PhD in Management
Kaunas University of Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Kaunas, Lithuania
Languages
English, Lithuanian
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Introduction
Double degree with the University of Bologna, Italy.
Globalization, technological changes, environmental problems, social and political trends, the financial crisis of the last decade brought a range of challenges for management science. KTU doctoral studies in Management analyze relevant and complex problems of management; the scientists of this field in Lithuania started thesis research in such areas as public administration, knowledge and awareness management, intellectual capital management, marketing, and business (industrial) systems. Topics of the dissertation research of doctoral studies are closely related to fundamental and applied research conducted by the university’s scientists. Doctoral students of the management field have the possibility to attend lectures by experienced foreign lecturers and complete internships at the highest level foreign scientific research centers.
The management program aims to develop qualified, responsible, and promising researchers able to generate new knowledge contributing to management science development.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Students admitted to state-funded places of doctoral studies receive a monthy scholarship. PhD students may receive additional funding for their scientific activies, excellent results of studies and scientific research or for participation in the international scientific conferences, seminars, and science competitions.
Curriculum
Study program modules
Main modules
- Contemporary Management Theories and Concepts
- Designing a Ph.D. Research Project
Elective modules
- Inovations and Global Knowledge-Economy
- Statistical Methods in Social Sciences
Core skills modules
- Academic and Technical Research Writing
- Design Thinking in Research
- Digital Support and Tools for Research Writing and Publication
- Research Data Management
- Research Ethics
- Research Project grant Management
- Science Communication for the Public
- Systematic Literature Review
Program Outcome
Doctor of Science
Program Tuition Fee
Program delivery
This program is delivered in both English and Lithuanian.