WU - Vienna University of Economics and Business
Doctoral Program in International Business TaxationVienna, Austria
DURATION
6 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* no tuition fees for EU citizens
Key Summary
Introduction
Doctoral Program in International Business Taxation
The Doctoral Program in International Business Taxation (DIBT) offers an excellent doctoral education to outstanding students from all over the world, fully preparing them to conduct research on international business taxation. DIBT provides high-quality interdisciplinary training for graduates in the field of international taxation, including and combining the disciplines of public finance, international tax law, and cross-border tax management.
Faculty
Cutting-edge standards in both research and teaching are guaranteed by a faculty comprised of renowned scholars who have published in the most prominent journals of their respective research fields and have proven their willingness and ability to promote interdisciplinary cooperation. The visiting professors, all internationally recognized leaders in their respective fields, form an integral part of DIBT and add yet another dimension to the top-level academic education offered by DIBT.
Students will be introduced to the international scientific community and afforded various opportunities to build a network of their own. They will also become an integral part of the cutting-edge research team working at WU in the fields of law, business, and economics.
Admissions
Curriculum
Content and Structure
The program takes three years to complete and awards a PhD degree to graduates. During the first year, participants acquire the basic knowledge necessary for working in an interdisciplinary manner. Building on this foundation, the second and third years are dedicated to seminars in related fields, research stays abroad, additional optional workshops, and especially to doing research on a PhD thesis. For the duration of the entire program, students attend an accompanying research seminar. All courses are taught in English.
Program Outcome
DIBT focuses on high-quality academic education and internationally competitive research. It is aimed at the future elite of scholars and provides interdisciplinary training in the taxation of enterprises‘ cross-border activities, drawing on and combining the core disciplines of public finance, international tax law, and cross-border tax management. By then expanding tax training to non-traditional yet highly relevant disciplines such as economic psychology, history, political science, ethics, and legal philosophy as well as organizational behaviour and decision making, a broadening of horizons and a more comprehensive approach to research questions is achieved.
Scholarships and Funding
Financial Support
DIBT is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). Only a small number of students can be admitted. For DIBT Collegiates tuition fees are waived. There is a limited number of grants available to students in the amount of approximately € 2,050 per month (tax and social insurance will be deducted from this amount). WU always goes the extra mile to provide an ideal research environment for the selected students.
Career Opportunities
Qualification Profile and Career Prospects
DIBT provides the opportunity to conduct research in the following areas:
-- Determination of taxable profit
-- Locational decisions
-- EU tax for businesses
-- International coordination of business taxation
Once admitted to DIBT, students can expect to obtain a top-quality education preparing them for a rewarding academic career or a highly specialized position in other, non-academic national or International institutions. DIBT‘s faculty is very well connected in the academic community and draws on extensive expertise to provide training for doctoral students and supervise their research.