PhDRegional Economy and Economic Policy
| Study location | Latvia, Riga |
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| Academic field | Economics 14.3 (ISCED 314) Economics (JACS L100) |
| Type | PhD, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3-4 years (180 ECTS) |
| Study language | combined English/Latvian |
| Awards | PhD (Scientific Doctoral Degree in Economy) |
| Tuition fee | €2,900 per year |
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| Application fee | €250 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 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) 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. It is necessary to have notarized certified documents translated, legalized and apostilled. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English TOEFL IBT – at least score 85; |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. motivation (online interview) |
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Overview
The goal of the Doctoral Study Programme in Economics is to provide an opportunity for doctoral students to master higher level study methods and the principles of organization and management of research work, prepare the students for independent scientific and pedagogical work and let them acquire internationally compatible qualification in the science of economics and internationally compatible Doctor’s degree in Economics. Implementation of the Doctoral Study Programme “Regional Regional Economy and Economic Policy” is carried out in cooperation with Podlaska State University (Poland). The suggested Doctoral Study Programme makes use of various study methods and forms: analysis, expert advice, research, lectures and consultations, doctoral seminars.
Programme structure
Part A:
Compulsory subjects (courses);
Part B:
Limited (compulsory) choice specialization subjects;
Part C:
Free choice subjects.
Career opportunities
After completion of the doctoral studies under BIA Doctoral Study programme a doctoral programme graduation certificate is issued. The mandatory prerequisite for issuance of such certificate is positive evaluation of the completion of development of the doctoral research paper.
Doctoral Programme also offers the synthesis of individual independent work and group work when each student outside lecture time performs an independent case analysis and having a group discussion presents the report to the class audience