Economic and Management Sciences
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Graduate School

The Graduate School of Economic and Management Sciences (GEM), a unit in the Dean's office, is responsible for the Faculty's full-time PhD programme.​

The goals of the Graduate School are to:

  • provide a structured programme for full-time doctoral education across all the departments of the Faculty,
  • greatly increase the Faculty's number of PhD graduates, and
  • broaden access to the doctoral education in economic and management sciences.

Prospective students​

Information about the application procedures, scholarships and research themes is available on the website of the Graduate School.

Contact person:

Dr Jaco Franken

Manager: Graduate School​ of Economic and Management Sciences
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Dr Jaco Franken (far left in front row), Manager of the Graduate School in Economic and Management Sciences, with some of the doctoral supervisors at the School.​​​