PHD in Business & Management: Why Join The Icn PHD Programme?
PHD in Business & Management: Why Join The Icn PHD Programme?
PHD in Business & Management: Why Join The Icn PHD Programme?
Founded in 1905, ICN is one of France’s foremost business schools, highly recognized thanks to national and international accreditations:
AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. Associated with the University of Lorraine, the school is authorized to issue a diploma targeted by the Ministry
of Higher Education and Research for its programmes. Labelled EESPIG by the French state, ICN Business School proposes high-level pro-
grammes in management taught at the heart of Europe (Paris, Nancy and Berlin).
Join our rigorous and challenging PhD programme and contribute to the development of
creative and innovative knowledge in business & management in an international context.
The ICN PhD Programme is the equivalent of three full-time years of study, but can be taken part-time in some exceptional cases. The
programme is divided into three stages:
STAGE ONE: STARTING OUT – YEAR 1 STAGE TWO: MOVING FORWARD –YEAR 2
You will benefit from an intensive doctoral training and get the Guided by your supervisor, you will become an autonomous
subject-specific knowledge and skills needed to a successful researcher and develop the scope and originality of your project.
PhD. You will join our active and vibrant research community The goal is for you to demonstrate that your PhD project will
of enthusiastic scholars, start to work side-by-side with our make a genuine contribution to your field of research, advances
international faculty and develop your PhD project. knowledge and generates new ideas for management practice.
Doctoral workshops help you train and develop your skills further.
You will complete your empirical and / or theoretical work and present your findings at advanced research workshops. Your thesis can take
the form of a traditional monograph or a collection of papers. The target date for submission of your PhD is the end of the 3rd year. The
formal authorization to progress to the final viva voce is given by the Review Committee after approval of your thesis by your supervisor.
The admission file is to be submitted in English. Candidates are encouraged to find a supervisor before submitting their application by
making contact with a member of faculty whom they are interested in working with.
The recruitment process for the next intake in September 2021 begins in April. You will find all application details at:
https://www.icn-artem.com/en/formation/phd-program
Tuition fee and fee waiver policy Paid teaching assistant positions
The annual tuition fees are indicated on our website. Tuition A limited number of paid positions as graduate teaching assistants
fees are waived for all students whose year-to-year progress is are available every year for suitably qualified candidates.
confirmed by the Review Committee. Tuition fees are waived for
a maximum of three years.
The skills and knowledge you have acquired are essential in the workplace,
whichever sector and role you decide to go into!
« Within the finest European culture and tradition in research in the social
sciences, ICN PhD Programme aims to foster and flourish an innovative
research agenda with the flavour of typical Grandes Ecoles tradition : with
and for management and business.
Elisabeth Paulet
Phd Programm director