Admission criteria
Profile for admission
The profile for admission to the programme is students who meet the following requirements:
- Academic training: They must have a university master's degree in Economics and/or finance with a strong analytical/quantitative component, and a proven high level of academic performance. In general terms, they must have gained this qualification within the last five years. On an exceptional basis, the Academic Committee may waive this requirement if a reasoned, duly-grounded justification is given.
- Competence in English: Proof of level B2 in English according to the Common European Frame of Reference for Languages. In the absence of official certification, the Academic Committee for the programme may establish alternative accreditation mechanisms.
- Supervision commitment; They must have the endorsement of a member of the university court who undertakes to supervise their doctoral thesis. Should the endorser not belong to the court, the student must also have a commitment by a member of the court to act as co-supervisor of their doctoral thesis. This requirement may only be waived on an exceptional basis, with reasoned justification and with the unanimous approval of the said committee.
This program does not establish specific complementary training.
Candidates will be assessed out of a maximum of 100 points. In order to beadmitted to the programme they must have at least 60 points. The points will be distributed as follows:1) Analytical and quantitative training in Economics and/or Finance (up to 70 points).Previous training will be assessed on the basis of the academic transcript, curriculum vitae and letters of recommendation submitted. As a general rule, qualifications gained in the last five years will be prioritised.2) Competence in English (up to 20 points): Credit will be given for accreditation of level C1 or higher in English according to the Common European Frame of Reference for Languages.3) Other complementary merits (up to 10 points). Credit may be given for the following, among other aspects: a) Having passed the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), b) Knowledge of programming languages or experience in the use of statistical software (such as R, Python, Stata, Matlab or similar).
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Procedure for assigning a faculty member as a doctoral thesis tutor and director
Once a student has been accepted onto the doctoral programme, the Academic Commission will assign them a tutor and at least one director from among the faculty at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) participating in the programme.
When a letter of endorsement is required from Doctoral Programme, director of the candidate will be the person indicated at the endorsement letter. No candidates will be accepted without endorsement letter, when it is required by doctoral programme.
Tutors are responsible for interactions between the doctoral candidate and the Academic Commission. They are also responsible for adapting training and research activities to the principles of the programmes and, where appropriate, the Doctoral School.
For more information, see the procedures and rules.