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Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

• Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences

Institute of Economics

• Doctoral Programme Quantitative Economics

Established in 2002, the programme is associated with the Institute of Statistics and Econometrics and the Department of Economics , by which it is linked to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy .

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• Doctoral Degree Regulations and Notes
• Curriculum as of October 2023
• Forms and Downloads
• Graduate Center at Kiel University
• International Center at Kiel University

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Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

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• Application & Admission
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• Doctoral Studies

Admission to doctoral studies

You have already acquired a study qualification that entitles you to pursue a doctorate and would like to realize this at CAU Kiel. Here you will find information on application, admission and enrollment as a doctoral student.

At the beginning of your doctoral studies, you must submit an application for acceptance as a doctoral student to the Dean's Office of your faculty in order to be officially accepted by the faculty as a doctoral student. You can find the procedure as well as possible forms for applying for acceptance as a doctoral student and the prerequisite for this on the websites of the Dean's Offices of the faculties for doctoral studies and in the valid doctoral regulations of each faculty. If you have been accepted by a faculty, you will receive a written confirmation of this, which you may need again and again during the course of your doctorate: e.g. when registering at the Graduate Center.

The International Center is responsible for the registration of doctoral students from abroad at CAU Kiel.

You can find all important information summarized in our flyer on doctoral studies at CAU .

Please remember that prior to enrolling, you must be accepted as a doctoral candidate in accordance with the doctoral regulations at the faculty. .

Application documents for admission and enrolment as a PhD student:

• Letter of acceptance from the respective deans office - doctoral office - see the websites of the Dean`s Offices 

To find out whether your academic degrees entitle you to study at a German university, please visit the website of the Central Office for Foreign Educational Affairs (ZAB) at: www.anabin.de (Only available in German.)

Kiel University provides special assistance to graduate students.  The Graduate Center offers a wide range of services and programmes especially for international doctoral candidates .

Moreover, all our Faculties have especially appointed contact persons who can advise you on issues related to Doctoral Studies.

Further information about living in Kiel as well as general information about Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel can be found in our flyer

Welcome App for international doctoral researchers!

The Welcome App provides information and guidance for international doctoral researchers from departure in their country of origin to their arrival at Kiel University...

The Welcome App is an information hub for all questions and problems that might arise before, during, or after arrival in Kiel. Users of the app will find an overview of a wide variety of topics: From preparations in their country of origin, to travel and stay in Germany, and as well as specific questions and problems regarding their doctoral research. The information is available in English and German and tries to provide comprehensive advice. In addition, the contact details of other contact persons can be found in each topic area, should there be a need for further advice. 

The Welcome App is a cooperative project between the International Center and the Graduate Center

No installation or registration is required to use the app. It can easily be accessed on all browser-enabled devices via a link and only requires the entry of the assigned password. 

welcome-app (uni-kiel.de)

Password request by email to:

Jan Bensien  (International Center) Rebekka Spengel  (International Center) Nancy Smith  (Welcome Center for international Researchers and Scholars) Sabine Milde  (Graduate Center)

Doctoral Studies at CAU

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Europe’s newest doctoral program in International Economics

The Kiel Advanced Studies Program

Structure of our phd program.

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Why choose our program?

What we offer

How to apply

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A new program to address global economic challenges

• The global economic system is undergoing a fundamental transformation, with rising geopolitical tensions and the transition to a greener global economy. We need novel and improved research to address these significant challenges.
• The Kiel Institute is dedicated to lead the process as a premier European hub for research in international economics.  
• We are excited to announce the launch of a new doctoral program that aims to become Europe’s leading PhD program in the field of international economics.

Key dates and details:

• Application start: 11 December 2023 Apply now
• Two application deadlines: 15. January 2024 (early offers) and March 1 (late offers)  
• Program start (1 st cohort): September 2024  
• Two main steps: 16 months of coursework/orientation and 3,5 years of research

What distinguishes us?

• A clear focus on international economics
• Academic excellence and world-leading external lecturers
• Policy relevance: we encourage students to do high quality research that matters
• A small cohort with close supervision and a collegial and supportive atmosphere, striving for at least 50% female students.
• Generous financial support and housing (5-year funding)
• Choose between the Baltic Sea and Berlin

Why choose our program? Outstanding professors

40-years of experience

• The program builds on our 40-year track record of training postgraduate students in international economics via the Kiel Institute Advanced Studies Program (ASP). The ASP was originally a 10-months postgraduate degree, with more than 600 successful ASP alumni worldwide. 
• The ASP now raises its ambitions to become a full-fledged, 5-year, high-quality doctoral program that aims for the very top.

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Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

• Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences

• Doctoral Degrees & Habilitations
• Doctoral Degree

Doctoral Program Agricultural Economics

Since 2005 the Doctoral Certificate Program in Agricultural Economics offers the first permanent, structured training of doctoral students in the field of agricultural and food economics in Germany.

The aim of the Program is to increase educational quality and efficiency in dealing with dissertation topics through systematic instruction in relevant theory and methods.

Following Bachelor’s and Master’s studies, this doctoral program represents a third step in a consecutive education in agricultural, food and environmental economics.

Participation is voluntary.

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Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftliche fakultät, institut für volkswirtschaftslehre.

• Labor and Migration Economics

Prof. Dr. Jens Ruhose

Professor of Labor and Migration Economics and Head of the doctoral program "Quantitative Economics"

Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, R.406 Phone : +49 431 880 7152 ruhose@economics.uni-kiel.de

Doctoral Program „Quantitative Economics": Link

Personal Website: Link

Consultation hours: by appointment via e-mail

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Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Graduate center.

The Graduate Center at Kiel University

Kiel University supports the qualification of its doctoral candidates through the Graduate Center. Here your find information about the doctorate, consulting about funding, interdisciplinary qualification free of charge, support for networking with other doctoral candidates, career advice, and helpful tips concerning specific questions on the doctorate.

You can use our services if you are registered with the Graduate Center.

• Jan 01, 2024 12:00 AM — Institut of Human Nutrition and Food Science On-site training course for Metabolomics and mass spectrometry
• Jan 01, 2024 — Graduate Center Practise and Polish YOUR English Presentation
• Jan 01, 2024 08:00 AM — Joint offer of Graduate Center & Postdoc Center Conversational German
• Mar 05, 2024 12:00 PM — Präsenz - Graduiertenzentrum Training "Deutsch im Alltag"
• May 30, 2024 09:00 AM — Presence - Graduate Center Speaking Clearly "Pronunciation Skills“
• Jun 18, 2024 10:00 AM — Online - Graduate Center Project and Time Management - for Natural and Life scientists
• Jun 21, 2024 09:00 AM — Präsenz - Graduiertenzentrum Zeit- und Projektmanagement für Geisteswissenschaftler*innen

For more external funding and events please see the listings on our respective German language website .

• Oct 01, 2024 from 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM Scholarships of the Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel
• Oct 01, 2024 from 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM Short-term research fellowships of the GHI Washington
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Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Faculty of agricultural and nutritional sciences, institute of agricultural economics.

Department of Agricultural Economics

Subject areas of the department:.

• Agricultural Policy (Prof. Dr. Dr. C. Henning)
• A&F Marketing (Prof. Dr. U. Orth)
• Farm Management and Production Economics (Prof. Dr. Latacz-Lohmann)
• Agricultural Market Analysis (Prof. Dr. J.-P. Loy)
• Dairy and Food Industry Economics (N.N.)
• Political Economy of Resource Management with a Focus on Marine and Coastal Resources (Prof. Dr. M.-C. Riekhof)

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Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Faculty of business, economics and social sciences.

• Master Programmes

Progamme: Master in Economics (M.Sc.) FPO 2021

This curriculum (example) is applicable if you started your programme in or after winter term 21/22 or if you requested a change from FPO 2014 to FPO 2021 by September 30th 2021. For more details on the programme please read the full document of the examination regulations below.

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This study plan represents an example. For further options, please read the examination regulations (FPO), especially §11 and Appendix 2: Curriculum!

A wide range of specialised courses offered on a regular basis gives students an insight into many areas of economic research arising through cooperation with the Kiel Institute for the World Economy .

Examination Regulations - Fachprüfungsordnung (FPO) (german) 2021

Examination Regulations (english) 2021

Module Manual (only english)

Long term planning of course offer

First Semester: getting started

Information of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Sciences regarding your first semester.

Orientation:

• Welcome events  for the study programmes
• Tipps für Erstsemester an der CAU (only german)
• Overview of important online tools for your study

Course Schedule and Types of Courses

• Overview: Types of Courses
• How to plan your course schedule? Instructions on how to set up your time-table for the semester.
• Long term planning of coure offer at the Institute of Economics
• Preparation courses econometrics/statistics/mathematics

Student's Handbook

• Student's Handbook : For a general overview of your course structure and further information, the Student's Handbook provides information on how you can organize your studies.

Further Online Information

• Important Facilities
• Campus Guide (only German) of the Asta (General Students' Committee)
• The WiSo student council has set up a forum on their Olat page where you can search for tutoring or for study groups for various modules, or post offers, just like on a blackboard .
• Welcome Service of CAU
• Advice and Links for E-Learning

International Students

• Checklist for International Students
• International Center: information on what you need to do before coming to Germany (visa, health insurance..)
• Orientation programme of the International Center for international students
•    Instructions on how to change OLAT language setting.

Contact persons

Study Programme Advisors can be contacted for questions about

• Structure and content of the study programme

Application

• Planning your study
• Recognition of courses taken abroad or at other universities
• General examination procedures

Overview of other contact persons:

• Who can I contact with my questions?

Examinations, Seminars, Master-Thesis

Examinations

Please note: In any case the degree-specific Examination Regulations together with the Examination Procedure Regulations are the legally binding documents regulating your study programme! You can find them in the "Legal Documents" below.

• Everything about examinations
• WiSo-Faculty Examination Office
• Registration to exams and seminars has to be completed in QIS during registration periods.

For information on seminar application, please visit the following links:

(Note that the registration period for seminars starts in the previous semester)

• Guidelines and Templates
• Central Registration for Seminars at the Institute of Economics
• Further seminar information and skills

Master Thesis

• Information on the Master Thesis at the WiSo Examination Office
• Academic writing

Legal documents

• Examination Regulations - Fachprüfungsordnung (FPO 2021) (german) (valid if enrolled after winter term 21/22)
• Examination Regulations  (FPO 2021) (english) (valid if enrolled after winter term 21/22)
• Examination Regulations - FPO 2014 (german, valid if enrolled BEFORE winter term 21/22)
• Examination Procedure Regulations (english) : is valid for all programmes at CAU
• Examination Prodedure Regulations - Prüfungsverfahrensordnung der CAU (PVO) (german)
• Anerkennungssatzung (charter of recognition, only available in German)
• Further legal regulations (only german)

The  Economics Master of Science degree programme is accredited: Certificate of Accreditation (german only)

Exchange Semester

If you are interested in doing an exchange semester abroad within the EU, or in countries outside of the EU, please find the relevant information here:

• Faculty Exchange

Further Information

• Working papers from our Economics department
• job portals

Information for prospective students

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