Study location	Latvia, Ventspils
Type	PhD, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	PhD (Doctor of Science in Social Sciences)

Tuition fee	€5,610 per year
Application fee	€150 one-time
Deposit	€300 one-time
Registration fee	To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You can also familiarize yourself with packages baltic.study/en/packages You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount

Entry qualification

Postgraduate diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. 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. 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.

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+

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	baltic-center.eu/ventspilsskij-universitet

Overview

The survival of today’s economy requires effective business management. Ventspils University College together with Rēzekne Academy of Technology and Vidzeme University College has developed a joint doctoral program that provides international knowledge on the most important aspects of economics and provides for the development of related research and data analysis. The goals of the program are to prepare doctors of science in management science and highly qualified specialists and researchers, thus strengthening management science as a branch of science in Latvia and making a significant contribution to the development of business and enterprises. Doctoral studies include the preparation of doctoral theses, monographs, textbooks and resources, as well as scientific publications; discussion of doctoral research results, incl. approbation of results: publications and presentations at conferences and seminars; preparation and defense of doctoral dissertations; promotion of scientific research results in international conferences and seminars, as well as in popular scientific publications.

Programme structure

Detailed application of the doctoral thesis
Discussions on the research topic and issues
Number of publications and participation in scientific conferences, experience in research projects in the last six years
Evaluation of the master’s thesis