48 monthsProgramme duration
5,000 EURTuition Fee/year
27 Aug, 2025Application Deadline
OctStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Business and Management Studies
Degree
Other
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The fast-paced, dynamic business world of today calls for leaders with a constantly evolving knowledge of the business environment and the know-how and flexibility to meet new and often daunting challenges. During this period of exponential change, there is an increasing demand for business professionals who can make sound decisions in situations of complexity and uncertainty.
The DBA at BRU-Iscte is designed to give you the tools to become informed, risk taking and effective leaders in your field, with the capabilities to gather and make sense of the information you need to operate and lead in a global environment. With this research-based, problem-driven qualification, you, as a management professional, will be able to significantly further your professional skills by making successful use of the most suitable conceptual frameworks and theoretical models. The DBA gives you the ideal opportunity to reflect on critical management issues while carrying out in-depth research. You will develop your managerial capabilities and apply your learning in the workplace, as well as sharpen your critical and analytical skills in four important dimensions:
The DBA at BRU-Iscte is designed to give you the tools to become informed, risk taking and effective leaders in your field, with the capabilities to gather and make sense of the information you need to operate and lead in a global environment. With this research-based, problem-driven qualification, you, as a management professional, will be able to significantly further your professional skills by making successful use of the most suitable conceptual frameworks and theoretical models. The DBA gives you the ideal opportunity to reflect on critical management issues while carrying out in-depth research. You will develop your managerial capabilities and apply your learning in the workplace, as well as sharpen your critical and analytical skills in four important dimensions:
- Knowledge – the ability to learn about the area of research and the rules of the organization and the environment it operates in.
- Innovation – the aptitude to solve problems in better ways creating value for the organization and for the society.
- Leadership – the potential to influence others, with or without formal authority.
- Excellence – the skills to get the right tasks done with minimal effort and high quality.
- Our DBA students are graduates with appropriate business and management experience who wish to pursue a doctoral degree while still actively engaged in their professions. In Portugal there is no better place to come for your DBA than the BRU-Iscte, as we have been closely linked to the business world since our inception. We actively support applied business research at a stimulating research atmosphere. All our faculty members are highly skilled at linking business practice to real management issues and applied research.If you want to contribute to research with novel ideas and practices, our DBA is the Program you've been looking for. You'll be supervised by leading academics with expertise in your area of research, who will share their knowledge and support you throughout your DBA journey.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Business and Management Studies
Degree
Other
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The fast-paced, dynamic business world of today calls for leaders with a constantly evolving knowledge of the business environment and the know-how and flexibility to meet new and often daunting challenges. During this period of exponential change, there is an increasing demand for business professionals who can make sound decisions in situations of complexity and uncertainty.
The DBA at BRU-Iscte is designed to give you the tools to become informed, risk taking and effective leaders in your field, with the capabilities to gather and make sense of the information you need to operate and lead in a global environment. With this research-based, problem-driven qualification, you, as a management professional, will be able to significantly further your professional skills by making successful use of the most suitable conceptual frameworks and theoretical models. The DBA gives you the ideal opportunity to reflect on critical management issues while carrying out in-depth research. You will develop your managerial capabilities and apply your learning in the workplace, as well as sharpen your critical and analytical skills in four important dimensions:
The DBA at BRU-Iscte is designed to give you the tools to become informed, risk taking and effective leaders in your field, with the capabilities to gather and make sense of the information you need to operate and lead in a global environment. With this research-based, problem-driven qualification, you, as a management professional, will be able to significantly further your professional skills by making successful use of the most suitable conceptual frameworks and theoretical models. The DBA gives you the ideal opportunity to reflect on critical management issues while carrying out in-depth research. You will develop your managerial capabilities and apply your learning in the workplace, as well as sharpen your critical and analytical skills in four important dimensions:
- Knowledge – the ability to learn about the area of research and the rules of the organization and the environment it operates in.
- Innovation – the aptitude to solve problems in better ways creating value for the organization and for the society.
- Leadership – the potential to influence others, with or without formal authority.
- Excellence – the skills to get the right tasks done with minimal effort and high quality.
- Our DBA students are graduates with appropriate business and management experience who wish to pursue a doctoral degree while still actively engaged in their professions. In Portugal there is no better place to come for your DBA than the BRU-Iscte, as we have been closely linked to the business world since our inception. We actively support applied business research at a stimulating research atmosphere. All our faculty members are highly skilled at linking business practice to real management issues and applied research.If you want to contribute to research with novel ideas and practices, our DBA is the Program you've been looking for. You'll be supervised by leading academics with expertise in your area of research, who will share their knowledge and support you throughout your DBA journey.
Admission Requirements
The DBA is designed for participants who meet the following requirements:
Other valuable factors for applicants:
- Degree in any field of knowledge;
- Professional experience of at least five years post-graduate, in which at least half are in the performance of management functions, involving managerial responsibilities/coordination units, departments or technical teams;
- Fluency in English.
Other valuable factors for applicants:
- Master in Management;
- Publications and/or papers presented at technical, scientific or thematic conferences, seminars and workshops;
- Worth of professional experience in the performance of management positions;
- Motivation and commitment to attend the DBA;
- Quality of the research project.
27 Aug 2025
4 Years
Oct
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
5,000 EUR
International
5,000 EUR
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