The Doctoral School of Business Administration was established on the recommendation of the University Doctoral Council, on the recommendation of the University Council. In the academic year 2000/2001, the School was provisionally accredited.
The application for accreditation of the Doctoral School was approved by the MAB on 22 February 2002 by Decision No 2002/2/III.
The GDI operates on the basis of Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education, Government Decree 387/2012 (XII.19.) on Doctoral Schools, the Order of Doctoral Procedures and Habilitation, the relevant MAB and National Doctoral Council (ODT) decisions, guidelines, resolutions, the BCE University Doctoral Regulations (EDSZ) and the BCE Habilitation Regulations. The University Doctoral Council supervises the activities of the GDI and carries out its administrative and management tasks in accordance with the university regulations and instructions in force. The GDI’s accreditation compliance is guaranteed by the MAB’s detailed peer review and mid-year formal audits, which typically take place every 5 years. The work of the School is carried out with the participation of the institutes and other university departments or lecturers in the field.
Head of Doctoral Program
Quality Assurance Program Director
Head of Doctoral School
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One may gain entrance to organised doctoral training by undergoing the entrance procedure. University doctoral trainings may be entered by
Hungarian citizens, who have
a) University degree or an accredited certificate of equivalent value acquired at a Master’s (MA or MSc) program. An MBA graduation is not eligible for our PhD programme;
b) At least one “B2” (or higher) complex language certificate, issued by the state or an equivalently accredited body;
c) Professional and scientific skills which meet the doctoral school’s standards.
Foreign citizens, who have
a) University degree or an accredited certificate of equivalent value acquired at a Master’s (MA or MSc) program. An MBA graduation is not eligible for our PhD programme;
b) At least B2 level language certificate in English (TOEFL min.79 (iBT); 213 (CBT), IELTS min. 6.5;
c) Professional and scientific skills which meet the doctoral school’s standards.
The application must include the following documents:
• Application form
• Detailed CV
• Presenting the original and a copied version of the MA/MSc degree
• Document of language exam (TOEFL or equivalent)
• Letters of recommendation (optional)
• Preliminary research plan of 2-3 pages
• Research essay of 3 to 5 pages in the field of the research plan, containing a literature review
• List of publications
• Copy of any publication relevant to evaluate the candidate
• Any other document relevant to evaluate the application
• All documents originally written in languages other than English or Hungarian must be accompanied by an official translation into English.
Applicants are invited for an entrance examination where professional knowledge in business and management and in quantitative methods has to be demonstrated. The exam covers the subject areas of the chosen specialization.
The decision on admission is based on examination of the application documents and on the results of the oral entrance examination. A maximum of 10 students can be granted admission into the English language programme of the Doctoral School of Business and Management each year.Decision on admission is made by early July. Applicants will be informed about the decision by email.
Cognition, language and communication
• Metaphor and metonymy in discourse and communication – Réka BENCZES
• Factors influencing memory for media messages – Gábor KOVÁCS
• The effects of non-verbal signals on thinking, speech and attention – Gábor KOVÁCS
• Linguistic creativity in social media discourse – Réka SÓLYOM
Digitalization and social media
• Discourses about disruptive technologies – Tamás BOKOR
• New challenges in the enhancement of digital competences – Tamás BOKOR
• Individual and society in digital network media – Tamás BOKOR
• Social media and their effects on society and human behaviour – Lajos KOVÁCS
• Conceptual integration in social media communication – Réka SÓLYOM
• Innovative forms of science communication – Ágnes VESZELSZKI
• Deception and manipulation in digital communication – Ágnes VESZELSZKI
• AI and linguistics – Ágnes VESZELSZKI
Social, organizational and marketing communication
• The role of interpersonal communication in collective judgement and decision making – Gábor KOVÁCS
• Organisational communication in a changing landscape – Lajos KOVÁCS
• Green and sustainable marketing communication: Linguistic and non-linguistic devices – László KOVÁCS
• Brand names, brand associations and positioning – László KOVÁCS
• Linguistic devices in marketing communication and branding – László KOVÁCS
• Alternative solutions to exploring and communicating social problems – Ariel MITEV
Visual and design communication
• Design communication as a social and economic catalyst: Making research as designing – Dóra HORVÁTH & Attila COSOVAN
• Visual communication in social media – Andrea KÁRPÁTI
• Fashion communication: history and current trends – Andrea KÁRPÁTI
• Current trends in visual communication: new genres, technologies and meaning making in communicating through images – Andrea KÁRPÁTI
• Exhibition communication: visitor studies, experience design, science communication, multilevel assessment of museum / gallery / commercial exhibitions – Andrea KÁRPÁTI
2015 óta összesen 43 doktorandusz védte meg sikeresen doktori disszertációját a Corvinus Kommunikációtudomány Doktori Program, illetve annak elődje, a Társadalmi Kommunikáció Doktori Iskola keretén belül. Ismerkedjen meg végzett hallgatóinkkal!
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Head of Doctoral Program
PhD procedures expert - study affairs and thesis draft defence
Quality Assurance Program Director
Head of Doctoral School
PhD procedures expert - final dissertation submission and defence