Admission exams

English language proficiency

Candidates must demonstrate a level of English proficiency of at least B2, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

This proficiency refers to:Language proficiency is assessed as “pass” or “fail”.

1. alignment between the conceptual and linguistic frameworks (business English);
2. knowledge of the grammatical and structural aspects of the foreign language;
3. understanding of essential information in a complex specialized text;
4. adherence to the standards of interpretation for a specialized text.

The scientific admission paper

The scientific admission paper is intended to assess the doctoral candidate’s critical thinking skills, the originality of the way in which he or she is able to formulate a problem relevant to the field of economic sciences, outline the main concepts in the field, identify a corpus of empirical data, and formulate consistent conclusions and recommendations.

The scientific paper is prepared in accordance with the selected doctoral program or the topic for which the doctoral grant was awarded. It must contain the following structural elements: The length of the admission scientific paper is 7–10 pages. It is presented orally and graded on a scale of 5 to 10. The minimum passing grade for the admission paper is 8.

• the relevance of the topic;
• the main content;
• conclusions;
• the list of references.