DBA Qualification in Adult Edication

The skills acquired by the Participants in the program::

• High-quality research and application skills of the chosen economic development, including strategic, marketing, innovation, management, organizational, human or financial-accounting field.
• The proper application of relevant fields of economics of business world.
• High-standard performing of analysis, synthesis and creative problem-solving tasks on a selected research developing project according to the business literature and the knowledge of the modules.

The competitiveness of firms depends largely on the preparedness of employees. Particularly important for senior managers of the highest level to take advantage of professional and economic knowledge of the knowledge-transfer. This program serves the further development of senior managers. The 70% ratio of core modules ensures the fundamental knowledge in a coherent way, which is now essential for senior management in addition to the local professional knowledge. The approximately 30% rate of elective modules allows taking the local situation into account at the same field.

The purpose of the program is supported by the individualized or small group education format. This alows the deeper adaptation of the knowledge of modules.

According to these, the main purpose of the program is:

• to develop the ability of senior managers insolving complex business tasks;

The title of the program modules:

• Principles of Corporate Leadership
• Strategic Management
• The Institutional Finance
• Change Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Stratetic HR Management
• Institutional Planning
• Innovation Management
• Research Methods in Business Administration
• Business English
• Elective course
• Elective course
• Elective course
• Elective course
• Elective course
• DBA of Adult Education Thesis I. Selection of the Subject . Creation of the concept
• DBA of Adult Education Thesis II.
  Elaboration of the concept
• DBA of Adult Education Thesis III.
  Thesis Defence

List of available Elective Subjects:

• Environmental Management
• Principles of Sustainable Development
• Business Communication
• Leadership Behavior and Motivation
• Management Practice and Organizational Behavior
• Organization Development
• Corporate investment policy and planning
• Business Planning
• Management Accounting and Controlling
• Cost Accounting
• International Finance
• Project Management
• Economics and Public Policy
• Rational Management
• Advanced Managerial Economics
• Industrial Management
• International Marketing
• Marketing Research
• Management Practice for the International Institutions
• Introduction to International Management
• Innovation Methodology
• Crisis Management
• Information Management
• E-Business
• Principles of Logistics
• Quality Management

The planned duration of the program: the duration of the whole program - included the previous core program - is minimum 30 months, the planned duration of this program is minimum 16 months, which is calculated with continuous studies and possibilities for exams for 12 months a year. This means an intensive self-study, 1-1,5 hours of study daily, with the provision of continuous exam period. The lectures and consultations, instructions based on our subject-matter and then the examinations require 480 hours. The planned duration time could be reduced in proportion of included modules from the previous studies.

Participants have to bring a preparatory note for each oral exam. Examinations focus on local application possibilities. To pass the exam, one must achieve 80-100%. We provide our students with continuous consultations for the topics chosen in accordance with their working field. This way they can prepare their DBA Qualification of Adult Education, containing results applicable in their work.

After passing all subjects in the DBA Qualification of Adult Education program, the professionally prepared DBA of Adult Education Thesis of more than 50 pages will be evaluated and defended. Two opponents having scientific academic degree evaluate the Thesis, which will then be defended in front of a committee containing professors.