Where talent meets science – Get your PhD degree at the University of Pannonia’s Doctoral School of Business and Management in Veszprém. Apply before 31 May 2025.
The Doctoral School of Business and Management of the University of Pannonia was founded in 2001. As its name suggests, the school offers PhD programmes in the field of social sciences, within the discipline of business and management.
The doctoral school has so far successfully graduated almost 100 students to date, and currently has approximately 40 candidates enrolled in the programme, including several international doctoral students. The curriculum is conducted in Hungarian and English, with state scholarships or self-funded options available.
The strategy of the doctoral school is centred on the three pillars of openness, cooperation and quality, and developments aimed at preserving and increasing competitiveness are carried out in this spirit.
Fields of research in the Doctoral School
Quantitative methods and econometrics
Research areas:
Quantitative methods, econometrics, data science, economics, statistics, among others.
Management sciences
Research areas:
Organisation and management theory, strategic management, behaviour and decision-making, project management, and various subjects.
Business sciences
Research areas:
Marketing, accounting, finance, tourism, as well as other relevant fields.
The structure of the doctoral training
Doctoral training consists of two major stages. The first consists of the training and research phase (semesters 1-4), which culminates in the complex examination, and the research and dissertation phase (semesters 5-8), which ends with the absolutorium.
During the training and research phase (semesters 1-4), doctoral students attend the courses prescribed in the model curriculum (to earn study credits), carry out research under the guidance of the supervisor(s) (to earn research credits), may participate in teaching and associated activities (to earn study credits) and publish (for which he/she earns publication credits). Once they have accumulated 120 credits, they are required to take a complex examination at the end of the fourth semester.
Throughout the research and dissertation phase (semesters 5-8), the doctoral students are no longer required to attend courses, but are expected to conduct intensive research, publish their research findings in peer-reviewed publication(s), prepare a draft thesis for submission to a workshop, and undertake teaching duties, as well as related support tasks. The research and dissertation phase of the programme culminates in the award of an absolutorium at the end of the eighth active semester, subject to the completion of 240 credits.
The doctoral candidates are required to submit their dissertations by the end of the third year following the complex examination. Successful defence of the thesis results in the award of a PhD degree. In exceptional circumstances, such as childbirth or long-term illness, the deadline may be extended.
