Overview

The knowledge and skills acquired will significantly increase the value of the personal brand in the labor market and is an important prerequisite for receiving a competitive salary. Ph.D. in Economics and Business opens the door for you and your business in Europe, and significantly broadens your choice of career path in business, government, municipality or higher education institution.

The aim of the Business Administration course from Turiba University is to prepare highly educated and professional specialists, making a significant contribution to the development of business and enterprises in Latvia and worldwide.

Within the framework of the doctoral programme in business administration, you will acquire the latest competencies in business management, a critical creative approach to decision making and the ability to seek new knowledge, the ability to find causation, and thus new ways to develop business, experience and knowledge in development and implementation of new study programme, as well as competency of scientific research work, an approach of a new level of management, and original ideas for business development.

Careers opportunities

Opportunity to apply for the position of a docent, associate professor or professor;

Senior manager in state and municipal institutions;

Author of international research;

Business owner and manager.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Current Trends in Strategic Management

Business Communication

Pedagogy and Governance of Institution of Higher Education

Research Methodology in Management Sciences

Academic discussions on the development of the study

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

51

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Riga, Latvia

Disciplines

Business Administration View 3 other PhDs in Business Administration in Latvia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

51

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IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

To apply for studies, the applicant has to provide master's or professional master's diploma in the thematic field of social and human sciences, business and administration, law or in another thematic field, if the person has at least 2 years of work experience in managerial work; as well as a report on the applicant's research interests and the possible dissertation topic.

Applicant is also required to provide one of the English language certificates mentioned within the Admission information.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

2990 EUR / year

≈ 2990 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2990 EUR / year

≈ 2990 EUR / year

Living costs

Riga

Latvia

503 - 783 EUR / month

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

Funding

Latvian Government offers scholarships for international Bachelor (except 1st and 2nd year students), Master and Doctoral level students for studies at Higher education institutions (HEI) in Latvia.

Scholarships for students of Bachelor and Master level studies are granted for one academic year – a time period up to 10 months, for PhD-students – up to 11 months.

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