Overview
The doctoral candidates will focus on developing their ability to cope with new, original research questions and address them with up-to-date quantitative tools and methods. The objective is to train highly skilled professionals and to contribute to the dissemination and advancement of knowledge in economics and finance.
Through the collaboration of the School’s researchers with private partners as well as local and international public institutions, the doctoral candidates will have the opportunity to exchange with external experts and organizations.
The interdisciplinary nature of the School offers candidates a rich training environment and diversity of research topics, as well as a better opportunity of academic and professional placement within and outside Europe.
Career
The Economics, Finance and Management from University of Luxembourg aims at supplying high qualification professionals in Economics and Finance, for careers in Luxembourg or abroad in
- research centers and universities
- the finance industry (e.g. banks and credit institutions)
- economic and/or financial public institutions (e.g. public administrations, Central Banks, governments, Institutes for Statistics, the European Investment Bank, the European Commission)
Please find here a non-exhaustive list of the functions and employers where our PhD students have found work after their PhD Graduation.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Economics: focusing on regional development, economic integration, environment policies, international economics, labor economics, macro finance, macroeconomic growth and dynamics
- Management: operations management (logistics) and business administration (innovation, audit, small enterprises)
- Finance: focusing on quantitative finance, risk management and financial governance, corporate finance, behavioral finance, law and finance, Islamic finance
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
No, you can register all year long except from December 15th to January 15th and unless indicated otherwise in the job announcement.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Economics Finance Management StudiesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Obtain the Master of Science in Quantitative Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg with “recommendation for PhD”, an equivalent Master degree in Quantitative Economics and/or Finance.
- Or complete equivalent research master courses in other programmes. Access is granted on a case by case basis to students having completed a similar degree from another institution with honour, possibly with the requirement of taking additional Master courses. Equivalence shall be checked by the DSEF PhD Admission Committee.
- Research project
- PhD supervisor at DSEF
- Funding
- Motivation letter
- Two reference letters
- Command of English
Tuition Fee
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International
400 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 200 EUR per semester during 36 months. -
EU/EEA
400 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 200 EUR per semester during 36 months.
Living costs for Luxembourg
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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