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PhD / Promotion, Economics (Schumpeter School of Business and Economics) at University of Wuppertal

University of Wuppertal, Germany

Programme overview

Doctoral (Promotion) route at the Faculty of Economics - Schumpeter School of Business and Economics (Fakultät 3) of the University of Wuppertal. Doctoral regulations of the faculty dated 28.08.2019, amended in 2021 and 2024; the school runs its own doctoral office (Promotionsbüro) for enrolment.

Faculty: Faculty of Economics - Schumpeter School of Business and Economics (Fakultät 3)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Independent doctoral research under a professor's supervision, governed by the faculty's doctoral regulations and a mandatory supervision agreement.

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Entry requirements

Faculty of Economics - Schumpeter School of Business and Economics (Fakultät 3) (applies to doctoral admission across the university): Admission to doctoral studies requires written confirmation from the responsible faculty doctoral committee that the applicant holds a relevant university degree under section 67(4) of the NRW Higher Education Act and the faculty's doctoral regulations. Process: (1) a supervision agreement signed with the supervising professor (mandatory since 09.08.2024); (2) an online application for admission in the StudiLöwe portal, reviewed by the faculty doctoral committee; (3) enrolment as a doctoral student after approval, with upload of the university entrance qualification, ID and prior study records. Applicants with a non-German entrance qualification are handled by the International Student Office ([email protected]).

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