On the basis of the Ministry of Education of the SR decree the Institute of Economic Research of Slovak Academy of Sciences is entitled to offer doctoral study in the study field Economic Theory, program Economics in internal form. A doctoral study consists of an educational part and a research part.
The educational part consists of participation on courses, lectures, seminars, individual study, colloquiums and exams up to the completion of the dissertation examination. The educational part is fully under the responsibility of the Faculty of National Economy of the University of Economics in Bratislava.
The scientific part consists of the independent scientific work of a doctoral student. The basis of the scientific work includes performing scientific research in one of the scientific teams active at the Institute of Economic Research, most often in cooperation with the supervisor and other researchers from the IER SAS. An integral element of the scientific part is the process of working on dissertation thesis on an approved topic under the guidance of a supervisor, which is completed by its defense.
Detailed information for applicants is available on the website of the Faculty of Economics and Finance of the University of Economics in Bratislava.
If you are interested in working on a selected dissertation topic, it is necessary to contact the chosen supervisor from the following list of approved supervisors. The list of dissertation topics for doctoral candidates at the IER SAS in cooperation with the FEF UE in Bratislava for the academic year 2023/2024 is available on this webpage.
List of currently approved supervisors of IER SAS for supervising PhD theses in cooperation with FEF UE
1. prof. Ing. Obadi Saleh Mothana, PhD.
2. Ing. Širaňová Mária, PhD. MA
3. Mgr. Miroslav Štefánik, PhD.
4. prof. Dr. Ing. Menbere Workie Tiruneh, PhD.