The Helsinki School of Economics(the Aalto University School of Economics) offers an international doctoral program for those seeking academic careers or high level positions in business in Europe or abroad. The School confers Doctor of Science (Economic and Business Administration) and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Since the foundation of HSE in 1911, a lot of students have completed the Doctor's degree.
For the Doctoral degree, each student must complete the coursework which is composed of Common Scientific Doctoral Studies and Major Subject Studies and write Doctoral Dissertation. Completion of the Common Scientific Doctoral Studies indicates that a student has achieved a broad grounding in the basic disciplines relating to the study of economics, business administration, and quantitative/qualitative methods. Some of the courses are provided by the national graduate schools and some can be completed in the foreign universities and educational organizations with whom we co-operate closely.
The quality of the doctoral dissertations is international. Most of the dissertations are written in English and the main results are often published as articles in international refereed scientific journals. Foreign experts are used as outside-reviewers (preliminary examiners) and opponents of the dissertations. To meet the standards of high quality, we have set the goal that all students will publish at least one article in a refereed scientific journal.