PhD in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Zaragoza, Spain
PhD
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 12,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
The main goal of the PhD Program on Logistics and Supply Chain Management is to develop outstanding scholars who will pursue distinguished careers in research and education. Students work intensively with our faculty to create new knowledge in fields of interest such as supply chain network design, supply chain coordination, inventory management, supply chain finance, supply chain risk management and security and supply chain innovation. Apply Now!
Full-time Dedication | 3-Year Program | International Faculty | Official PhD Degree | Certificate from MIT | Multi Content Experience |
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This full-time program follows the highest international quality standards for doctoral studies, from the rigorous admissions process, continuous high-performance control process, to the comprehensive exam and thesis defense, enabling graduates to take faculty positions at leading universities around the world or to become innovation leaders for international companies.
The program provides students with:
- Financial Aid
- Multicultural academic and research experience in both the EU and the US
- MIT SCALE Network: Multi-continent experience
- A unique focused PhD program on SCM
- Teaching assistantship opportunities in our Masters
- Faculty network with strong credentials
- Official PhD degree awarded by the University of Zaragoza
- Doctoral certificate from MIT
- Prospective MIT Exchange student
- Full time dedication
A select group of students from around the globe are chosen to join the doctoral program every 2 years. Currently, the MIT Zaragoza PhD Program has an international student body of doctoral students from all different continents.
All PhD applicants must hold an undergraduate and a graduate degree (Master level diploma) or equivalent qualifications from their home countries that qualify them for doctoral studies.
The program covers the tuition and provides students with monthly stipends for 3 years. In return, students are expected to serve as:
- Teaching Assistant (TA) in our Masters Program
- Research Assistant (RA) in related projects
PhD students complete the necessary coursework during the first three semesters. Specifically, during the first year, students take doctoral-level courses offered at ZLC, while they typically spend one semester during the second year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Some examples of such courses are probability and stochastic processes, empirical methods, integer and dynamic programming, inventory management and game theory.
The last three semesters are dedicated to research. Each student is required to take and pass the qualification exam in order to become PhD candidates at the beginning of the fourth semester. They are also expected to submit a proposal for the dissertation.
The dissertation works are expected to be finished by students by the end of the third academic year.
Depending on the particular situation and subject to approval from the PhD Director, the Advisor and ZLC Director, students might be given the opportunity to have short research stays at other leading schools.
1st Year Coursework - Semester 1
- Mathematical Programming
- Advanced Logistics Systems
- Probability Models and Stochastic Processes
1st Year Coursework - Semester 2
- Inventory Theory
- Empirical Methods in Operations Management
- Dynamic Programming
- PhD Summer Academy
1st Year Coursework - Semester 1
Students will spend one semester during second year at MIT (USA). Courses will depend on the research field of interest of the students.
2nd Year Coursework - Semester 2
The last three semesters are dedicated to research. At the beginning of the fourth semester, each student is required to take and pass the qualification exam in order to become PhD Candidates. They are also expected to submit a research paper to a peer-review journal (OR/OM journal list) following their supervisor's recommendations.
3rd Year Coursework - Research
The last year is dedicated to research, and students are expected to finish their dissertation work by the end of the third academic year. Depending on the particular situation and subject to approval from the PhD Director, the Advisor and ZLC Director, students might be given the opportunity to have short research stays at other leading schools.
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