- Participation in all EDAMBA seminars and workshops, including the annual meeting which provides a unique opportunity to meet program directors.
- The opportunity to express your voice: Participation / Voting power at the EDAMBA Annual Meeting and General Assembly
- Representation on the EDAMBA Executive Committee by elected members nominated each year before the General Assembly
- Access to information through our informal network, publications and events
- Participation of doctoral students in annual EDAMBA summer academy and for graduates in annual EDAMBA thesis competition
Involvement in New Initiatives
EDAMBA-AASCB A joint study for 'Mapping the Changing Global Landscape of Business Doctoral Education'
EDAMBA - EFMD Involvement in the EQUAL Guidelines
Joint EIASM-EDAMBA initiative
- Development of ‘A European Code of Practice for Doctoral Education In Management and Business Studies’
- EDAMBA-EIASM Consortium on Doctoral Supervision which offers an opportunity for developing the next generation of supervisors.
EDAMBA Membership application for new members
- Application for new members will be assessed by the Executive Committee
- Membership fees are €750 a year payable by December 31 of that year
- Membership follows the academic year and runs from September to August
- Memberhsip is automatically renewed unless otherwise informed
Renew EDAMBA Membership
- Memberhsip is automatically renewed unless otherwise informed
- Membership follows the academic year and runs from September to August
- Membership fees are €750 a year payable by December 31 of that year
- Memberhsip is automatically renewed unless otherwise informed
- Please inform the Executive Secretary of any changes to the PhD Program Director or point of contact
Membership criteria and application process
1. What are the eligibility criteria for membership?
Universities or business schools awarding one (or more) doctoral degree(s) in the fields of Management and Business Administration can apply for EDAMBA membership. The degree(s) should be awarded on the basis of independent research in the form of a thesis or dissertation. The doctoral programme(s) should prepare for a career in teaching and/or research in Management and Business Administration. Graduates may also seek or/and progress with careers in commerce and industry, public administration and/or government service.
2. Criteria for admitting a doctoral programme into EDAMBA:
- There should be at least twenty faculty members who can chair a doctoral dissertation.
- These professors must be resident, available to doctoral students all year long.
- There should be at least twenty doctoral students participating in the doctoral programme. Doctoral students must have obtained credits after full-time or part-time study in year-long courses and seminars, especially designed to prepare for doctoral studies and the writing up of a thesis or dissertation.
Candidate schools and their doctoral programmes have to apply by completing the EDAMBA application questionnaire, see below.
EDAMBA organizes appraisal visits to all candidate members.
The candidate members cover all associated costs related to these visits.
New Members have to adhere to the EDAMBA Statutes of rights and responsibilities.
3. How the application process unfolds?
A Doctoral Programme applying for membership follows the six steps below.
Step 1: Download and complete the EDAMBA Membership Application form
Step 2: Provide two reference letters supporting your application for membership from two member schools represented in the EDAMBA Executive Committee (if you need help and advise with this step, please feel free to contact informally the EDAMBA Secretary General)
Step 3: Send your application formand reference letters to the EDAMBA General Secretariat in Brussels before the end of January (EDAMBA Executive Secretary, email: info@edamba.eu ).
Step 4: All applications are discussed at the following Executive Committee Meeting that takes place in February. If the candidate fulfils the membership criteria and gets a positive assessment the candidate will be asked to host an appraisal visit of its doctoral programme carried out by a peer review team before the next Annual Meeting. The candidate will also be invited to give a short presentation of its doctoral programme at the next Annual Meeting.
Step 5: Based on the four steps above the Executive Committee makes recommendations for new memberships in the annual General Assembly. The General Assembly decides about admission of new members in the Association.
Step 6: The new EDAMBA member nominates a representative faculty member.
4. Are there any obligations after admitted in the Association?
Each and every EDAMBA member agrees to:
- adhere to the Statutes of the Association
- pay the annual membership fee of 750 EURO (excluding VAT)
- cooperate actively in the Association and its activities
- vote electronically before the General Assembly
5. What are the benefits from membership?
- Participation / Voting power at the EDAMBA Annual Meeting and General Assembly
- Representation on the EDAMBA Executive Committee by elected members nominated each year before the General Assembly
- Access to information through our informal network, publications and events, including two ‘newly founded’ Internet discussion lists for bringing together all Programme directors and students facilitating electronic communication throughout Europe and beyond
- Participation of doctoral students in annual EDAMBA summer academies and for graduates in annual EDAMBA thesis competition
- Participation in all EDAMBA seminars and workshops
Thereby, EDAMBA helps the participating schools to increase the quality of their Doctoral Programmes and to create an environment of excellence in the European perspective while pursuing diversity. The aim here is to have this network grown as widely as possible, while maintaining quality through peer review and integrity of a broad range of doctoral programmes.
Download Application Form in Microsoft Word or PDF
APPLICATION FORM