| Academic degree |
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Economics / DoktorIn der Wirtschaftswissenschaften (PhD / Dr. rer. oec.) |
| Programme start |
at the beginning of each semester |
| Duration |
3 to 5 years |
| Time of presence |
The courses of each module will largely be organized as block seminars. |
| Credits |
Preparation phase: 20 ECTS
Dissertation phase: 10 ECTS |
| Language |
Germen and English |
| Admissions per year |
The number of university places is limited. The admission is subject to availability of university places. |
| Admission requirements |
With a consecutive Master’s (MSc, MA) or comparable degree (diploma) in the field of business economics from a doctoral degree awarding university, you have satisfied a necessary prerequisite. Very good academic overall performances and 300 ECTS credits (Bachelor + Master / diploma) or a comparable academic work load are required in order to qualify. A professor of the University of Liechtenstein has to accept the candidate as supervisor, expressed in a written testimonial, prior the submission of the application.
Admission with a degree in a different subject area from a university with the right to confer doctoral degrees is possible. In the event of degrees in other subjects, credits and examination results from consecutive Master’s degree programmes offered by the Graduste School in the scope of up to 60 ECTS credits may be required as additional qualifications.
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| Application and admission procedure |
If you plan an application it is absolutely necessary to contact the student counsellor very eraly in advance. Further more and most important are personal meetings with your proposed supervisor to evaluate possibilities. You have to submit an exposé with a detailed description of your proposed research activities. The preparation and evaluation process takes several months.
Further information about the application and admission procedure: Application (e.g. counselling, forms, guideline). |
| Appliaction deadline |
31 May (start winter semester)
31 October (start summer semester) |
| Tuition fees |
CHF 750.- per semester |
| Study and career |
Doctoral students are students and also active professionally as qualified junior academics. They are to be actively included in the teaching activity of the university and as research staff in the research activities of an institute. These activities serve to prepare them for a later academic career. The execution of the dissertation outside the university is therefore only possible in well-founded exceptional cases. The advisor and the doctoral commission have to agree. If professional work is undertaken outside the university, it must be possible to conduct the course of study and research work within the timeframe provided. This requires that the workload at the job be greatly reduced (recommendation: workload maximum 50%). The research contents and professional work have to be in the same subject area. |
| Living in Liechtenstein |
see Studying in Liechtenstein |
| Academic Director |
Prof. Dr. Jan vom Brocke - Hilti Chair in Business Process Management |
| Study counselling |
Esther Kind - Study Adminsitration |