How to Apply

Admission information for the academic year 2026/2027 concerning Hungary's Stipendium Hungaricum funded and self-funded, English-language PhD programme at Budapest University of Economics and Business’ Doctoral School of Entrepreneurship and Business

Budapest University of Economics and Business’ Doctoral School of Entrepreneurship and Business operates in the field of social sciences, specifically in the discipline of management and organizational sciences with a special focus on small and medium-sized enterprises. The programme offers a theoretical and, at the same time, practice-oriented approach relying on applied sciences. This unique perspective will benefit not only those interested in academic and higher education careers but also professionals working in the business sector.

The Doctoral School welcomes applications from experienced, practice-oriented candidates as well as from graduates who have recently completed their master’s degree. The Doctoral School’s subject areas and teaching materials are in line with the special approach and requirements characteristic of applied sciences. A key area of our high-quality theoretical training is our foundation courses in research methodology. This forms the basis for the subject structure of the Doctoral School’s entrepreneurship and business profile.

Having completed the doctoral training our PhD-holders will possess the required theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge, abilities and skills that enable them not only to conduct applied research and analyse entrepreneurial, economic and financial problems and processes in a scientific manner, but also to identify and solve problems in the spheres of science, real economy, finance and public administration. With the help of this knowledge, our PhD-holders can achieve success as highly qualified and innovative professionals, leaders and entrepreneurs.

We have designed our training programme and quality assurance system so that our PhD students can obtain their doctoral degrees in the shortest possible time within the framework afforded by doctoral training.

Topic Announcements for the academic year 2026/2027a Further information about the contents of the Doctoral School's topic announcements can found at https://doktori.hu/doktori-kepzes/doktori-iskolak/222-vallalkozas-es-gazdalkodastudomanyi-doktori-iskola

Please, click here to access the Doctoral School’s actual topic announcements in a table format.

Topics Advertised by the Doctoral School of Entrepreneurship and Business (for supervisors with topic announcements or wishing to advertise topics)

You can access the research topics advertised by the Doctoral School by visiting the English-language webpage of the Hungarian Doctoral Council at https://doktori.hu/. On this webpage filter your research to ‘Thesis Topics’ and in the ‘institutions’ drop-down menu of ‘list settings’ choose ‘Budapest University of Economics and Business (BGE)’ and leave the other fields blank. By doing so, you will be able to see the Doctoral School’s teaching staff and their advertised research topics.

Offices and personnel responsible for organizing doctoral studies

Head of the Doctoral School: Prof. Dr. Balázs Heidrich

Program coordinator: Andrea Mocsári (Ms.)

E-mail: mocsari.andrea@uni-bge.hu

1149 Budapest, Buzogány utca 10-12., room A03, ground floor, building A

Requesting and submitting the Application Form

Submit your application HERE.

Admission procedure fee for Hungarian citizen HUF 9000, for Non-citizens EUR 150.

Application period: 15 March – 30 April 2026

Entrance examination period (for Stipendium Hungaricum applicants): foreseeably 15 April – 15 May 2026

Entrance examination period (for non-Stipendium Hungaricum applicants): 15 May – 15 June 2026

The Doctoral School requests its PhD students to pay a tuition fee.

The tuition fee for Hungarian, EU and EEA citizens: HUF 950,000 per semester.

The tuition fee for third-country citizens: EUR 3,400 per semester.

The documents listed below are to be attached to the application:

· copy of degree supplement(s) (transcript);

· copy of degree certificate(s);

· CV;

· copy of foreign language certificate(s);

· certification of any Hungarian National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference (TDK) activity;

· copy of published articles;

· motivation letter;

· research plan (i.e. description of the doctoral thesis in 5-10 pages, which should include a description of the following: 1. Motivation of research; 2. Research topic; 3. Literature review; 4. Research question(s); 5. Planned research methodology; 6. Expected results and their application; 7. Bibliography);

· proof of payment of the admission procedure fee;

· official certificate of good conduct (or certificate of clean criminal record or police clearance) issued within 3 months

Ugyanazon az oldalon a General criteria alatt töröljük a bekarkázottat (mutatom) ezt és ismét rakjuk be az:

Entrance examination period (for Stipendium Hungaricum applicants): foreseeably 15 April – 15 May 2026

Entrance examination period (for non-Stipendium Hungaricum applicants): 15 May – 15 June 2026

Requirements and conditions of admission

Basic requirements for admission include: holding a master’s degree and holding a CEFR B2 or higher level English language certificate (proving proficiency in both oral and written language skills) recognised by the Hungarian state, or any other certificate equivalent thereof.

BUEB DSEB welcomes master’s degree holders in the following fields:

- marketing;

- international economics and management;

- international studies;

- finance;

- accountancy;

- tourism management;

- enterprise development;

- management and leadership;

- teacher of economics;

- supply chain management;

- MBA (Master of Business Administration)

At the same time, BUEB DSEB is also open to those applicants who hold other master’s degrees and wish to pursue doctoral studies in the field of entrepreneurship and business. In such cases, verifying compliance with admission requirements is performed on an individual basis.

Applicants who are going to obtain their master’s degrees in the 2026/2027 academic year may be granted only conditional admission to the doctoral programme until they present their degrees.

General criteria for assessing the entrance examination

The examination committee essasses the academic performance and language skills of the applicant. Admission is based on an oral examination, in which the examinitaion committee considers the applicant's motivation and aptitude for research, the proficiency of the applicant in the research field, the feasibility of the research plan, and the commitment of the applicant to research.

Entrance examination period (for Stipendium Hungaricum applicants): foreseeably 15 April – 15 May 2026

Entrance examination period (for non-Stipendium Hungaricum applicants): 15 May – 15 June 2026

Expected number of students: max. 15.

Scoring at Admission Procedures

Programme information

Fee: HUF 950.000 semester (training in English)

Doctoral training programme and research topics

BUEB Doctoral School of Entrepreneurship and Business (DSEB) provides doctoral training in the scientific field of social sciences in the disciplines of entrepreneurship and business.

Current research topics advertised by the Doctoral School can be accessed by visiting the English-language webpage of the Hungarian Doctoral Council at https://doktori.hu/. On this webpage filter your research to ‘Thesis Topics’ and in the ‘institutions’ drop-down menu of ‘list settings’ choose ‘Budapest University of Economics and Business (BGE)’ and leave the other fields blank. By doing so, you will be able to see the Doctoral School’s teaching staff and their advertised research topics.