About the association

Mission

The purpose of Central, East and South-East European PhD Network is to promote and facilitate cooperation within the Universities from Central, East and South-East Europe that offer PhD education in Economics and Business in order to increase the quality of their PhD programmes. The network will enable universities to organize

• common courses in the specific fields of study,
• research seminars,
• exchange PhD students and
• intensify research cooperation

The participating schools will benefit from the network activities, while maintaining the integrity of their accredited PhD programmes within the network.

Activities

• Organizing common courses in specific fields of study,
• Organizing research seminars,
• Facilitating PhD student exchanges,
• Strengthening research cooperation,
• Promoting cooperation on doctoral committees,
• Establishing a working paper series,
• Developing a joint academic journal,
• Organizing a competition for the best paper in the region,
• Organizing a summer school for PhD students and
• Helping participating programs create an environment of excellence with a European perspective, while still pursuing diversity.

Membership criteria

According to the statute of the Network, universities and faculties from Central and South-East European countries, offering PhD programmes in Economics and Business can apply for full membership in Central and South-East European Network. Criteria for admitting university or faculty into Network are as follows:

• The institution should run Bologna-type of PhD programme(s) in Economics and/or Business, being accredited in the country of Central and South-East Europe.
• The institution should enroll doctoral students every year;
• The institution should have the critical number of academically qualified (AQ) professors (according to AACSB criteria).