4-year Ph.D. in Economics
48 Months
Phd programs
Ph.D. in Economics
Full Time
Fully funded scholarships
Dipartimento di Economia Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
The PhD in Economics at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice is a 4-year programme based in one of the most amazing cities in the world. The programme is entirely taught in English and offers advanced training in economics, econometrics and finance, providing highly selected students with instruments to conduct original research and pursue a career in academia or in economic and financial organizations.
The first year is entirely dedicated to intensive course work, from the second year onwards, PhD students are dedicated to their own research, under the supervision of two members of the faculty. Besides working on their PhD dissertation, as part of the department community, students are involved in activities such as reading groups, seminars and teaching assistantship. Study periods in other international institutions as well as participation to scientific conferences are encouraged and financially supported.
The considerable diversification of research areas covered by the members of the Department of Economics and their international reputation provide an excellent environment where students of most fields in economics can develop research ideas and find guidance for their doctoral projects.
Our recent PhDs first placement include positions both in Italian and foreign Universities such as: Università Bocconi, Università di Bologna. Università di Padova, University College London, University of Bonn, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Addis Ababa University and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. Some PhDs were employed by private companies such as Morgan Stanley-London, Avis Budget Group, ING Bank, Microsoft, as well as in national and international institutions such as Banca d’Italia, Bundesbank, Dutch Central Bank, European Central Bank and FAO.
The amount of a scholarship is about 20.000 euros gross/year. From the first year, PhD students have 1624,30 euros/year to spend for conference participation or summer/winter schools.
The call for applications for the PhD in Economics at Ca' Foscari University of Venice is now open and published here:
https://www.unive.it/pag/43333/ [ITALIAN]
https://www.unive.it/pag/43334/ [ENGLISH]
We offer 7 positions with fully funded scholarships for 4 years starting from September 2023.
Deadline to apply: May 31st 2023 at 1:00 PM (Italian time).
Join us for an information session on Zoom on Monday May 15th 2023 at 4:00pm (CEST) and get to know our world-class program, faculty, placement and more.
Sign up now to register and receive access to the event: https://unive.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtc-GsrToqG9OaVHw0PAx-XFJx96SThH6P
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For information on the PhD programme in Economics: http://www.unive.it/phd-economics
For information on the call and procedures to apply, please contact: phd.application@unive.it
For information on the Department of Economics: https://www.unive.it/pag/28365/
