Doctoral Program in Business and Territorial Competitiveness, Innovation and Sustainability
Joint PhD program with University of Deusto and IQS School of Management (Universitat Ramon Llull)
What does this doctorate consist of?
Adapted to the regulations set out in Royal Decree 99/2011, it enables students to embark on a professional career as a researcher in universities, technology centres and private or public research centres. The program comes within the framework of the Campus of International Excellence Aristos Campus Mundus 2015, whose initiative is the result of the strategic aggregation of three universities of social initiative (the University of Deusto, the Universidad Pontificia Comillas and the Universitat Ramon Llull) and which is also born with an advanced strategic cooperation agreement with Georgetown University, Boston College and Fordham University.
We need research to find and develop the solutions that our world needs.
The program, taught in English, provides an in-depth study of the different factors that affect the competitiveness and sustainability of companies and territories, in order to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. In particular, special emphasis is placed on innovation as a critical factor of competitiveness and on sustainability as a key element to preserve in order to guarantee the well-being of future generations. With these thematic axes, the program provides a solid and rigorous training in research methodology to enable researchers to generate solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals. You can study this program with the International Mention or under the Industrial Doctorate modality. Possibility of pre-doctoral contracts.
Find out how the program works with these videos:
- CentersEscuela Internacional de Doctorado
- LanguagesEnglish
- CertificationDoctorates
- ModalityIn-Person
- Duration4 years full time and 7 years part time
- Seats12
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What makes us different?
Theses read
Percentage of university alumni who would recommend the degree course studied.
Research projects
Number of projects theses read by students on the program
Recommendation note
Don't miss a date
Academic calendar
In this CALENDAR you will be able to check the required Training Activities, Training Complements and Research Seminars, as well as other key events.
The Guide to Managing Doctoral Activities for the Student. contains the specific steps that students must follow in order to register the activities they carry out during their PhD studies
In addition to the institution's own offer, this interuniversity program offers other Training Activities, at Deusto University and IQS. The students of the program may take Training Activities at any of the centers in order to complete the 6 compulsory ones.
The additional training courses will be mandatory for those doctoral students who are assigned to them upon admission to the program. The need or not to take these courses is determined by the Academic Committee of the program according to the student's admission profile.
Faculty
Who are you going to study with? and what are you going to learn?
Here you can see Deusto University Teaching Staff and Ramón Llull University Teaching Staff.
Research skills needed in the area of economics and business
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Everything you need to know
Quality and regulations
DOCTORAL GUIDES
- Quick Guide to the Doctorate at Comillas
- Guide to good practice for the direction of doctoral theses at Comillas Pontifical University
ACADEMIC REGULATIONS
- Doctoral Regulations (please take into account the Transitory Provision depending on the time of commencement of studies and the previous Doctoral Regulations, available at these links: 2023 and former).
OTHER REGULATIONS
- RD 99/2011, which regulates official doctoral studies (consolidated text with subsequent modifications)
Information for students
For this doctorate
Lines of research
This Doctoral Program is structured around two main lines of research, which in turn comprise several sub-lines (see the faculty tab for more details of the research lines of the members of the program):
- Economy and Territorial Competitiveness
- Management of Organisations and Business Competitiveness
Competitiveness (whether territorial or business) and sustainability are the central axis of each of the two lines, and innovation is the fundamental element in each of them (approached from a territorial economics point of view, in one case, and from a business management point of view, in the other).
Faculty by research lines
You can consult in this document the lines of research of the members of the faculty. In their profiles you can also see their specific research topics and recent publications.
What are our doctoral students researching?
Here you can see the latest theses defended
Our alumni
Pedro Rubio
Comillas-ICADE has always stood out for its close relationship with companies and professionals of recognised prestige, and in its CETIS Doctorate I have found the perfect place to convert my knowledge, both as a teacher and in my professional career, into a scientific contribution.
José Luis Franco
The training activities promote professional networking with top researchers, both within the teaching staff and through conferences and publications in scientific journals, which allows for a steady development of the research career.
Lorena Ronda
I had the opportunity to participate in conferences, publish my first articles and spend time at Fordham University, which gave me access to new research perspectives and allowed me to learn to approach my work in an autonomous, independent and original way.
Esperanza Hernández
The CETIS PhD Programme has helped me to value the contribution that academic research can make to building better companies: more ethical, sustainable and innovative.
Santiago Urio
Thanks to the PhD programme, I hope to be able to contribute to the knowledge of business management for the benefit of researchers, executives and consultants alike.
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Preguntas frecuentes
We solve your doubts
From 2024-2025, the PhD can be done in four years, full-time, or in seven-years part-time.
No, you can defend your thesis at any time if it is admitted for defence, but you should note that the minimum tuition fees are three years full-time and five years part-time.
Initially, it is advisable to contact the program coordinator to assess the possible line of research and thesis supervisor. Afterwards, you will have to register in the admissions portal and upload the necessary documentation. Depending on the program, this documentation may vary, please read carefully the information note of the selected program where the required documents are detailed.
Contact
For any inquires, you may write to cetis@comillas.edu
PhD Coordinator:Carmen Valor Martínez
Academic Committee:You can consult the composition of the Academic Committee at the following link.
For further information, please contact:
Juan José Barbachano Herrero / 915422800 ext. 2284
Pilar Drake / 915422800 ext. 2286
