The target audience for doctoral programs consists of persons who wish to:

• obtain an academic degree for career advancement or to qualify for certain jobs.
• combine professional experience with academic research to find the most effective solutions to existing or potential problems.
• expand their intellectual capacities by opening new horizons of knowledge.

Doctoral Programs
The ASEM Doctoral School is authorized to organize doctoral studies in the following doctoral programs:

• 521.01 Economic Theory and Economic Policy
• 521.02 World Economy; International Economic Relations
• 521.03 Economics and Management in the Field of Activity
• 521.04 Marketing and Logistics
• 522.01 Finance
• 522.02 Accounting; Auditing; Economic Analysis
• 523.02 Economic Statistics
• 154.01 Economic and Social Geography

Duration

Studies under these programs are organized as full-time (3 years) and part-time (4 years).

Structure

The doctoral program is conducted in 3 stages:

• Advanced university training program, which develops the professional and cross-disciplinary competencies of doctoral students
• Individual scientific research program, intended for the preparation of the doctoral thesis and scientific publications.
• Public defense of the doctoral thesis.

Objectives

• Acquisition of cross-disciplinary, general, and professional research competencies corresponding to Qualification Level 8 (CNC/ISCED).
• Awarding of the Certificate of Doctoral Studies upon successful completion of the doctoral program.
• Awarding the title of Doctor of Science and the Doctor of Science degree upon successful defense of the doctoral dissertation.

Career
opportunities

The benefit of doctoral programs is that they open doors to new careers—such as executive director, analyst/expert/consultant in national and international organizations, project coordinator, researcher in research organizations, professor-researcher in academic institutions, etc.