Doctoral studies constitute the third cycle of university education, which, upon the successful defense of a doctoral dissertation, leads to the award of the academic degree of Doctor of Science. At the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, doctoral studies are conducted within the ASEM Doctoral School.

The ASEM Doctoral School was established in 2010 as a means of aligning with the requirements of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA/Bologna), corresponding to Level 8 of the National Qualifications Framework and the European Qualifications Framework, as well as the European Research Area.
Between 2010 and 2014, it operated as an institutional pilot program, which proved successful and served as a model for the comprehensive restructuring of doctoral studies at the national level. By Government Decision No. 816 of November 11, 2015, the ASEM Doctoral School was granted the right to organize doctoral studies under provisional authorization, pending the initiation of the academic accreditation procedure.

Mission The mission of the ASEM Doctoral School is to train highly qualified scientific personnel in various fields of economic science and practice, and to provide research competencies and skills dictated by the drivers of contemporary development—global connectivity, innovation-based competitiveness, and increased uncertainty across all fields of activity.

Strategic objectives of the ASEM Doctoral School are:

• developing a doctoral model that enables the training of highly qualified personnel who are competitive at the national and international levels;
• implementing the “research through learning” approach by harmoniously combining the study process with scientific research;
• training highly qualified personnel to meet the needs of both the research and higher education sectors and the real economy;
• establishing and maintaining international cooperation links by promoting international thesis co-supervision, organizing international conferences, participating in various international projects, etc.

Success Factors

• High-quality teaching, confirmed by the high level of satisfaction among doctoral students;
• Relevant intellectual contributions from doctoral advisors;
• Customer-oriented approach through the provision of high-quality informational and infrastructural services.

Management of the ASEM Doctoral School

Director of the Doctoral School – Dr., Assoc. Prof., Svetlana Mihaila, svetlana.mihaila@ase.md
Senior Specialist – Dr. hab., Prof., Eugenia Feuraș, feuraș@ase.md
Specialist – Gîndea Gabriela, gindea.gabriela@ase.md

Coordinating and Quality Council of the ASEM Doctoral School:

• Mihaila Svetlana, Ph.D., Associate Professor – Chair,
• Bădicu Galina, Ph.D., Associate Professor – Secretary
• Dorogaia Irina, Ph.D., Associate Professor
• Timuș Angela, Ph.D., Associate Professor
• Savciuc Oxana, Ph.D., Associate Professor
• Cimpoieș Liliana, Ph.D., Associate Professor
• Grosu Veronica, Ph.D., Professor, Ștefan cel Mare University, Suceava, Romania
• Colesnicova Vlada, Ph.D. candidate
• Pastuh Luminița, Ph.D. candidate