The Rennes School of Business PhD programme aims to integrate students in a rich and varied academic environment over 3 years, exposing them to top level research in their chosen discipline. Based on a mix of taught courses, teaching and research activities, students acquire a specialist knowledge in their domain, preparing them for excellence in their careers.
The mission of the PhD programme is to enable development of the research and analytical skills necessary to contribute to knowledge in the academic area of students’ specialisation, and to practitioners in their chosen field. Students are thus prepared for international, research-driven academic careers or research positions in international companies, organisations or institutions.
– Artificial Intelligent-driven Business
– Agribusiness
– Green, Digital and Demand-driven Supply Chain Management
– Rethinking Tomorrow’s Organisation
– Financial & Corporate Outcomes
The PhD is a 3-year, full-time programme which includes three taught courses covering advanced research skills and methods, and one in the specialist discipline of your PhD. You also attend workshops and seminars organised regularly by one of the five Research Centers to which you are attached, and by the Center for Unframed Thinking (CUT). These include invited world-renowned researchers as well as the opportunity to share and participate in the research of Rennes SB research faculty. The main learning experience comes from doing your own research with the collaboration and support of your supervisors, allowing you to specialize deeply in your chosen area.
You will also participate in a variety of research and teaching activities such as attending national or international academic or practitioner conferences to prepare you for writing and publishing in academic journals and to become familiar with cutting edge research on topics which can have a real impact on society. All our students present their work at least once a year in a workshop with faculty attendees at Rennes SB to foster inter-disciplinary knowledge and PhD community participation. We encourage visits or stays at partner universities and teaching undergraduate courses and tutorials to prepare for your future careers.
All students benefit from a supervisory team including a minimum of one Rennes SB faculty member and one external supervisor from a partner university. For instance, some of our PhD students are co-supervised by IMT-Atlantique, INRAe, University College Dublin, University of Strasbourg, or Linköping University. We believe that by being exposed to the research expertise and expectations of two different institutions, that our PhD students are better prepared for an international career.
To be eligible you must have obtained merit or distinction in your Master’s level degree in Business, Management or a related discipline (e.g. economics, law) from a reputed university or higher education institution. Applicants from other academic backgrounds must provide written justification for how their previous work or experience has prepared them to join one of the research centers’ specialized research orientations.
English proficiency required :
Native speaker, previous degrees taught entirely in English (min. 3 years), or TOEFL >80/IELTS>6.5/TOEIC>60)
Evidence of ability to support yourself financially for 3 years for self-funded applicants.
Candidates should complete the application form provided below (“Apply Here” button) and return it with all the required documents listed at the end of the application form to phd@rennes-sb.com before July 01, 2022. The subject line of the e-mail should be “Name Surname – PhD application”.
Before starting we remind you that you will need to provide a short research proposal linked to one of the Research Center orientations, and preferably with a proposed Rennes SB supervisor.
Please explore our Research Centres sites below and the faculty profiles to ensure that your research area fits with Rennes SB’s orientations.
The selection procedure of candidates is as follows:
Take a look at some specific project calls for September 2022:
Irresponsible/deviant marketing practices such as deceptive advertising, and misleading product claims are prevalent across industries. This project will explore the financial consequences of such deviant marketing practices. That is, how do such corporate practices impact a firm’s profitability/cash flow/risk, etc. Furthermore, this project will endeavor to identify a set of firm-, industry, and country-level contingencies. By its very nature, this is a transdisciplinary research project, both theoretically and methodologically. This study will require the utilization of germane theories from Marketing, Strategic management, and Finance. Methodologically, archival data from multiple sources will be collected and analyzed using appropriate econometric modeling.
For more information, please send an email to mahabubur.rahman@rennes-sb.com
Cryptocurrencies, are a financial asset class that have attracted massive attention from public and academia since their inception. The digital currency research originated from an anonymous and untraceable electronic currency system developed by Chaum (1983). Bitcoin, as the first successful experiment, is considered as one of the most interesting recent developments in modern monetary economies. Till date, the debate surrounding the merits and pitfalls of cryptocurrencies remain unabated.
In this project we analyse recent developments of the cryptocurrency market and its main counterparts, i.e., currencies, DeFi, stablecoins, smart contract platforms, decentralized and centralized exchanges. The markets are studied from the point of view of their efficiency, liquidity, volatility, hedging characteristics, arbitrage possibilities, etc. that can be used in building effective investment strategies.
For more information, please send an email to roman.matkovskyy@rennes-sb.com
Registration and Administrative fees: €1500 per year.
€500 a year for students with Rennes SB scholarship.
Scholarships: Rennes SB offers two scholarships of 24 000€ net per year to excellent students. Students may also apply for external 3-year scholarship from a company, governmental or academic institution. Examples of information on national or international PhD funding bodies can be found here:
National and international scholarships
Mexico: conacyt.mx/becas_posgrados/
China: cscscholarship.org/
Find your country on France Campus: campusfrance.org/fr/espaces
The French Embassy in your country may also provide grants.
France: enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/fr/les-cifre-46510
