Overview

It addresses life-long learning aspirations of intellectually active professionals who have already obtained advanced degrees in their fields and wish to lift their education to the highest level. As such, the program enables you to acquire a new mindset and apply scientific methodologies to actual business issues. Therefore, the program has a major impact on your personal and professional development.

This Executive PhD Program from Antwerp Management School is designed for senior executives with over 10 years of relevant management experience, who work in organizations that are predominantly internationally oriented. A significant amount of our participants hold board-level or C-level positions. Participants should have a commitment to life-long learning, and personal and leadership development.

Learning outcomes

After attending this program, you:

are able to generate, interpret and transfer academic knowledge within your professional and academic network;
will master business research tools and methods and will be able to independently apply them to practical business challenges;
possess knowledge and experience in all our Academic Tracks. Find out more about these unique tracks;

might collaborate with the Faculty team at Antwerp Management School and continue your research activities in one of our Expertise Centers.

Accreditation

The programs of AMS have now attained accreditations from three of the most prestigious international accreditation bodies: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) through EQUIS.

Programme Structure

Our program and curriculum have been meticulously crafted in order to allow you to:

Ease your work-life-study balance as a Senior Executive: the program consists of 11 modules (3 to 4 days long) spread over 4 years;

Dive into a combination of theory & practice;

Sharpen your academic insights and enrich your everyday management challenges;

Become part of an international PhD cohort: share knowledge and network with fellow Executives across the globe;

Receive support and be advised by our top international Faculty members;

Develop your personal, professional and academic leadership.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-10-04 00:00:00

Apply anytime.

More details

We advise you to start the application process as soon as possible.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Business Administration Communication Studies Management Studies

Academic 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.

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Antwerp Management School only admits participants to the Executive PhD program with the intrinsic motivation and eagerness to contribute to academic research and to become the next generation business leaders. Candidates must hold an MBA or master's degree from an accredited academic institution and must have extensive managerial experience. The program is taught in English therefore an excellent knowledge of English is required, both verbally and in writing.
Applicants whose native language is not English might be required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Tuition Fee

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International

16987 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 67950 EUR for the full programme during 48 months.
EU/EEA

16987 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 67950 EUR for the full programme during 48 months.

Living costs for Antwerpen

787 - 1230 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Antwerp Management School provides financial assistance in the form of partial scholarships to Full-Time Master's program applicants who excel academically and face financial constraints.

The scholarship is awarded in the form of a tuition fee reduction, covering up to 50% of the tuition expenses. The scholarship amount will be deducted from the total tuition fee prior to the commencement of the academic year. Although we aim to distribute scholarships fairly across different Full-Time Master's programs, in some cases, we may give priority to applicants from certain programs.

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Scholarships Information

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