuing research in areas related to marketing, human resources and organizational behavior, and entrepreneurship.

The first two years of the program involves coursework, culminating in a comprehensive exam after which another two to three years are spent on research and completion of a doctoral thesis.

All doctoral students are expected to contribute to scientific literature in their field through at least one publication in a journal covered by the SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index).

The PhD program consists of 7 courses, a qualification exam after the completion of the courses, a seminar and a thesis. The medium of instruction in the PhD program is English.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-06 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Disciplines

Business Administration View 6 other PhDs in Business Administration in Netherlands

Join for free or log in to access our complete career info list.

Academic requirements

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

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

International Passport

University Bachelor and Master Degree Diploma and Transcript (to apply for Ph.D. program)

English Proficiency Result such as: IELTS (Academic) overall 6.00 or Duolingo English Test 95-100 (If you do not provide any English Proficiency Result, an English Placement Test will be taken by ELU once you complete your registration)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

4800 EUR / year

≈ 4800 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

4800 EUR / year

≈ 4800 EUR / year

Living costs

Amsterdam

Netherlands

1000 - 1500 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.