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The doctoral programs “Business Studies” and “Management and Economics” of the Graduate School of Business at the University of Zurich (GSB-UZH) are internationally oriented and aim to attract the best students from all over the world. Applicants are expected to have earned a Bachelors or Masters degree or the equivalents therefore in Business or neighboring fields such as Economics, Accounting or Finance, or in other business relevant fields. Both programs, "Business Studies" and "Management & Economics" can be started each semester.
Step 1: Apply with the Program First
For admission to PhD studies all students first need to be accepted by one of our doctoral programs. These pages tell you how to apply with us.
The doctoral committee will review your application to one of our PhD programs and come back to you as soon as possible. The program will then send you a letter of acceptance. With that letter you have to complete your matriculation with University of Zurich.
Please read carefully the following pages for details regarding the program application.
Step 2: Matriculation
All PhD students regardless of their respective course of study have to apply for matriculation with the University's admission office. More detailed information regarding this procedure is given after successful program acceptance.
Application Deadlines
Applications for the PhD program can be submitted within the indicated period of acceptance (Track B/C) or at any time during the year (Track A). However, in order to process the application files, we strongly recommend you to respect the submission deadlines for the spring or fall term indicated below. As the compulsory and introductory courses are usually held in the fall term, we generally recommend to begin PhD studies in fall.
Please consider the following deadlines for the submission of the complete application documents (a list of the required documents can be found here). We will contact you as soon as your application has been reviewed.
| Spring (start: Febr 1st) | Fall (start: Aug 1st) | |
|---|---|---|
| Applicants for Track B/C | Oct 15 (previous year) |
Apr 15 |
| Applicants for Track A | Nov 30 (previous year) |
May 31 |
Admission requirements depend on whether you already have a supervisor for your dissertation (Track A) and thus a doctoral supervisor confirmation or not.
If you want to enrol in our structured programs (Track B or C) you do not need to have a supervisor prior to application.
All documents must be written in English or German. Although we do not need original documents, all documents must be copies of the original documents. If the language of the original document is not English or German, we need a copy of an official translation of the documents.
More information about how to get to Switzerland, visa requirements, accomodation etc. can be found here (external link).
Complete Application Package
Please check again that you have all required documents (Track B/C). Only candidates with a complete application package will be considered for admission. In addition, some general thoughts on the questions Should I pursue a PhD? (external link) usually prove to be useful and are worth a final check of your own motivation.
All documents must be written in English or German. Although we do not need original documents, all documents must be copies of the original documents. If the language of the original document is not English or German, we need a copy of an official translation of the documents.
Applications for Track B/C
Applications for Track B or C have to be submitted by using our online form.
The online application form is currently closed until February 15th, 2024.
Before sending your documents please convert them to PDF format (Maximum size of the attachments 20 MB). Free converter programs are available on the web.
Applications for Track A
Please submit your application entirely by email to:
