Doctoral programme committee (School of Business)
Members of the Doctoral Programme Committee
The doctoral programme committee comprises a chair and 4 – 6 professorial members merited in doctoral education and representing the central fields of research of the school. One of the professorial members may be from another school within Aalto University. In addition, the committee has a doctoral student member representing the fields of research of the school. The committee elects a vice chair from among its members. The committee may have deputy members.
The term of the Doctoral Programme Committee is four calendar years. The term of the current committee continues until 31.12.2023. Student representatives are appointed for one calendar year at a time, by the proposal of the Student Union AYY.
Chairperson: Johanna Moisander
| Members | Deputy members |
|---|---|
| Prof. Kristiina Huttunen Dept. of Economics |
Prof. Pauli Murto Dept. of Economics |
| Prof. Matthjis Lof Dept. of Finance |
Prof. Juha Joenväärä Dept. of Finance |
| prof. Lasse NIemi Dept. of Accounting |
Prof. Vikash Sinha Dept. of Accounting |
| Prof. Alexei Gloukhovtsev Dept. of Marketing |
Prof. Kushagra Bhatnagar Dept. of Marketing |
| Prof. Matti Rossi Dept. of Information and Service Management |
Prof. Markku Kuula Dept. of Information and Service Management |
| Prof. Samula Patala Dept. of Management Studies |
Prof. Ewald Kibler Dept. of Management Studies |
| doctoral student Apurva Ganoo (2023) | doctoral student Karelia Dagnaud (2023) |
Secretary: Planning officer Hanna Lagerkrans
Meetings and deadlines 2023-2024
Doctoral students will be informed of the decisions concerning them after the meeting.
| Deadline for materials | Meeting |
| NO DECISION WILL BE MADE BETWEEN: 21.6.-23.8.2023 | |
| Autumn 2023 | |
| 14.8.2023 | 24.8.2023 |
| 15.9.2023 | 25.9.2023 |
| 16.10.2023 | 26.10.2023 |
| 6.11.2023 | 16.11.2023 |
| 7.12.2023 | 18.12.2023 |
| Spring 2024 | |
| 15.1.2024 | 25.1.2024 |
| 31.1.2024 | 14.2.2024 |
| 7.3.2024 | 21.3.2024 |
| 4.4.2024 | 18.4.2024 |
| 10.5.2024 | 23.5.2024 |
| 5.6.2024 | 19.6.2024 |
| NO DECISION WILL BE MADE BETWEEN: 20.6.-21.8.2024 | |
| 8.8.2024 | 22.8.2024 |
| 12.9.2024 | 26.9.2024 |
| 11.10.2024 | 25.10.2024 |
| 4.11.2024 | 18.11.2024 |
| 9.12.2024 | 20.12.2024 |
Tasks of the Committee
The doctoral programme committee shall:
- develop the content of the doctoral programme and the joint studies offered by the school;
- put forth proposals to the school academic committee on the fields of research in doctoral programme;
- prepare proposals for the dean on admission of doctoral students;
- appoint the preliminary examiners of doctoral thesis and decide on the permission for public defence of doctoral thesis;
- appoint the opponents for doctoral thesis;
- evaluate the doctoral thesis;
- appoint the examiners of licentiate theses;
- evaluate licentiate theses; and
- perform other duties assigned to it by the dean or in the degree regulations.
In addition, the doctoral programme committee shall, unless it has assigned the chair to decide on any of the matters:
- appoint a supervising professor and advisor(s) for the doctoral student;
- decide on the degree language of the doctoral student and on the topic and language of the licentiate or doctoral degree;
- confirm the study plans of doctoral students;
- decide on the time and language of the of public examination of the doctoral thesis and appoint the custos for it.
Bylaws of the School of Business, 22.3.2018
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