PhD in administration - International Business

Are you interested in international issues? Intrigued by trade, geopolitics, strategies, finance or market globalization? This PhD will let you gain in-depth expertise in these fields and prepare you for a career in academia or business.

Your PhD in short

• Offered by HEC Montréal jointly with Concordia and McGill universities and the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). This partnership gives you access to resources (faculty and courses) rarely available elsewhere in the world.
• Full-time program allowing you to complete your studies in four or five years.
• Tuition fees waived and competitive funding for the first four years of your studies.

For a career in academia or business

Varied research interests

World-class research in international business

HEC Montréal offers doctoral students in international business an exceptional scientific milieu including a research chair and four professorships.

• Chair in Environmental Economics and Global Governance, directed by Professor Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné

• Professorships:
• Research in international business networks: Professor Ekaterina Turkina
• Lallemand­ – Marcel and Roland-Chagnon Research Professorship: Professor David Doloreux
• MOSAIC research into creation management: Professors Patrick Cohendet and Laurent Simon
• Pedagogical Innovation in data science for international business: Professor Thierry Warin

Researchers in this specialization work closely with several research groups and knowledge transfer hubs, including:

• Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations (CIRANO)
• International Business Research Group (GRAI)
• International Institute of Economic Diplomacy 
• Mosaic, Creativity and Innovation Hub