Students’ profile

Recruitment for this program is on a worldwide basis. Students come from a wide variety of countries and career backgrounds. These may include: sciences, humanities and technical and engineering fields. Participants have generally attained a high level of professional achievement. They are typically managers or executives with advanced degrees in business disciplines or professionally qualified teachers in business schools.

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Supervision of the doctoral students

Each DBA candidate is assigned a research-active professor from Grenoble Ecole de Management or from an accredited partner university. The Supervisor brings a broad range of expertise and an international reputation in research on business innovation, technology management and the organisational dimensions of technological change.

Training workshops location

Training workshops organized during stage I are generally held in Grenoble and the USA*:

Workshops planning for 2013-2014 intake :

• Workshop 1: 25-30 November 2013 (Grenoble)
• Workshop 2: 28 February, 1, 2 March 2014 (USA)
• Workshop 3: 6-8 June 2014 (USA)
• Workshop 4: 31 October- 2 November 2014 (USA)
• Workshop 5: 6-8 March 2015 (USA)
• Workshop 6: 5-7 June 2015 (USA)
• Workshop 7: 26-28 November 2015 (Grenoble)

* Subject to change

Admission requirements

Academic qualifications

Candidates should have or expect to hold a Master's degree in management (MBA, MA, MSc or equivalent) or in a related discipline from a recognized institution.

Professional experience

Candidates should also have management experience of at least 3 years pre- or post-Master’s.

Language requirements

The DBA workshops are conducted in English. Students whose first language is not English or who have not already studied successfully in an English-speaking environment will be required to provide evidence of advanced proficiency in English.

Program Director

Dr. Valérie Sabatier
Doctoral School
Grenoble Ecole de Management
12 rue Pierre Sémard - BP 127
38003 GRENOBLE Cedex 01
France

Application

The 2013/2014program starts in November 2013; applications must be submitted any time before May 6th, 2013 to :

Mrs. Joëlle Millery
DBA Admissions
Grenoble Ecole de Management
4 place Robert Schuman
38000 Grenoble - France
Tel: + 33 (0) 4 76 70 62 40

 

Acceptance to the program will be based on the following:

• A complete application
  
• An interview with the Program Director (face to face interviews or online interviews)
  
• Interviews in person are preferred, but can also be done exceptionally by telephone.
  
• The final validation by the Admission Board.
  
• We also have a system of rolling application. Full applications received between January and May will be examined within a month. 

Required application documents (to be uploaded in the application database):

• 2 references sent directly by the referees by email or in a sealed envelope (1 from a business referee, 1 from an academic referee)
• Certified copies of  transcripts and diplomas* officially translated in English or French
• A statement of Purpose, in which the applicant states his motivations and how this fits into his long-term career development plan
• A preliminary Research Proposal, which gives an indication of the applicant’s research interests and proposed area of research as well as any initial research plans.
• Language test scores if requested
• CV
• Other optional documents (publications ...)

Tuition fees

Tuition for part-time program 2013-2014

The annual tuition for the Grenoble based program is currently 45 000€ (for 4 years) plus 8 000€ per additional year.

Year 1*	€ 14,000
Year 2*	€ 13,000
Year 3	€ 10,000
Year 4	€ 8,000
Total cost	€ 45,000
Additional years (5+)	€ 8,000

(*): Students are responsible for the cost of travel, accommodation and food during the compulsory workshops to attend.

A deposit of one-third of tuition must be paid upon registration. In addition to these fees, students are responsible for the costs of travel, accommodation and subsistence incurred in attending the workshops.

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