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Programme

The PhD in Management of Ca’ Foscari University – Department of Management is an international four-year PhD programme designed to train doctoral candidates in management studies and to prepare skilled researchers for career in the Academia, in public and private research institutions, consulting organizations, and in private companies.

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Students of Ca’ Foscari’s PhD programme in Management come from all around the world. Among each years’ applications, 75% of enrolled students come from other universities and 56% from abroad. International mobility is also a main asset of the programme. Visiting research period abroad is supported and funded, past students have been hosted by universities such as Wharton, Cass BS, Oxford Said BS, Copenhagen BS, Emory University-Atlanta, Esade BS. PhD students are also encouraged and financially supported to participate in international conferences, summer schools and doctoral colloquiums. Moreover, the Department mandatory seminars host international speakers. Last, the PhD thesis is reviewed and assessed by international referees and the final exam commission is made up by external and international professors and experts in the specific fields. As for placement, our recent PhDs have started their careers both in academia and private companies abroad: Erasmus School of Business-Rotterdam, Copenhagen Business School, Warwick University, Ismir Uiversity, Glasgow University, Université Catholique de Lyon, University of Groningen, LUISS, Cisco, Yordas Group. Also, our recent PhDs were awarded Marie Sklodowska-Curie individual fellowship.

The PhD programme in Management is a four-year full-time programme.

The first year is characterized by an advanced learning programme of mandatory research oriented courses on research methods and key topics in management studies with exams and assignments. Courses begin in mid-September and end in June. The first academic year has three terms. Courses and participation to department international seminars absorb most of the students' activity from Monday to Friday. Exam sessions are scheduled at the end of each term: December, March and June. Students devote their summer to work on a summer paper, final step of the first year.

After the choice of a thesis supervisor among the PhD and Department faculty in May of the first year, second-year doctoral students continue to develop their research project and plan international mobility (summer schools, conferences, research abroad). Second year students are also expected to participate actively in department seminars. Usually, second year students leave for a period of research and study in a foreign institution, developing their research project with the support of the thesis supervisor.

Third and fourth-year students are entirely devoted to their doctoral thesis, under the guidance of their supervisor and to the participation in the Departmental activities (seminars, presentations, workshops, etc.). Participation in international conferences is recommended and financially supported.

The PhD Programme should be completed in four years.

Requirements for PhD award

After the first year courses the Faculty board will evaluate PhD students’ achievements and decide the admission to the second year of the PhD programme.

Second, third and fourth year are devoted to develop the PhD dissertation in Italy and abroad. Regular meetings with the supervisor and assessment sessions with the faculty board are organized to provide fruitful feedbacks and guidance for thesis completion.

To be admitted to the evaluation procedure of the PhD thesis, PhD students must hold a pre-defence session in front of the members of Faculty board. The pre-defence is scheduled before the summer period of the fourt year. External reviewers will evaluate the final thesis draft.

The PhD Programme must be completed in four years.