Aalto Doctoral Programme in Business, Economics and Finance

The Aalto University School of Business offers a four-year doctoral programme in English. The degree offered is Doctor of Science in Economics and Business Administration.

The program has 12 specialization areas: Organization and Management, Accounting, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Management Science, Finance, Economics, Business Law, Logistics, Information Systems Science and Organizational Communication.

New doctoral candidates are admitted once a year. The deadline for applications is on 23 January at 12:01 (EET). Please see further information on the application procedure on our Into website.

Structure of the degree

The Doctoral Programme Study Guide 2018-2020 contains a description of the degree requirements and courses that will be offered during the next academic year.

Doctoral degree 240 credits

Doctoral degree is 240 credits and consists of the following entities. The content and scope of each entity may vary depending on specialization area and discipline.

The doctoral program is thoroughly international in many ways. The faculty comprises professors eg. from USA, Germany, New Zealand, Russia and Norway, apart from outstanding Finnish scholars. Almost one quarter of the students come from outside Finland. The language of instruction is English and most doctoral dissertation are published and defended in English.

The pre-examiners and opponents of dissertations are mostly distinguished professors from well-known universities worldwide. A large number of doctoral candidates carry out part of their research and coursework in foreign universities and publish their research in prestigious international peer-reviewed journals.

We consider full-time dedication to doctoral studies vital and therefore have launched a funding program which covers all new students willing to study full-time.