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SSE PhD
Presentation för Högskole- och Forskningsminister Lars Leijonborg
Handelshögskolan i Stockholm 12 mars 2009
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SSE PhD
Building on 100 years of history as a leading business school, and more than 60 years of PhD education, the SSE PhD aims to be ranked as one of the top-5 programs in Europe.
SSE PhD offers three distinctive programs:
- SSE PhD in Business Administration (Accounting, Management, Marketing & Strategy) - SSE PhD in Economics
- SSE PhD in Finance
The SSE PhD is an international program equivalent to 240 ECTS.
Some 150 PhD candidates are currently enrolled in the three programs.
SSE PhD alumni play prominent leadership roles in government and private industry, and take on important faculty positions in Business schools around the world.
Welcome to SSE PhD!
Professor Örjan Sölvell
Associate Dean SSE PhD Programs
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SSE PhD
Alumni Relations
Corporate Relations SSE Brand Equity
Impressive PhD program Long Research tradition
Corporate Partnership Program with over 100 partners Unique research access to corporations and organizations Partner Prize to Best Young Scholar at SSE
Three PhD programs in Economics, Finance, and Business Administration More than 30 sub-specializations
PhD cooperation with a range of universities
Close to 500 PhD alumni around the world Alumni Net offers networking opportunities SSE PhD alumni in leading positions
SSE established in 1909 as a private university
Today, one of the oldest business schools in the world
The best business school in the Nordic region, and top-10 in Europe (FT) Equis accreditation since 1999 - first in Sweden
Baltic Sea region presence (Stockholm, Riga, St Petersburg)
Member of leading business school associations: CEMS, PIM, ICEDR, EDAMBA Broad education portfolio: BSc, MSc, MIM, MBA, PhD
International reputation for research excellence
EFI at SSE founded as a research institute already in 1929 First PhD in 1946
150 PhD candidates in the program and over 100 PhD faculty More than 25 research centers in Business, Finance and Economics A history of Nobel laureates among faculty and honorary doctors
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SSE PhD Economics
SSE PhD Finance
SSE PhD Business Administration
3 Programs – 30 Specializations
Industrial Organization Environment
Energy Health Labor
Transition economies International Trade Economic Geography Development Economics Econometrics
Accounting Management
Public administration Entrepreneurship
Operations management Leadership
Marketing
Consumer behaviour Economic psychology International marketing Purchasing
Media and business Strategy
International business Economic history Financial markets
Banking and insurance
Corporate finance
Finance and law
Mathematical finance
Financial Analysis
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Recruitment PhD Program Career & Alumni
SSE PhD
Placement record affects program attraction Top talent from around the world:
•Internet contact
•Master´s degree (1 or 2 year)
•Top university degree + high GPA
•GMAT/GRE test (>650 range)
•Analytical and writing skills
•Interviews
Business schools
Government and public organizations
Private industry Three programs (240 ECTS):
• Business Administration
• Economics
• Finance
20-25
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SSE PhD Alumni
Placement examples:
• SSE (SIFR, SSE Riga, IFL)
• Universities Nordic (Stockholm U, Södertörn, Växjö, Linköping, NHH)
• Universities International (Penn State, Wollongong, Maastricht, BU, Pittsburgh)
• Industry (Elekta, ICA, SEB, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, Skandia, ABN Amro, Merrill Lynch, Econ)
• Government/public (Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education and Science, PTS, Bank of Sweden)
• Labor Unions and organizations (TCO, IMF)
