Global DBA (Online)

This Global Doctorate in Business Administration (online) seeks to develop top-level professionals and entrepreneurs with the ability to approach industries from both global and local (“glocal”) perspectives.

By engaging with the DBA modules, students will build well-rounded research skills and cultivate Unframed Thinking. This is achieved through specialised research and course modules, stimulating exchanges and discussions between faculty and students, and the sharing of ideas on current, cutting-edge topics.

Participants will complete nine modules with a focus on a GLOCAL vision:

• Global Prospective
• Leadership with Innovation
• Organisations and Industry Study
• Critical Thinking – Analytical Ability
• Agile Intelligent Decision
• Local Best Practice.

Research focus can be placed on innovation management, mass health, green supply chain, AI and Tech innovation, branding, marketing, consumer behaviour, leadership, strategy or finance and investment.

Format

Online + 1 week Global Residency – Rennes

Year 1 — Academic Path

Semester 1

• Module 1: Research Methodology and Process
• Module 2: Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods
• Module 3: Quantitative Methods and Data Analytics
• Module 4: Organisational Behaviour
• Module 5: Strategy

Semester 2

• Module 6: Specialised Research Topic Workshops
• Module 7: Empirical Development Workshop
• Module 8: Thesis Development Workshop

Year 2 & 3 — Research Path

Workshops：

• Research Development Workshop
• Specialised Research Seminars

Key deliverables

• Research proposal defence
• Thesis Writing with Periodical Reviews
• Thesis Defence

To be eligible for the programme you must meet one of the following criteria:

• Have a master’s degree (including MBA/EMBA) with a minimum of 5 years of management experience;
• Have a Bachelor’s degree with at least 10 years of managerial experience;
• English proficiency: is not compulsory but is a plus.

1. Submit your CV in English
2. Complete a pre-interview (face to face), if eligible
3. Apply online (complete the application on the Rennes SB admission platform)
4. Participate in an online video interview
5. Wait for the verdict of the AdmissionsCommittee

Application fees: € 100
Tuition fees: € 40,000 (1st year: € 13,000; 2nd year: € 13,000; 3rd year: € 14,000 )

Note: Tuition fees are subject to change from year to year, see the current year’s notification.
Scholarships are available and are allocated by the Admission Committee following an analysis of the candidate’s overall qualifications.