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Program facts

  • Program type
    Doctorate
  • Duration
    3 years
  • Annual tuition fee
    7,000 EUR

    Fees are displayed in the university's local currency

  • Language taught in
    English
  • Start date
    September

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Program Overview

What IPAG Business School says about their program:
"The DBA is the highest academic distinction in management: the Doctorate In Business Administration (DBA). The programme is aimed at senior and experienced executives. During this course, you first familiarise yourself with the methodology and applied research in management science (1 year) before carrying out your field study and preparing for the defense of your thesis at the end of the course (2 years). Our DBA is an online programme designed for outstanding managers who hold a master’s degree or equivalent with at least five years of professional experience. It aims at developing critical thinking and research with high societal and managerial impacts. A DBA is aimed at experienced managers who want to have an impact in their organisation and in the society by leveraging academic research to solve concrete organisational problems."

Admissions requirements

Postgraduate academic requirements

  • Diploma or attestation of schooling.
  • Transcripts and copies of previous degrees.

English proficiency

Undergraduate

  • IELTS: 6
  • TOEFL: 80

Postgraduate

  • IELTS: 6.5
  • TOEFL: 80

Documents required

  • Passport
  • Official Transcripts
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Official translations
  • Personal statement
  • Proof of language proficiency
  • CV

Fees and funding

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition: from €8,900 to per year
  • Graduate tuition: from €16,000 per year

Funding

Excellence Scholarship

  • 50% off tuition fees for the first year is granted to all students who have passed the baccalaureate with highest honors and/or to students on state scholarships who have passed the baccalaureate with honors

IPAG Scholarship

  • The school has set up specific scholarships for the Grande École and Bachelor programmes, granted by an allocation committee, subject to means-tested and academic results. This scholarship is available to Grand École Programme, Bachelor and BTS students.

Merit Scholarship

  • Every year, on every campus, the best students on the Grande École Programme outside PGE3 are rewarded for their excellent results in the form of reduced tuition fees.

Visa requirements for IPAG Business School

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