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PhD in Management Sciences

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The PhD program provides analytical training in research skills and methodology, enabling participants to become leaders in management research. We are looking for candidates that have a passion for research and have the ambition to become leading scholars in their field.

Upcoming editions and fees

02 september 2024 - 15 july 2025, additional information.

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Duration of course

3 academic years

PhD granted by Ramon Llull University

Barcelona-Sant Cugat Campus

Why do a PhD in Management at Esade?

The increasing sophistication of the practice of management and the rising complexity of global business generates demand for experts in management.

We welcome candidates from various disciplines (Management, Economics, Engineering, Psychology, Sociology, and other disciplines related to management) who are highly motivated, enthusiastic about the creation of new knowledge, and interested in pursuing an international career in research.

We are looking for candidates that have a passion for research and have the ambition to become leading scholars in their field.

Doctoral training at Esade provides rigorous training with courses that cover a wide range of topics and research methods. You will also work closely with your supervisor.

Esade is one of the leading business schools in international rankings (Financial Times, Business Week, The Economist, Forbes). Esade is home to faculty and students from all around the globe and offers a rigorous and international environment to hone skills that will help them to pursue an international career in research.

If your share our passion for research and our ambition, we encourage you to take a closer look at our PhD program. We look forward welcoming you at Esade.

Ignasi Martí Director, PhD in Management Sciences

Leticia Mosteo PhD in Management Sciences - 2015 Hochschule Fresenius University of Applied Sciences - Lecturer at International Business School Intebus “Having accomplished the PhD Programme at Esade has allowed me to daily learn from and work hand in hand with internationally-recognized experts on research methods, leadership development and organizational psychology. Surrounded by an amazing intercultural atmosphere that continuously fosters personal and social development, I was also awarded to complete visiting periods at other excelling institutions like Columbia University and the Weatherhead School of Management, shaping further strategic research bonds."

Bernad Ngoye PhD in Management Sciences - 2018 Faculty Member of Institute of Healthcare Management at Strathmore Business School, Kenya “Esade provided me with a richly multi-cultural, and intensely stimulating intellectual environment to develop myself as a researcher and academic. Moreover, we were able to leverage its partnerships with other elite institutions to access opportunities to study as visiting scholars elsewhere within Spain, Europe and the Americas - opportunities that would have otherwise been hard to come by. In brief, and in my humble opinion, if you truly desire to become a well-grounded researcher, academic or policy influencer, then Esade is for you”

Myrto Chliova PhD in Management Sciences - 2015 Aalto University, Finland - Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship "The PhD programme of Esade has offered me a rounded education covering different theoretical and methodological perspectives, a multi-cultural and highly supportive group of colleagues with which to learn, as well as the opportunity to pursue my research interests and forge international collaborations"

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Call for applications, request access, doctoral programme in business management (interuniversity: upc, upm, upct, uoc).

The doctoral programme in Business Administration and Management seeks to inspire, develop and channel research in areas related to economics and the world of business.

The strategic alliance between the four participating universities enhances the possibility of leveraging synergies and mutually benefiting from the complementary strengths of a critical mass of high-quality research teams. An active partnership such as this will boost research potential and open the door to new areas and lines of doctoral research. To further our already advanced knowledge of business analysis and other concomitant lines of research, the participating universities jointly contribute their wealth of unique experiences in relation to the complexities of the digital economy and knowledge society, as well as a shared approach to applied economics.

The fast-paced nature of technological change brings about accelerated transformations in the skill set needed to properly analyse and lead busine...

The fast-paced nature of technological change brings about accelerated transformations in the skill set needed to properly analyse and lead business organizations. The doctoral programme thus provides new opportunities for students to acquire complex and versatile skills. It places a strong emphasis on knowledge transfer, which can benefit the production system by delivering improvements and innovations or a greater ability to analyse organizations and the environments in which they operate.

Doctoral students will find a wide range of research lines and methods in the programme, meaning they have ample opportunities to undertake research relating to their interests and concerns. They will also join research groups that have earned established status and funding, collaborating with teams of proven ability.

The doctoral programme in Business Administration and Management entails developing and directing research in this field of study and relating to the wider field of economics, with particular attention to business management, the employment market and the tourism sector.

Official qualification

The UOC's Doctoral Programme of Business Management (interuniversity: UPC, UPM, UPCT, UOC) is a programme that has been approved by the Spanish Universities Council, and its implementation has been authorized by the Government of Catalonia, in accordance with current legislation.

The UOC's doctoral programmes have full academic validity throughout Spain; where such is the intention, they are qualifications to perform regulated professions, in accordance with the regulations applicable in each case. 

The certificates for these programmes are issued together with a Diploma Supplement (DS), providing details of what the student studied, their results, the professional competencies obtained and the qualification's level in the Spanish higher education system; the aim of this is to facilitate recognition of the qualification and promote students' and graduates' mobility within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). 

In other countries, the ...

In other countries, the validity of the official university qualifications issued by the UOC will depend on each specific country's education laws.

18 Sep 2025

Admission: March 5, 2024

Languages: English, Spanish, Catalan

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Programme quality

The quality of this degree programme is endorsed by the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU), which ensures that rigorous standards, including those demanded by the EHEA, are met.

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Itinerary and duration

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Students studying full-time will complete the programme in a maximum of 3 years and, if studying part-time, a maximum of 5 years, from admission to the programme to the doctoral thesis' defence. This timeframe does not include maternity or paternity leave or such long-term sick leave that the Academic Committee may consider appropriate.

The maximum duration of the programme is three years if pursued full-time and five years if part-time, counting from the doctoral candidate's admission to the programme until presentation of the doctoral thesis. Calculation of this period does not include parental leave or extended sick leave the Academic Commission of the programme considers justified.

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Doctoral school management, director of the programme at the uoc, thesis directors team.

PhD in Computer Engineering (UAB). He teaches courses on artificial intelligence, infographic, computer vision and business intelligence. He is currently the director of the UOC Doctoral School. His research focuses on the study of computer vision algorithms dedicated to the analysis of human behaviour, facial perception and object and scene recognition.

Agusti Canals Parera

Ana isabel jimenez zarco.

PhD in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Castilla-La Mancha and a postgraduate diploma in the Construction of Models in Ecology and Natural Resource Management from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. She received an award for her doctoral thesis from the Instituto de Estudios Económicos (IEE) in Madrid.

Angels Fitó Bertran

Antoni meseguer artola, elisabet motellón corral, enric serradell lópez.

Dr Enric Serradell López is an economist and associate professor in the Faculty of Economics and Business at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. He has a PhD in Business Management from the University of Barcelona.

His work brings together professional and academic activities. His main lines of research are business management, e-learning and skills development, problem solving and the innovative use of ICT products and applications in management, particularly in business simulators and business games. He is director of the MeL (Management & eLearning) research group, whose aim is to analyse and design innovative environments for decision-making and the creation and development of skills related to personal and professional decision-making. His research has been published in academic journals and presented at leading international conferences.

Eva Rimbau Gilabert

Francesc gonzalez reverte, inma rodríguez ardura, irene esteban millat, iviane de luna ramos, joan torrent sellens.

PhD in Economics in Information and Knowledge Society from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). Master in Applied Economics and Degree in Economic and Business Sciences from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). His research activity is related to the analysis of the business, economic, labor, well -being and health of digital transformation.

Josep Llados Masllorens

Julie wilson.

Doctor in Human Geography from the University of West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom.

Mònica Cerdán Chiscano

Natalia cuguero escofet, pere suau sanchez, pilar ficapal cusi.

Doctor in Information and Knowledge Society (IN3-UOC). Degree in Psychology (Autonomous University of Barcelona). Diploma of Advanced Studies in Human Resources and Organizations (University of Barcelona).

Ramon Ribera Fumaz

Vicente peñarroja cabañero, more than 25 years' experience in e-learning.

In 1995 the UOC was launched as the world's first fully online university . More than 25 years later, we are still pioneers in digital education.

Our eLearning Innovation Center oversees the evolution of our educational model, to ensure unique, high-quality, connected and networked learning experiences.

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Excellent ratings in knowledge transfer, regional engagement, and teaching and learning.

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General requirements.

To be eligible for the doctoral program, candidates must meet the general requirements of the University and those specific to the programme.

First, prospective candidates must demonstrate that they meet one of the following requirements:

• Holding an official Spanish bachelor's degree, or equivalent, and a university master's degree, or equivalent, and having completed at least 300 ECTS credits in these two programmes.
• Holding an official Spanish university degree, corresponding to previous regulations of university teaching, and having completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in all official university studies, of which at least 60 must be at master's level.
• Holding an official university degree from a country that is part of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) that qualifies for entrance to official master's degree courses, and having completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in all official university studies, of which at least 60 must be a...
• Holding an official university degree from a country that is part of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) that qualifies for entrance to official master's degree courses, and having completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in all official university studies, of which at least 60 must be at master's level.
• Holding an official Spanish graduate degree, the duration of which, in accordance with Community law, is at least 300 ECTS credits. In this case, students must take the specific training components on a compulsory basis, unless the corresponding doctoral programme includes research training credits equivalent in formative value to research credits from master's degrees.
• Holding an official university degree in which, after obtaining a training place in the corresponding test of access to specialised health training places, they have completed at least two years of training in a programme to obtain an official degree in one of the specialities of the health sciences with a positive evaluation.
• Holding an official university degree from a country outside the EHEA, without the need for official validation, after verifying that the level of training is equivalent to that of official university master's degrees and that it allows access to doctoral studies in the country issuing the degree.
• Holding a Spanish doctoral degree obtained in accordance with previous university regulations.
• Holding a degree in architecture or engineering with an advanced studies diploma, obtained in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 778/1998, of 30 April, or who have achieved the research sufficiency regulated in Royal Decree 185/1985, of 23 January.
• Holding an official university degree that has obtained correspondence with level three of the Spanish Framework of Qualifications for Higher Education (MECES), in accordance with the procedure established in Royal Decree 967/2014, of 21 November, establishing the requirements and procedure for officially validating and declaring equivalence with regard to the official university degree and academic level and for validating foreign higher education studies, and the procedure for determining correspondence with the MECES levels of the official titles of architect, engineer, graduate, technical architect, technical engineer and diploma holder.

Applicants who have not passed the Introduction to Research credits on a university master's degree programme will need to take the appropriate bridging courses.

In the case of applicants who only have an official university bachelor's degree certificate which, in accordance with the rules of EU law, has a duration of 300 ECTS credits, or have not taken and passed a minimum number of Introduction to Research credits in a university master's degree programme, their continuation in the doctoral programme is conditional upon them passing the bridging courses corresponding to the Introduction to Research module, pathway or courses for the corresponding period of academic training.

Either Catalan or Spanish can be used to study on the programme, although a command of English is highly recommended.

According to Decree 822/202, of September 28, students with a disability equal to 33% or more have a reservation of 5% of the places.

In addition to the general and additional requirements stipulated by the University itself, the Business Management doctoral programme has the following specific requirements:

• If you're not a citizen of an English-speaking country, you must provide proof of a level of English equal to or higher than B2 in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Higher levels of proficiency (C1 or C2) will be valued as a plus.
• If you have attended school or have completed a bachelor's or master's degree (or equivalent qualification with regards to enrolment in the doctorate programme) in English in a country where English is an official language, you will be deemed to have an equivalent level to the one required.
• You may also demonstrate your linguistic competency in English by means of another official certificate that proves you have a level equivalent to or higher than the one required. You can consult this equival...
• You may also demonstrate your linguistic competency in English by means of another official certificate that proves you have a level equivalent to or higher than the one required. You can consult this equivalency table to see examples of certificates that correspond to these levels.

The UOC's Centre for Modern Languages offers English courses to attain the minimum level required for admission into the different doctoral programmes.

The UOC offers an online English language proficiency test, which can be accessed via this link , to accredit your knowledge of English. A score of between 72 and 94 accredits a level corresponding to B2 as defined by the CEFR. When taking this test, you must specify the code that corresponds to the UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya): 4418. This code does not exempt the student from paying the corresponding exam cost and fees.

Meeting the above requirements does not guarantee admission to the doctoral programme. These requirements must be met in order to apply for admission to the doctoral programme and for this application to be assessed.

If you apply for a UOC grant, you must accredit a level equal to or higher than B2 from the time of application. For other grants, financial aid or research contracts, please consult the terms and conditions and requirements for each case (level of English and part-time or full-time format).

Admission documents

If you are applying for admission to a UOC doctoral programme, you must provide the following documentation:

• A photocopy of your identity card or passport.
• A cover letter written in English addressing the following subjects: (1) your motivation for applying; (2) your research interests and their fit within the research lines and groups involved in the programme; (3) the type of training set-up you are interested in pursuing (distance or on-site) and a justification of your decision; and (4) your time dedication (full- or part-time) and a justified reason for this choice. 
• A curriculum vitae in English listing the master's degree or postgraduate programmes and courses that you have successfully completed and which bear some relation to the research interests you have laid out in your cover letter, as well as any scientific output you are responsible for.
• The names, institutiona...
• The names, institutional affiliations, postal addresses and email addresses of three references .
• A document accrediting that your level of English is at least B2.2 (as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). This does not apply to applicants whose native language is English. 
• A copy of a recently undertaken academic or research project .
• Academic certificates  corresponding to training prior to the doctorate, stating the subjects taken and the grade obtained, the call, the type of subject, the number of credits, as well as the average grade of the academic transcripts if these have not been provided to prove compliance with the entrance requirements.
• Documentation accrediting compliance with the entrance requirements . You will find more information in the corresponding section in the Campus Procedures.

University degrees obtained in higher education systems outside the EHEA and not recognised in Spain must be authenticated through diplomatic channels (or, if applicable, using the apostille of the Hague Convention). When the certificates, degrees and academic transcripts are not in one of the official languages of Spain or in English, they must be accompanied by documentation of their certified translation to Catalan, Spanish or English. Failure to submit this documentation or discrepancies between the information it contains and that provided in the application may result in denial of admission to the doctoral programme.

Once the entrance documentation has been reviewed and your application has been accepted, admission to the doctoral programme is conditional on the presentation of official documentation.

Admissions to the programme will be made during the academic year in the periods established for the purpose. Every application for admission will be studied and assessed by the doctoral programme's Academic Committee in accordance with the academic excellence and suitability criteria defined below. These criteria will be used for ranking applications in the event that the number of applications exceeds the number of places offered. In any event, the minimum score on the academic excellence and suitability criteria is 60 out of a possible 100 points. 

You can see the calendar for the interuniversity doctoral programme in Business Administration and Management on its web page .

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Apply for the Welcome and Information Service is a free, no-obligation procedure that provides you with a user name and password that will allow you to enter the UOC's Virtual Campus, from where you will be able to:

1.    Contact experts who will help you settle any doubts you may have about applying. 2.    Consult the Campus Secretary's Office for information about the programme of studies, enrolment prices, documentation, etc.

Before requesting access, check that you meet the requirements for the programme you want to be admitted to.

Access form

On the access form, you must give your personal details and the educational level you have attained.

Access Documentation

You will find a list of the documentation you need when you request access and can consult the Campus Secretary's Office.

If you are eligible for any of the discounts stated in the Price Decree, you will have to submit the appropriate documentation, following the instructions given by the virtual Secretary's Office.

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Virtual campus

After you have requested access, you will receive a user name and password that will allow you to access the Virtual Campus, where you will find all the information and resources you may need.

You will find the information to contact the lead researcher in the "research lines" section. The researcher can provide support for preparing your application and will be your sponsor, if he or she agrees. Once you have been admitted to the programme, he or she will advise and guide you in choosing courses, in accordance with your prior academic background, your interests and the amount of time you have.

Virtual Secretary's Office

There is a  Procedure  on the Campus where you can consult and manage all academic matters, such as viewing the programme of studies, payment options or the discounts available. 

Apply for admission

You can complete the admission form the virtual campus  Procedures / Doctoral programme admission documentation , where you will have to give your academic details, whether you want to apply for a grant and the research line you are interested in. 

You must submit an enrolment proposal after having chosen the courses you want to follow during the semester, which your tutor will analyse so that you can complete enrolment with his or her counselling. It is a step prior to completing enrolment.

Send the digital documentation

Having completed the previous step, you must attach the documentation in the same section. You can see which documentation you must attach in the corresponding section within  Procedures / Doctoral programme admission documentation.

When you have completed all the steps, the doctoral programme's academic committee will assess the applications that have been submitted. 

If you pass the first phase of the admission process, you will receive notification confirming that you have entered the second phase and a telephone interview will be scheduled.

If you pass the second phase of the admission process, you will receive notification to confirm that you have been admitted. You will have a maximum of one month (counting from the admission notification) to confirm your acceptance of the place on the doctoral programme; if this confirmation from you is not received, you will not be admitted to the programme.

It is at this point that you will be able to complete enrolment, choosing your preferred payment option from among those available. If you are eligible for any of the discounts stated in the Price Decree, you will have to submit the appropriate documentation, following the instructions given by the virtual Secretary's Office.

Remember that once you have enrolled, you will have ten days to send the admission documentation.

The Government of Catalonia establishes the public prices for credits and other academic services charged by public universities in Catalonia and the UOC. You can consult the prices in Decree 125/2023 , of June 28th.

The fees will be those applicable when enrolment is completed. Subject to annual revisions.

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DOCTORAL PROGRAMME IN BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

What is a doctorate.

The changes in the economic and societal environment, driven by globalization and the rapid evolution of technology, challenge our existing knowledge about how business firms and organizations must be managed in the twentieth-first century.

One of the missions of the academic community in business administration is to provide evidence-based advice to managers, grounded on quality research . With this inter-university doctoral programme , four leading Spanish universities (Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) join efforts and look for synergies to train young researchers in acquiring the competencies required to perform cutting-edge research in the fields of management and business administration.

The doctoral candidates that defend their doctoral thesis successfully obtain a joint doctoral degree from the four universities offering the doctoral programme. A PhD in business can be the starting point on an academic career, but it is also a signal of the acquisition of research-related competences, increasingly appreciated by business firms worldwide.

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Link to the doctoral programme in the website of each participating university:

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Vicenç Fernandez Alarcon (coordinator, UPC) Alberto Abánades Velasco (UPM) Silverio Alarcón Lorenzo (UPM) Eva Martínez Caro (UPCT) Antoni Meseguer Artola (UOC) Inma Rodriguez Ardura (UOC) Lorenzo Ros McDonell (UPCT) Albert Sunyer Torrents (UPC) Carla Vintró Sánchez (UPC)

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Doctoral Programme in Business Management

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Programme code: 3113

Regulations: RD 99/2011

Knowledge branch: Social and legal science

Doctoral website: www.uv.es/docdirem

Organised by: Doctoral Programme with Excellence Award

Management Centre: Postgraduate School

Participating Universities: University of Valencia (General study)

Programme Coordinator: Dr Fidel León Darder

Places available for new students: 25 places

Aims: The goals of the doctoral programme in Business Management are: to train specialised researchers in Business Management with the essential knowledge and skills to carry on high quality research; to transmit the attitudes and values of the research staff; to provide students with the relations and resources to stimulate, improve or build their skills to students; and to link research to the companies of the socio-economic environment.

Description: The first doctoral programme in Business Management was offered by the Department of Business Management of the University of Valencia at the end of the 1980s, being one of the first doctoral programmes specialised in the area of Business Organisation in Spain. Since then, numerous improvements have been gradually introduced which have led to the current doctoral programme, more than 30 years later. The result of this programme is the training of more than 130 doctors, 15 Doctoral Studies special awards and 17 “European Doctoral Studies” awards, most of which have been incorporated into the university teaching staff, both in national and foreign universities. The programme presented has received several Quality Awards and Excellence Awards during the academic years 11/12, 12/13 and 13/14. It also has an attractive programme adapted to current and common research topics in any country (internationalisation, cooperation, innovation, entrepreneurship, etc.) and a large teaching team, committed to research and able to adapt to cultural differences. All of this has enable the internationalisation of this doctoral programme which, in fact, has been taught in Spain, twice in Costa Rica (in collaboration with the four Costa Rican public universities), and twice in Colombia (in collaboration with the ICESI University). This process of internationalisation has clearly had a positive impact on the programme because ,on the one hand, it has resulted in a substantial improvement in the quality of the teaching staff (motivation, experience with other cultures, dynamism, international collaboration, etc); in addition to an international positioning of the department, an improved image of the Spanish University and Spain as a country committed to the development of Latin America; encouragement of high-quality research in the area of Business Management, providing relationships and resources to stimulate and improve the skills of Latin American faculty; the contribution to improving the competitiveness of the socio-economic environment of the target countries through the interaction and transfer of results between research and practice in business management and, finally, the creation in the medium term of research platforms in the destination countries.

Administrative information: [email protected]

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PhD . Participant profile

Iese phd. who are we looking for.

Our doctoral candidates share a curiosity, a passion for research, and an appetite to go beyond the established, and to develop new ideas and paradigms, using rigorous quantitative and qualitative methods.

The profile of our students within IESE’s PhD in Management reflects a broad heterogeneity of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and nationalities. Our current cohort is comprised of 47 students from 25 different countries – a diversity that drives personal enrichment and cross-cultural perspectives across management disciplines.

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Student Profile

being the average age

countries represented

average GMAT score

female students

placement in academic careers

Geographic origin of students

26% - europe, 17% - latin america, 11% - north america, 8% - africa, international students, what are we looking for.

Solid understanding

Collaboration and independence

Great communication skills

Credentials and potential

International outlook

Meet IESE PhD Students

IESE’s PhD students are immersed in our distinctive research culture. Working closely with faculty, they are conducting innovative research and laying the groundwork for lifelong careers in management research and education.

Visiting Students

Post-graduate students registered in a similar PhD program at another university or business school may apply to IESE as visiting students.

Visiting Students come to IESE to work on their research project, using our facilities and follow both the courses of our Master in Research of Management Program and the elective courses planned during the time of their stay.

PhD Candidates from other Universities who have completed all required coursework may registered as a Visiting Student.

For registration, we need the student’s CV with research interests, a letter of his/her PhD director supporting his/her stay here, dates of the stay and the acceptance of one of the IESE faculty members for being his/her supervisor.

Fees: €3.600/Quarter.

The fees include a workspace, access to the library, an IESE e-mail address and Student ID Card that provides with discounts up to 60% on the catering services on campus.

Note: 50% reduction for EDAMBA associated universities.

If you wish to be a Visiting Student in our MRM or PhD Programs, please contact us:  [email protected]

Academic Placements

• Liudmila Alekseeva – KU Leuven, Belgium
• Abhishek D. Deshmane – Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, USA
• Juan Pablo Gorostiaga – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
• Giacomo Marchesini – Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
• Shagun Tripathi – IE Business School, Spain
• Alexis Yong – IESE Business School, Spain
• Diego Arias – University of Detroit Mercy, USA
• Andrea Cavicchini – Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, Portugal
• Nana Yaa Antwi-Gyamfi – China Europe International Business School Africa, Ghana
• Maria Giulia Trupia – UCLA Anderson School of Management, USA
• Halil Sabanci – Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany
• Alice Mascena – EADA Business School, Spain
• Luca Xianran Lin – HEC Montreal, Canada
• Donald N’Gatta – MDE Business School, Ivory Coast
• Xabier Barriola – INSEAD, France
• A-Sung Hong – Aarhus University, Denmark
• Teng Huang – LUISS, Guido Carli University, Italy
• Ganqi Tang – University of Fribourg, Switzerland
• Susanna Kislenko – Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, UK
• Van Nguyen – UEB, Vietnam National University, Vietnam
• Gouri Mohan – IÉSEG School of Management, France
• Pedro Silva Belisário – ISE Business School, Brazil
• Caleb Bernacchio – California State University, USA
• Anastasia Sergeeva – Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands
• Marie Noëlle N’Guessan – MDE Business School, Ivory Coast
• Fang Li – Lancaster University Management School, UK
• Ruo Mo – Montpellier Business School, France
• Ali Samei – University of Sheffield, UK
• Xavier Sobrepere – Tilburg Uiversity, Netherlands
• Susanne Koster – Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands
• Alberto Ibarra – IPADE Business School, México
• Yan Bai – EADA Business School, Spain
• Jiyuan Dai – Universidad de Navarra, Spain
• Eren Akkan – KEDGE Business School, France
• Farah Shakir – Equity & Inclusion Office, The University of British Columbia , Canada
• Pablo Escribano – Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
• Daniela Iubatti – SKEMA Business School, France
• Mahsa Memarian – INCAE Business School, Costa Rica
• Felipe Guzmán – IÉSEG School of Management, France
• T. Ching Liao – Neoma Business School, France
• José Abel DeFina – IDE Business School, Ecuador
• Anil Kumar – Aarhus University, Denmark
• Horacio Rousseau – Florida State University, USA
• Stephen Smulowitz – Wake Forest University School of Business, USA
• Nuno Lopes – EADA Business School, Spain
• Diogo Prado Zanata – ISE Business School, Brasil
• Tony Silard – LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy
• Shipeng Yan – City University of Hong Kong, China
• Anna Bayona – ESADE – Ramon Llull University, Spain
• Federica Foce Massa Saluzzo – EADA Business School, Spain
• Bilgehan Uzunca – ESADE – Ramon Llull University, Spain
• Daniel Ferrés – Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay
• Carlos Folle –  IESE Business School, Spain
• Iván Guitart – EMLYON Business School, France
• Ignacio Osuna – INALDE Business School, Colombia
• Yuliya Snihur – IESE Business School, Spain
• Burçin Güçlü – ICN Business School Berlin, Germany
• Inés Alegre – IESE Business School, Spain
• Patricio Rojas – ESE Business School – Universidad de Los Andes, Chile
• Alejandro Moreno – IESE Business School, Spain
• Minna Paunova – Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
• Fernando Ruiz – PAD-Universidad de Piura, Peru
• Ciro Gómez – INALDE Business School, Colombia
• Marlene Castro – Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
• Lorenzo Massa – Aalborg University Business School, Denmark
• Uchenna Uzo – Lagos Business School, Nigeria
• Mª José Bosch – ESE Business School, Chile
• Aadhaar Chaturvedi – University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Matteo Prato – ESADE – Ramon Llull University, Spain
• Tomislav Rimac – Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, Italy
• Roberto Martin Galang – John Gokongwei School of Management, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
• Wei He – Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
• Kerem Gurses – Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, Italy
• Kandarph Mehta – IESE Business Schook, Spain
• Jordi Ross Comas – Bucknell University – Pennsylvania, USA
• Dror Etzion – Desautels Faculty of Management – Mcgill University, Canada
• Elena Golovko – Tilburg School of Economics and Management, The Netherlands
• Ignacio Martí – ESADE – Ramon Llull University, Spain
• Caterina Moschieri – IE Business School, Spain
• David Pastoriza – HEC Montréal, Canada
• Niccolò Pisani – IMD Business School, Switzerland
• Erica Salvaj – School of Business and Economics, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile Publications
• Jasmijn Bol – A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University, USA
• J. Ignacio Canales – University of Aberdeen – School of Business, United Kingdom Publications
• Wim Vanhaverbeke – Hasselt University, Belgium and TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Visiting Professor, ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain. Latest Publication
• John Slof – Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain Publications (Orcid) / Publications (Scopus)

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#21. Best PhD universities in Spain for management studies.

In the previous post, we have seen “ how to choose a PhD university ” using only 2 measures–course structure and funding. Continuing on this line, I will share the best business schools in Spain for doing a management PhD. Let us deep-dive into their funding and course structure in this post.

• IESE business school , University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain

Course Structure

The PhD students in IESE business school go through the MRM phase first and then proceed to the doctoral phase. MRM is the abbreviation for “Master of Research in Management”. It is a 2-year full-time program that teaches core, advanced, and specialised courses on research methods. Post successful completion of MRM, a student will enter into the PhD phase. It consists of proposing and defending the dissertation or the PhD thesis with the guidance of a PhD advisor. Overall, the duration of the program is 5 years .

The school offers financial support that covers annual tuition fees for both the MRM and the PhD. It also offers a yearly stipend of 18,720 euros (gross) to cover living expenses. Tuition fees include medical insurance. The funding is limited to 5 years; it is given only if the student satisfies the academic expectation of the program in all years. Additionally, the PhD student should work as a research assistant for at least 10 hours a week from the second year onwards. IESE does not have on-campus accommodation.

2. ESADE , Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain

PhD programme structure comprises 2 stages: coursework and research period . Students start with the course work or MRes (Master of Research). For a year, students will learn about management research, research design, advanced research, and master thesis. In the next 3 years, they will do the actual research. In total, the doctoral period takes 4 years. Students are transferred from MRes to PhD based on 3 criteria: academic records, research skills, and match between student’s research interest and Esade’s line of research. Some of the optional activities for the PhD students are as follows: visiting period for a minimum of 3 months, teaching/research assistant (TA/RA) job for a maximum of 60 hours, and studying MRes elective courses.

ESADE is a non-profit organisation. So, a PhD student should first understand their methods to secure funding. If you have been admitted into the PhD stream after the successful completion of MRes, then you are eligible for 3-years funding that covers tuition fees and a monthly stipend to cover living expenses. Like IESE, funding is proportional to academic performance. Students can access additional funding by doing TA/RA activities. Additionally, students can apply to other sources of funding as well–AGAUR, Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, Private Institutions Scholarships (La Caixa).

For the one year MRes program, students can apply to the ESADE talent scholarship . Depending on the financial need, an exclusive committee will award scholarships ranging from 25% to 100% of the tuition fees. Additionally, students can apply for financial aid to cover their living and travel expenses during the MRes program.

3. IE business school , IE University, Madrid, Spain

The duration of the PhD program is 4 years. There are 2 stages : 2 years for coursework and 2 years for dissertation. The first two years have 3 terms: October-December, January-March, and April-June. At the end of the second year, comprehensive exams–core, minor, and methodology–will take place between July-September. In years 3 and 4, students should work on the proposal and defence of the doctoral dissertation.

Students get scholarships based on merits –CV, GRE/GMAT score, TOEFL, interview, etc. The funding will be decided by a committee that verifies all applicants. The scholarship covers tuition, maintenance or both. The exact scholarship amount is not specified.

In summary, I have shortlisted the 3 best business schools in Spain based on funding and course structure. Out of which, my first preference is IESE business school.

Thanks for reading the full article. I hope you agree with my selection. If I left out any major business schools with PhD options in Spain, please share them in the comments section.

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Doctoral programmes

The University of Granada is firmly committed to excellence across all of its doctoral programmes – excellence delivered by expert teaching staff with a solid scientific and technical track record who participate in major research projects at national and international level. We have long-standing experience in educating doctors and supporting candidates in producing high-quality theses with an international impact.

Why pursue a doctorate at the UGR?

1. a high-ranking university.

National and international rankings reflect the UGR’s outstanding position among the top universities in Spain and the best in the world. The 2019 Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)—the most influential system of its kind on the globe—places the UGR as the fourth-highest ranked university in Spain and among the top 300 institutions in the world.

In total, 35 subjects taught at the University feature in the 2019 ARWU. Three of these UGR subjects feature among the world top 50.

2. World-class research

The UGR is internationally renowned for its excellence in diverse research fields, such as ICT (world top 50), health sciences, mathematics, cultural heritage, psychology, and linguistics, among others. Its 500+ research groups work in all areas of scientific knowledge, collaborating closely with other national and international leaders, as well as key industries.

In 2019, the UGR set a new record, with 35 academic subjects taught at our institution featuring in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities. Particularly noteworthy are the University’s achievements in the subjects of Library & Information Sciences (36th worldwide); Food Science & Technology (37th worldwide); Mining and Mineral Engineering (47th worldwide), Computer Science & Engineering (global top 76-100); and Mathematics (global top 76-100).

We find a similar trend reflected in another leading ranking system — the 2019 CWTS Leiden Ranking — in which the UGR is currently ranked 5th in Spain.

3. A truly international experience

The UGR is the most popular global destination among European exchange students (Erasmus+) and the European leader in figures of both incoming and outgoing Erasmus students. It is a welcoming cosmopolitan university; about 30% of those enrolled on our doctoral programmes are international students.

Moreover, as a doctoral candidate at the UGR you will have the opportunity to participate in an extensive range of mobility programmes, thanks to the exchange agreements we maintain with higher education institutions in over 100 countries.

By completing a research period abroad, you can also obtain an “International Doctorate” Mention, greatly enhancing the value of your qualification.

4. A wide range of programmes and degrees

The UGR offers an extensive selection of high-quality academic programmes with a clear international vocation. In the academic year 2019-2020 the UGR will offer over 100 master’s degrees; 18 of which in international partnerships, as well as 28 doctoral programmes in three interdisciplinary schools.

5. Outstanding services and facilities

The UGR offers top-quality services for its students and staff, covering all aspects of university life (world-class research facilities, accommodation options, well-stocked libraries, high-speed Wi-Fi, canteens, disability services, sports facilities and many more). Our International Welcome Centre (IWC) caters directly to the needs of international doctoral candidates, researchers, postdocs and visiting staff — before, during and after their mobility period at the UGR.

6. Language learning opportunities

Students can learn Spanish and other languages alongside the 8,000 local and international students who enrol each year on courses offered by the UGR’s Modern Languages Centre, Confucius Institute (Chinese) and “Russkiy Mir” Russian Centre.

7. An ideal university city

Granada, a safe modern city, also has an outstanding geographical location just 40 minutes from the Mediterranean Coast with its tropical climate, and 30 minutes from the Sierra Nevada ski resort. The University merges with the city, its schools and campuses distributed throughout Granada, giving the city a lively student atmosphere (56,000 students in a city of 240,000 inhabitants). The UGR is also an intercontinental university, since it has campuses in both Granada and North Africa (Ceuta and Melilla).

8. A culturally and historically rich city

Granada is an enchanting city, full of monuments, history and, of course, the University. Along with its charm, its many cultural and recreational activities make it a great city to explore and a magnificent destination for students from around the world. Granada offers a wide range of cultural activities including festivals of flamenco, jazz, tango, theatre, poetry, magic, music, and dance.

The world-renowned Alhambra and Generalife palaces, which form the backdrop of Granada’s cityscape, are widely regarded as being among the most outstanding examples of Islamic architecture in the world. In 1984 these palaces, along with the labyrinth-like historical quarter known as the Albaicín, became UNESCO world heritage sites, further adding to Granada’s reputation as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

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General entry requirements

Generally speaking, in order to apply to a doctoral programme at the University of Granada you must hold a bachelor’s degree issued in Spain or an equivalent qualification issued abroad, as well as a master’s degree.

Foreign applicants must hold a degree issued in accordance with their national education system, but do not require official recognition of their qualifications (in Spanish: homologación de títulos extranjeros) by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, provided the degree proves a level of training which is equivalent to that of an official master’s degree (postgraduate level) in Spain and entitles you to enrol on a doctoral programme in the country in which it was issued.

Please note that before applying online you must first consult the specific entry requirements on the webpage of the doctoral programme in which you are interested.. 

For comprehensive information on entry requirements for doctoral programmes at the UGR please visit: 

International School for Postgraduate Studies: Entry requirements

For information on how to complete the online self-registration process please download this PDF:

Online registration in doctoral programmes 2020-2021

When can I apply?

The application period for UGR doctoral programmes typically runs between July and October every year, while an extraordinary application period (for vacant places on programmes) normally runs from January to February every year. Please note that the 2020-2021 academic calendar still has to be ratified by the Governing Council and, accordingly, the following dates may be subject to modification.

Regular application period 2020-2021

* The deadline is 24:00 (midnight) Spanish time (GMT+2)

Extraordinary application period 2020-2021

Please note that applications submitted during the extraordinary application period will only be accepted if there are vacant places remaining on the doctoral programme in question.

Please visit the website of the International School for Postgraduate Studies for further information on the UGR’s doctoral programmes: International School for Postgraduate Studies

Contact information

Important notice regarding our Covid-19 protocols:

For information related to Covid-19 protocols at the UGR, including communiqués, advice and practical information, please visit: Covid-19 Action Plan at the UGR

You can find extensive information on a wide range of topics related to studying and living in Granada in the following guides:

Guide for International Researchers  (available in English and Spanish)

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Supply Chain and Operations Management

Coordinator.

• Mateo Doll, Manel

Doctoral Area, UTGAEIB-ETSEIB. Pavelló I (South Campus) Tel.: 934 016 586 E-mail: [email protected]

https://ioc.upc.edu/ca/docencia/scom

The concept of the supply chain (SC) emerged as the result of successive extensions to approaching production processes. Terminology, from the organisation of production to industrial organisation, operations management (OM) and comprehensive logistics has converged to ‘the supply chain’, and it currently refers to a network of entities that participate in the design, procurement, distribution, and when necessary the recovery, remanufacturing and recycling of certain goods and services as well as the flows of materials, finances, information and people between these entities. Thus, it is an integrative concept that reflects the actual development of the supply systems for goods and services. As a result of these developments, a growing proportion of supply chains have a global reach, which makes it difficult to optimise their design and management and shifts focus to or reinforces the importance of other concepts, such as resilience and robustness. Also, the growing concern for sustainability and respecting the environment is reflected in the increasing significance being given to research into the green design and management of these supply chains and CLSCs (closed loop supply chains, a concept that stems from the development of inverse logistics). Currently, the concept of the supply chain, which includes and exceeds logistics and operations management, centres on research into supply, production, distribution and recovery. Although, strictly speaking, the concept of supply chain management includes operations management, the joining of the two names in the title of the present doctoral programme shows which aspect of supply chain management receives more emphasis. Research staff involved in the programme have far-reaching and recognised experience with teaching, researching, and supervising doctoral theses in the subject matters involved in the programme. The participation of this staff in research projects and conferences as well as publications in high impact journals further demonstrate their research experience in matters related to the Supply Chain and Operations Management (SCOM) programme. The aim of the doctoral programme in SCOM is to promote and carry out research related to the supply chain and thus contribute to improving the economic and environmental efficiency of all kinds of organisations. This programme responds to the need to train highly qualified R&D personnel who can improve the efficiency and environmental impact of the processes of supply, production, distribution, recovery, remanufacturing and recycling. The programme is particularly valuable to a region in which industry and logistics are especially relevant, such as Catalonia. But, the needs for the training provided by the programme extend across the globe and thus, the programme has a strong international component. Because of the nature of the SC, research in the field encompasses a variety of methodologies, and the aims of this research could be to develop concepts, to build theories based on empirical evidence or to formalise problems related to the design and management of SCs (which may or may not involve creating and utilising mathematical models). The research activities performed by the academic staff involved with the programme has yielded results in all of the facets mentioned regarding the design and management of the supply chain and the operations management at its core.

General information

Access profile.

The most appropriate academic background for admission to the doctoral programme in SCOM would be holding a science or technology degree and having completed a master’s programme in Industrial Engineering, Organisational Engineering or Logistics/Supply Chain (a master’s programme offering scientific contents similar to those in the present programme). In addition to this academic background, certain personal characteristics are considered important, such as having interest in the research projects that are carried out in the programme, having critical and analytical capacities, having initiative, being consistent and persistent with work, being able to work in a team and being able to communicate appropriately both orally and in writing.

Output profile

Doctoral candidates who complete a doctoral degree will have acquired the following competencies, which are needed to carry out quality research ( Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, which regulates official doctoral studies ):

a) A systematic understanding of the field of study and a mastery of the research skills and methods related to the field. b) An ability to conceive, design or create, put into practice and adopt a substantial process of research or creation. c) An ability to contribute to pushing back the frontiers of knowledge through original research. d) A capacity for critical analysis and an ability to assess and summarise new and complex ideas. e) An ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general as regards their fields of knowledge in the manner and languages that are typical of the international scientific community to which they belong. f) An ability to foster scientific, technological, social, artistic and cultural progress in academic and professional contexts within a knowledge-based society.

The award of a doctoral degree must equip the graduate for work in a variety of settings, especially those requiring creativity and innovation. Doctoral graduates must have at least acquired the personal skills needed to:

a) Develop in contexts in which there is little specific information. b) Find the key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem. c) Design, create, develop and undertake original, innovative projects in their field. d) Work as part of a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context. e) Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgements with limited information. f) Offer criticism on and intellectually defend solutions.

Finally, with respect to competencies, doctoral students must: a) have acquired advanced knowledge at the frontier of their discipline and demonstrated, in the context of internationally recognised scientific research, a deep, detailed and well-grounded understanding of theoretical and practical issues and scientific methodology in one or more research fields; b) have made an original and significant contribution to scientific research in their field of expertise that has been recognised as such by the international scientific community; c) have demonstrated that they are capable of designing a research project that serves as a framework for carrying out a critical analysis and assessment of imprecise situations, in which they are able to apply their contributions, expertise and working method to synthesise new and complex ideas that yield a deeper knowledge of the research context in which they work; d) have developed sufficient autonomy to set up, manage and lead innovative research teams and projects and scientific collaborations (both national and international) within their subject area, in multidisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a substantial element of knowledge transfer; e) have demonstrated that they are able to carry out their research activity in a socially responsible manner and with scientific integrity; f) have demonstrated, within their specific scientific context, that they are able to make cultural, social or technological advances and promote innovation in all areas within a knowledge-based society; g) have demonstrated that they are able to participate in scientific discussions at the international level in their field of expertise and disseminate the results of their research activity to audiences of all kinds.

Number of places

Duration of studies and dedication regime.

Duration The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.

If a doctoral candidate has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, the maximum period of study is six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.

For full-time doctoral candidates, the minimum period of study is two years, counted from the date of an applicant's admission to the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited; for part-time doctoral candidates it is four years.

When there are justified grounds for doing so, and the thesis supervisor and academic tutor have given their authorisation, doctoral candidates may request that the academic committee of their doctoral programme exempt them from the requirement to complete this minimum period of study.

Temporary disability leave and leave for the birth of a child, adoption or fostering for the purposes of adoption, temporary foster care, risk during pregnancy or infant feeding, gender violence and any other situation provided for in current regulations do not count towards these periods. Students who find themselves in any of these circumstances must notify the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which must inform the Doctoral School.

Doctoral candidates may request periods of temporary withdrawal from the programme for up to a total of two years. Requests must be justified and addressed to the academic committee responsible for the programme, which will decide whether or not to grant the candidate's request.

Extension of studies If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.

Dismissal from the doctoral programme A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:

• The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
• The doctoral candidate not having completed their annual enrolment or applied for a temporary interruption.
• The doctoral candidate not having formalised annual enrolment on the day after the end of the authorisation to temporarily interrupt or withdraw from the programme.
• The doctoral candidate receiving a negative reassessment after the deadline set by the academic committee of the doctoral programme to remedy the deficiencies that led to a previous negative assessment.
• The doctoral candidate having been the subject of disciplinary proceedings leading to their suspension or permanent exclusion from the UPC.
• A refusal to authorise the extensions applied for, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these regulations.
• The doctoral candidate not having submitted the research plan in the period established in Section 8.2 of these regulations.
• The maximum period of study for the doctoral degree having ended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 of these regulations.

Dismissal from the programme means that the doctoral candidate cannot continue studying at the UPC and that their academic record will be closed. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission, and the committee must reevaluate the candidate in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.

A doctoral candidate who has been dismissed due to having exceeded the time limit for completing doctoral studies or due to an unsatisfactory assessment may not be Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Page 17 of 33 admitted to the same doctoral programme until at least two years have elapsed from the date of dismissal, as provided for in sections 3.4 and 9.2 of these regulations.

Legal framework

• Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, which regulates official doctoral studies (consolidated version)
• Academic regulations for doctoral studies (CG/2023/09/08)

Organization

• Agustín Ripoll, David
• Domenech Lega, Bruno
• Ferrer Marti, Laia
• Gongora Mora, Nuria
• Lusa Garcia, Amaia
• Mateo Doll, Manuel
• Pastor Moreno, Rafael
• Ribas Vila, Imma
• Department of Management (PROMOTORA)
• Institute of Industrial and Control Engineering

Agreements with other institutions

A collaborative agreement exists between the UPC and the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Mexico (ITESM, by its Spanish acronym) that has resulted in the conducting of a four-week long course in logistics by the IOC (one of the entities sponsoring this doctoral programme). This course will be held every July. Similarly, candidates have the possibility to collaborate with the ITESM on topics related to the programme. The group regularly collaborates with international researchers, whether under the framework of projects or via research stays (some professors carry out stays at foreign research centres while drafting their doctoral theses). Among these international researchers, the following are worth noting: Salhi (University of Kent, United Kingdom), Kubiak (University of Newfoundland, Canada), Dolgui (École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, France), Aghezzaf (Ghent University, Belgium), Ana Barbosa-Povóa (University of Lisbon, Portugal).

Access, admission and registration

Access requirements.

As a rule, applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor's degree or equivalent and a Spanish master's degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees ( Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February ).

Applicants who meet one or more of the following conditions are also eligible for admission:

a) Holders of official Spanish degrees or equivalent Spanish qualifications, provided they have passed 300 ECTS credits in total and they can prove they have reached Level 3 in the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education. b) Holders of degrees awarded in foreign education systems in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which do not require homologation, who can prove that they have reached Level 7 in the European Qualifications Framework, provided the degree makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded. c) Holders of degrees awarded in a country that does not belong to the EHEA, which do not require homologation, on the condition that the University is able to verify that the degree is of a level equivalent to that of official university master's degrees in Spain and that it makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded. d) Holders of another doctoral degree. e) Holders of an official university qualification who, having been awarded a post as a trainee in the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have successfully completed at least two years of training leading to an official degree in a health sciences specialisation.

Note 1: Regulations for access to doctoral studies for individuals with degrees in bachelor's, engineering, or architecture under the system prior to the implementation of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014).

Note 2: Agreement number 64/2014 of the Governing Council approving the procedure and criteria for assessing the academic requirements for admission to doctoral studies with non-homologated foreign degrees (CG 25/03 2014).

Admission criteria and merits assessment

Admission to the programme takes place during the period established for this purpose by the academic calendar. Each application will be considered and assessed by the doctoral programme’s Academic Committee in accordance with the criteria presented hereafter. These criteria will serve to prioritise applications should the demand for seats exceed the offer. In any case, to be admitted to the programme, applicants must achieve a score of 60 out of 100. Appropriateness of degree:

Organisational Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Logistics/Supply Chain: 30 points.

Other engineering degrees offering training in similar subject matters: 20 points.

Other engineering degrees without training in similar subject matters: up to 15 points.

Other degrees: up to 10 points.

University of origin:

Universities in the top third of noted international rankings: 30 points.

Universities present in some noted international rankings: between 10 and 20 points.

Universities not present in any noted international rankings: 0 points.

Academic transcript:

Equivalent to an A: 25 points.

Equivalent to a B: 10 points.

Equivalent to a C or less: 0 points.

Research experience:

Experience working with and having authored or co-authored scientific publications (articles or conferences): between 5 and 10 points.

Research experience without publications: between 2 and 4 points.

No research experience: 0 points.

Appropriateness of research interests with the programme’s main topics or lines of research (0-5 points):

Topic of interest coincides with one on the list: 5 points.

Topic of interest is related to at least one on the list: 2 points.

Topic of interest does not correspond to any on the list: 0 points.

• Supply chain management and design

• Operations management

• Integrated aggregate business planning

• Assembly line design and balancing

• Work time organisation

• Scheduling

• Urban logistics, inverse logistics (green logistics) and port logistics

• Decision support systems in sustainable energy

Training complements

The academic committee for the programme may require that doctoral students pass specific bridging courses. In this case, the Committee will monitor the bridging courses and set up appropriate criteria to limit their length. The courses shall involve training in research, but in no case will candidates be required to enrol in 60 or more ECTS credits (as per the academic regulations for doctoral studies, bridging courses could also include transversal education, but this is likely to be changed to include only research-related credits, especially in cases of 300-ECTS-credit doctoral programmes). Depending on the doctoral student activity report, the programme’s Academic Committee may propose measures, in addition to those established by current regulations, that would disassociate candidates who do not meet the established requisites. Candidates without prior research experience must take (when enrolment is possible) and pass one of the following courses:

• Introduction to Research in Organisational Engineering, offered in the master’s programme in Organisational Engineering at the ETSEIB • Research seminars in Organisational Engineering, offered in the master’s programme in Organisational Engineering at the ESEIAAT • Introduction to Supply Chain Research, offered by the master’s programme in Supply Chain, Transport and Mobility at the ETSEIB/ETSECCPB Furthermore, depending on the applicant’s background and research topic, his/her supervisor may suggest that the Academic Committee monitor and pass candidates in one or more of the courses offered in the related master’s programmes (in Organisational Engineering and in Supply Chain, Transport and Mobility). The Academic Committee will assess each case.

Enrolment period for new doctoral students

The period for new candidates to enrol takes place during the month of September.

More information at the registration section for new doctoral students

Enrolment period

The period for returning candidates to enrol takes place during the month of September and lasts until mid-October.

More information at the general registration section

Monitoring and evaluation of the doctoral student

Procedure for the preparation and defense of the research plan.

Doctoral candidates must submit a research plan, which will be included in their doctoral student activity report, before the end of the first year. The plan may be improved over the course of the doctoral degree. It must be endorsed by the tutor and the supervisor, and it must include the method that is to be followed and the aims of the research.

At least one of these annual assessments will include a public presentation and defence of the research plan and work done before a committee composed of three doctoral degree holders, which will be conducted in the manner determined by each academic committee. The examination committee awards a Pass or Fail mark. A Pass mark is a prerequisite for continuing on the doctoral programme. Doctoral candidates awarded a Fail mark must submit a new research plan for assessment by the academic committee of the doctoral programme within six months.

The committee assesses the research plan every year, in addition to all of the other activities in the doctoral student activity report. Doctoral candidates who are awarded two consecutive Fail marks for the research plan will be obliged to definitely withdraw from the programme.

If they change the subject of their thesis, they must submit a new research plan.

Formation activities

Activity: Tutorial. Hours: 288. Type: compulsory.

Activity: Courses and seminars (specific to the programme). Hours: 24. Type: optional.

Activity: Publications. Hours: 150. Type: compulsory.

Activity: Mobility. Hours: 480. Type: optional.

Activity: Training in information skills. Hours: 1.5. Type: optional.

Activity: Research methodology. Hours: 12. Type: optional.

Activity: Innovation and creativity. Hours: 8. Type: optional.

Activity: Language and communication skills. Hours: 18. Type: optional.

Procedure for assignment of tutor and thesis director

The academic committee of the doctoral programme assigns a thesis supervisor to each doctoral candidate when they are admitted or enrol for the first time, taking account of the thesis supervision commitment referred to in the admission decision.

The thesis supervisor will ensure that training activities carried out by the doctoral candidate are coherent and suitable, and that the topic of the candidate’s doctoral thesis will have an impact and make a novel contribution to knowledge in the relevant field. The thesis supervisor will also guide the doctoral candidate in planning the thesis and, if necessary, tailoring it to any other projects or activities undertaken. The thesis supervisor will generally be a UPC professor or researcher who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience. This includes PhD-holding staff at associated schools (as determined by the Governing Council) and UPC-affiliated research institutes (in accordance with corresponding collaboration and affiliation agreements). When thesis supervisors are UPC staff members, they also act as the doctoral candidate’s tutor.

PhD holders who do not meet these criteria (as a result of their contractual relationship or the nature of the institution to which they are attached) must be approved by the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee in order to participate in a doctoral programme as researchers with documented research experience.

The academic committee of the doctoral programme may approve the appointment of a PhD-holding expert who is not a UPC staff member as a candidate’s thesis supervisor. In such cases, the prior authorisation of the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee is required. A UPC staff member who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience must also be proposed to act as a co-supervisor, or as the doctoral candidate’s tutor if one has not been assigned.

A thesis supervisor may step down from this role if there are justified reasons (recognised as valid by the committee) for doing so. If this occurs, the academic committee of the doctoral programme will assign the doctoral candidate a new thesis supervisor.

Provided there are justified reasons for doing so, and after hearing any relevant input from the doctoral candidate, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may assign a new thesis supervisor at any time during the period of doctoral study.

If there are academic reasons for doing so (an interdisciplinary topic, joint or international programmes, etc.) and the academic committee of the programme gives its approval, an additional thesis supervisor may be assigned. Supervisors and co-supervisors have the same responsibilities and academic recognition.

The maximum number of supervisors of a doctoral thesis is two: a supervisor and a co-supervisor.

For theses carried out under a cotutelle agreement or as part of an Industrial Doctorate, if necessary and if the agreement foresees it this maximum number of supervisors may not apply. This notwithstanding, the maximum number of supervisors belonging to the UPC is two.

More information at the PhD theses section

The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.

If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.

Learning resources

The Department of Management, one of the entities sponsoring this programme, offers a workshop, a library and a computer room where candidates may work. The Institute of Industrial and Control Engineering, the other sponsoring entity, offers candidates a workshop, library and laboratories with sufficient equipment for students to complete their doctoral theses (Logistics Laboratory, Robotics Laboratory and the Control Laboratory).

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• ACES-Advanced Control of Energy Systems
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Doctoral Programme teachers

• Alfaro Pozo, Rocio
• Arias Pujol, Antoni
• Batlle Beltran, Marta
• Bautista Valhondo, Joaquin
• Calleja Sanz, Gema
• Garcia Villoria, Alberto
• Olivella Nadal, Jorge
• Suarez Feijoo, Raul

Other teachers linked to the Doctoral Programme

• Hatami, Sara
• Sebastien Ponsich, Antonin

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IE Business School’s Master in Management program has climbed 12 positions to be ranked 13th worldwide in the 2021 Financial Times Master in Management ranking. In ranking the business schools, the Financial Times considers alumni career progress, school diversity, and international experience and research.

"IE Business School's Master in Management program has come a long way. We have redesigned the curriculum and created new tracks in, for example, Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management. In addition, we have achieved student gender parity -- in fact, the IE Master in Management is among the most diverse and internationally mobile student body." Stéphanie Villemagne, Associate Dean of the Master in Management program at IE Business School

"This latest ranking from the Financial Times demonstrates our solid standing on the world stage. It is also a tribute to the resilience and innovative spirit of the IE University, and particularly the students and alumni of the IE Business School MIM community who, during this past year, have continued to grow professionally and find ways to make a positive impact on society and in each other's lives by supporting one another through job search, group projects, and volunteer contributions."

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