• To produce well-rounded scientist-researchers in the field of business administration capable of creating, disseminating, identifying problems, and making evidence-based decisions in accordance with international and domestic labor market demands.
• To train professor-teachers specializing in business administration.

• Interactive lectures.
• News discussions.
• Critical analysis.
• Literature review.
• Working with course materials and textbooks.
• Locating relevant materials in electronic or library formats.
• Written assignments.
• Verbal communication, including oral presentations.
• Discussions and debates.
• Action-oriented learning.
• Flipped classroom.
• Learning with platforms.
• Project-based learning.
• Preparing and delivering workshops.

A Doctor of Business Administration can find employment in a variety of settings, including educational institutions, scientific and research organizations, analytical research centers, commercial and international enterprises, as well as public and private sector analytical and research departments. They may also occupy high-level managerial positions within private companies. The field of employment for a PhD in Business Administration extends to organizational institutions, corporate structures, as well as entrepreneurial ventures and non-commercial/non-governmental organizations that require profound expertise in business management and research skills.

The number of words of the doctoral thesis should be determined by no less than 25,000 and no more than 40,000 words.

The duration of the doctoral program is a minimum of 3 years, with a maximum program term of 10 years. The PhD program encompasses 180 ECTS credits. The academic year is organized on a semester basis, with all study components being one semester in length. The program consists of 60 ECTS for training and 120 ECTS for research components.

Within the 60 ECTS of the study component, 45 are core credits, and 15 are elective credits chosen from a selection of 35 elective subjects. For doctoral students who do not engage in pedagogical work, there is a mandatory course, PDPR7217 - Assisting of Professors (5 credits).

Doctoral students are responsible for publishing 2 scientific articles and participating in at least 1 conference as a speaker. For one of the articles, it must be published in a peer-reviewed international scientific journal, either in electronic or printed form, and must be recognized by relevant international classifiers or other international documents. The journal should be included in the database of scientific journals such as Thomson Reuters Master Journal List, Scopus, Ulrich’s Index, ERIH, EBSCOHost, Latindex Catalogue, etc. The second article may be published in a peer-reviewed journal with the consent of the editorial board.