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Webinar | Explore the MSM Executive PhD in Private Sector Development

04-12-2025

Are you a professional or researcher seeking to advance your career and contribute original research? Join us for a detailed webinar on the part-time Executive PhD in Private Sector Development. This programme is designed specifically for working professionals who wish to combine their career with obtaining a PhD.

During the webinar, we will cover:

  • The benefits: how obtaining this Executive PhD can enhance your career in business or academia, support you in becoming a thought leader and enabling you to make an original contribution to your field of interest.
  • An overview of the programme’s aims and structure: how it enables you to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy while working.
  • The blended format and timeline of the programme: covering on-campus workshops and online learning, four stages from research proposal development all the way to thesis defence, enabling flexibility.
  • The core research focus areas: within Private Sector Development you may explore the following themes:
    - Private Sector Development (in general)
    - Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Digitisation
    - Educational Development
    - Globalisation, Value Chains & Industrial Policy
    - Inclusive & Sustainable Development
    - Leadership, Change & Organisational Development
  • Who the programme is for.
  • Application details.

You will also have the opportunity to ask us any of your questions about the research topics, balancing work & study, the admission process, supervision, and more.
The next intake will start in September 2026. The application deadline is 1 March 2026. 

To join the webinar, please register here!

Date: Thursday, 4 December 2025
Time: 3.00 - 4.00 pm CET
Presenters: Dr. Diederik de Boer - Director Expert Centre for Emerging Economies
Dr. Pascale Hardy - Director (Operations) Executive PhD Programme
Iris Weijenberg - PhD Admissions Officer

To join the webinar, please register here!