The University of Vaasa Executive Education (ExEd) will design and implement a new DBA program together with the University of Vaasa and international university professors
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a Doctoral level, research-based qualification, designed to make a contribution to the enhancement of trans-disciplinary practice in management as well as contribution to knowledge via the application and development of theoretical frameworks, methods, and techniques. A DBA places emphasis on the novel application of theory, rather than the creation and testing of theory (EQUAL Network Doctoral Guidelines).
The DBA will be an innovative doctoral-level degree program that supports and complements the traditional Ph.D. programs that are running at the business school level.
Personal benefits: The Vaasa DBA enables candidates and early-stage researchers to realize their professional aspirations by allowing them to bridge the praxis–theory gap, acquire advanced skills and techniques, and access multiple career paths by facilitating a change in career direction with a terminal – the highest Doctoral degree in Business and Management.
Organizational benefits: Critical success factors are the alignment of organizational objectives with innovative research projects of selected executives and high potential managers in private, community-led, and public organizations who will develop an ecosystem of learners at the highest level and propose solutions to grand societal challenges in core areas of the University’s strengths in energy, sustainability, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship in digital and global health management, among others.
The Vaasa DBA program will start in August 2024.
The DBA program is not among the official degrees recognized by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland.
