Doctoral education

Doctoral student and researcher

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Energise your future with doctoral studies and contribute to research that advances sustainable business, energy, and society.

We are also inviting applications for the positions of Doctoral Researcher for a fixed-term contract for two years. You can apply to the position, if you are applying study right to doctoral studies in the autumn. Apply 15 Aug-15 Sep.
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University of Vaasa doctoral programme

The doctoral degree offers strong capabilities for working life, either for an academic career or for demanding expert tasks outside the university. A doctoral graduate of the University of Vaasa is an expert who produces in-depth scientific information for the use of the academic community and the surrounding society. The University of Vaasa produces Doctors of Science in Business Administration and Economics (D.Sc. (Econ)), Doctors of Science in Technology (D.Sc. (Tech)), Doctors of Science in Administrative Sciences (D.Sc. (Admin)) and Doctors of Science in Philosophy (PhD). You can apply twice a year, in February and in August/September using the Studyinfo service.

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Doctoral studies in administrative sciences and communication studies
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CoDoc Partnership Model

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Research for the needs of companies
CoDoc – Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Model is the University of Vaasa's collaborative model that integrates a company's or third party's research topic into the doctoral researcher's research topic. The research topics of dissertations within the CoDoc model rise especially from the challenges related to regional companies’ international competitiveness, speeding up the innovation activities and research and development interests.
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From our doctoral students

Blogs and Stories

Read the Thesis Whisperer blog and learn more about research, written by doctoral students, researchers, and postdocs at the University of Vaasa.

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