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The offer of the Institute for Academic Continuing Education of the bbw Hochschule - University of Applied Sciences (iawb) includes various products for the development and implementation of continuing education measures on an academic level. In addition to certificate courses, the iawb also offers cooperative doctoral programme conducted in cooperation with the renowned Budapest Business School - University of Applied Sciences.
Overview about the PhD Programme
Facts
Duration: 4 years (8 semesters)
First Phase: Training & Research phase (4 semesters)
Second Phase: Research & Dissertation phase (4 semesters - should not be exceeded)
In your PhD programme you need to complete obligatory and elective courses and do research work
Tuition Fee: 750 EUR per month (36.000 EUR total)
Financing options: tax-deductible as training costs, use of scholarship programmes possible
Programme Language: English
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Deadline for Application: 31.05.2023
Study Locations: Budapest and Berlin
Entry Requirements
Master Degree
Good command of English
Academic references (Letter of Recommendation)
Former research experience (publication) is advantageous
Research topic fitting to one of the thesis topics announced by our supervisors or own topic proposals
Incontestable funding background (private, stipendium, corporate support, etc.) to cover tuition expenses all along the programme (2+2 years)
Cooperation Partner Budapest Business School University of Applied Sciences
Our partner school has 17.000 students, it is largest University of Applied Sciences in Hungary. It provides full portfolio of Bachelor and Master programmes in Business and Management. University has three faculties: Faculty of International Management & Business, Faculty of Commerce, Hospitality & Tourism and Faculty of Finance & Accountancy. They have a broad international network with more than 200 higher education institutes in 40 countries on five continents, with more than 1.100 foreign students studying at Budapest Business School.
The Doctoral School of Entrepreneurship and Business was established in 2018 and is accredited by Hungarian Accreditation Committee (HAC). This is the very first Doctoral School in Hungary established by a University of Applied Sciences. It focuses on entrepreneurship, SMEs and family businesses. Since 2019 two PhD courses were conducted.
Promotion Programme
Training and Research Phase
1. semester: literature, annotation, citing
2. semester: methods (research model, variables, hypotesis, sampling, data base, qualitative and quantitative data gathering methods)
3. semester: results (analyzing data base, testing, presenting results)
Doctoral candidate works on thesis on a tailor-made, individually scheduled way
Present a detailed research plan with a schedule and milestone deadlines with supervisor
Present the actual state of progress to a panel of doctoral school members
Presentations are publicly open, doctoral candidates are encouraged to participate regularly on these sessions
For our doctoral programme, we have gained an experienced and renowned partner in the Business School of the University of Budapest. The contents of the curriculum are diverse and very well structured. Individual supervision by our professors, who are excellent in their respective fields, enables you to obtain a high-quality degree.