/ 2025/2026 PhD Courses / Faculty of Economics

Courses, Places and Opening Notices

Before applying to the course you want, you must check if you meet the requirements mentioned in the Opening Notice, by selecting the corresponding cycle of studies:

PHD COURSES | 3rd CYCLE OF STUDIES No. of PLACES NOTES
TOTAL 1st PHASE 2nd PHASE 3rd PHASE EXTRAORDINARY PHASE

Doctoral Programme in Democracy in the 21st Century

15 9 5+7 1+7 0 Minimum (1): 5

Doctoral Programme in Economics

15 7 7 1+4 0 Minimum (1): 5
Doctoral Programme in Management – Decision Aiding Science 15 10 0 4+10 - Minimum (1): 5
Doctoral Programme in Business Management 15 6 7+1 2+2 0 Minimum (1): 5
Doctoral Programme in International Relations - International Politics and Conflict Resolution 15 15 0 0 0 Minimum (1): 5

PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems (2)

- - - - - -

Doctoral Programme in Sociology

15 5 8 1+7 1+2 Minimum (1): 5
Doctoral Programme in Sociology - Cities and Urban Cultures 10 4 5 1+4 0 Minimum (1): 5

Doctoral Programme in Sociology of the State, Law and Justice

15 5 10 0 0 Minimum (1): 5

(1) This course will only start in the current academic year if this minimum number of registered students is reached.

(2) Course in cooperation with the Faculty of Sciences and Technology (FCTUC) which is the manager of the course.

Important: Applicants who were not offered a place or who were offered a place and did not enrol nor register for the course can opt to carry over their application into a new phase, if there is one. The applications that are carried over remain unchanged and new documents cannot be added. If applicants having their application with the status “Invalidated” or “Not-Admitted” want to apply in a later phase, should apply again and pay the corresponding fee.