The Department of Economics and Management (DEM)

The Department of Economics and Management (DEM) of the University of Padua is one of the leading research institutions in Italy in the fields of economics and management. The latest national research assessment (2014-2016) ranked the University of Padua first in terms of scientific productivity across several areas including economics, business and statistics. Since more than a decade, the DEM offers an international Ph.D. programme with a long tradition of quality and success as shown by the excellent placement of former PhDs in top Universities or research Institutions worldwide.

The DEM is a centre of excellence in the research areas of applied economics, economic theory, corporate governance, supply chain management, financial accounting and innovation & entrepreneurship. The DEM strives to conjugate an innovative research environment alongside with a long-standing tradition at one of the oldest higher education institutions, the University of Padua. The DEM offers a stimulating learning and research environment to students from around the world.

For more information on our Department, please visit: http://www.economia.unipd.it/

Brief summary of the PhD Programme

The PhD programme consists of two main parts: a rigorous coursework in the first year and a focused work towards the completion of the PhD thesis in the following two years. The PhD programme features two distinct curricula: one in Economics and the other one in Management. The first year is structured into three terms: students of the two curricula are expected to attend courses covering all major topics in economics and management, respectively. In their second and third years students are provided with additional funds in order to spend a period abroad in a qualified and selected international university.

PhD Programme start date: October 1^st, 2017.

Please visit http://www.economia.unipd.it/en/courses/PhD-programme for more details.

PhD Scholarships at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Padua

 The Department of Economics and Management (DEM) of the University of Padua invites excellent prospective students to apply to its PhD Programme in Economics and Management (three-year, full-time programme).

- Grants for international students:

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo's fully funds 15 scholarships for the admission of foreign candidates to doctoral courses (deadline 28^th March, 2017) .

- Grants for international and national students:

Up to eight grants (4 in Economics and 4 in Management) will be offered to the most promising applicants. The application period for the next academic year 2017/2018 will be opened on May 19th, 2017 and will end in June 21st,  2017.

You can find more information on both these grants at: http://www.unipd.it/en/node/1053

PRE-APPLICATION:

The programme is open to students from all countries, provided they hold a Master degree or equivalent in economics, business sciences, statistics, mathematics or engineering. Students who are going to graduate until December 2017 may apply, too.

Interested candidates are invited, to submit at any time their expression of interest, containing:

• curriculum vitae

• a research proposal with a clear identification of the area and topics of interest (max  4 pages)

• two reference letters

to the School Secretariat (Mrs. Paola Zanin, sdem@unipd.it) specifying whether they wish to apply to economics or management curriculum.

Short-listed candidates will be asked to submit their full application through the electronic procedure of the University of Padua. The application package consists of proofs of the degree certificates and all official transcripts in addition to the previously submitted cv, research proposal and reference letters.      

Informal inquiries can also be directed to the programme coordinators, Antonio Nicolò (antonio.nicolo@unipd.it) for economics, and Federica Ricceri (federica.ricceri@unipd.it) for management.

Please note that the pre-application it is not a mandatory requirement; interested students can directly apply to the formal enrolment procedure for the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo grants or for the University of Padova grants, mentioned above.