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Doctoral degree DBA

  • Professional Doctor of Business Administration program
  • Duration of study: 2 years
  • Delivered under the auspices of the ACBSP (USA) accreditation authority as part of an ongoing accreditation process
  • Program intake three times per year (January, April, October)
  • The professional doctoral program is intended for university-educated professionals who wish to focus more deeply on specialized professional or scientific work and who have a strong interest in further education in the field of global crisis management.
  • The program focuses on preparing professional practitioners and specialists who will acquire advanced theoretical knowledge and be able to apply it in practice through research activities.
  • The course of study develops experts capable of independent professional and analytical work and of adopting a conceptual approach to solving practical problems.
  • Applicants may be graduates of universities with an economic background as well as other humanities or technical disciplines; the structure of the curriculum deepens and broadens students’ competencies beyond the master’s level of study, with the possibility to specify the focus of their doctoral final thesis.

THEMATIC TEACHING MODULES

GLOBAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT

  • Strategic global management
  • Crisis communication ans management
  • Risk management

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

  • Change management
  • Diversity management
  • Ethics in management

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

  • Analysis of resources
  • Methodology in management
  • Data analysis

TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS

  • ICT strategy
  • Technology in management
  • Digital analytics

GLOBAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS

  • Global trends
  • Public relations
  • Innovations

FINAL MODULE

  • Doctoral thesis and defense
  • Final exam

FORMS OF STUDY

Online from anywhere

  • Distance learning II – online anytime and anywhere, delivered exclusively through VŠEM educational applications (VideoLearning, AudioLearning, VideoStream, electronic study materials from VŠEM Publishing, video consultations with academic staff and IPC VŠEM study advisors).


On weekends

  • Combined form I, consisting of one-day instructional sessions held outside working days on Saturdays or Sundays (3–5 times per trimester).

STUDY ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
  • Students are required to complete all mandatory courses.
  • Instruction is delivered through lectures, seminars, and workshops with academic staff.
  • Students select their dissertation supervisor in the first year of study.
  • A foreign language exam (English or German) must be passed at a minimum advanced level (English at least B2).
  • Exams (project defenses) are conducted by a committee and graded as Pass/Fail.
  • Passing the oral comprehensive final exam for the core subjects must be completed by the end of the second year.
  • Attendance at a minimum of one international conference is required.
  • After fulfilling all study requirements and passing all exams, students may apply for their dissertation defense.
  • The professional doctoral program concludes with the defense of the dissertation.
  • Students actively participate in at least one conference during their studies, presenting their own research article.
  • Doctoral candidates are involved in VŠEM’s research activities and collaborate with industry, with the possibility of undertaking a study stay abroad.

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