Admission Requirements

• A recognized Master’s degree in any discipline or a recognized MBA or Executive MBA
• Minimum five years postgraduate work experience prior to DBA study, some of this at a senior level
• A full application form with resume
• Two letters of recommendation, at least one from an academic source
• From non-native English speakers a proof of their English language skills
• A research proposal
• An application fee of EUR 1,500+ VAT

Application Procedure

There is no deadline for the Aalto Executive DBA applications, rolling intake is applied.

The application process includes

• preparing the application form
• contacting the Aalto Executive DBA Program Director for the application criteria check and an interview date
• participating an interview with the Academic Director and the Associate Dean, receiving guidelines for writing a research proposal
• submitting the research proposal
• receiving a notification of possible acceptance.

Download the Aalto Executive DBA application form.

Tuition Fees

• The tuition fees are charged for each year of studies.
• If the candidate has an access to the employer’s quantitative data, to serve as a basis of the research project the fee is EUR 29,000 + VAT /  year.
• If the candidate does not provide research data but the data is provided by Aalto EE / Aalto University the fee is EUR 34,500 + VAT / year.
• The fee for the first year is charged after the candidate has approved the letter of acceptance.
• Travel and accommodation costs related to Aalto Executive DBA seminars in Europe and Asia and the costs related to possible attendance to international academic conferences are not included in the tuition fee.