Study location	Latvia, Jelgava
Academic field	Economics 14.3 (ISCED 314) Economics (JACS L100)
Type	PhD, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	PhD (Doctor of Economics (Dr.oec.))

Tuition fee	€4,000 per year
Application fee	€160 one-time
Deposit	€500 one-time
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Entry qualification

Postgraduate diploma (or higher) Master’s degree in Economics, Management or Business Administration. Applicants with background in other field need to pass an entrance exam. Please provide the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+ or TOEFL 79+ Applicants with background in other field need to pass an entrance exam. English knowledge: minimum – IELTS score 6.0, TOEFL score 547, TOEFL-iBT score 76, Duolingo 115+

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. Curriculum Vitae Recommendation Letter Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: An overview of funding sources for non EU citizens (for tuition fees, costs of living and research costs).

Overview

The study programme is aimed to promote the formation of a new generation of scientists, who have qualifications meeting international standards in economics, especially in the sub-branches of agrarian economics and regional economics by enabling students to acquire theoretical knowledge of a higher level, learn methods of research work and the principles of its management, to elaborate a doctoral dissertation and obtain an internationally recognised doctoral degree.

The programme is designed to be dynamic, during the study process doctoral students obtain knowledge on how to research and describe changes in the economy, so that the most urgent problems regarding the economic and international situation in the country are tackled. The programme covers theoretical knowledge in international and global economics, macroeconomics, company economics (microeconomics), entrepreneurship, agricultural and regional economics and related fields. The study programme is completed with the elaboration and defence of a Doctoral thesis.

Career opportunities

The graduates of this programme are usually employed in national and international companies and higher education institutions, government institutions, as well works independently as researchers in projects of different scales in Latvia and abroad.