Bond University

Bond Business School (BBS) of the Bond University

Located at the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia

BBS has recently been awarded a five-star rating for student experience for the thirteenth year in a row by the 2019 Good Universities Guide Australia.

As Australia’s first private non-profit university, Bond University seeks to be recognised internationally as a leading independent university. BBS is AACSB and EQUIS accredited and one of only four universities in Australia who are members of GMAC which signals the significant contribution BBS makes to graduate management education.

The PhD program places a major emphasis on independent inquiry, a thorough understanding of domain specific knowledge, competence in research methodologies and on the ability to communicate research results.

Cooperation

ISM and Bond Business School have developed a cooperation which allows ISM graduates and other graduates to apply for a PhD program.

A preselection for the program is made by ISM, while the final admission will depend on BBS. The supervision will be done jointly by the BBS (1st supervisor) and ISM (2nd supervisor).

Delivery of the Programs shall take place according to BBS’ Policy and Code of Practice for Postgraduate Research Programs. Administrative support for ISM candidates will be provided by ISM.

More information about this PhD DBA Program (PDF)

Doctor of Philosophy

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is a degree based on a research project and lasts 4 years.

Please note: Each student has to be present at the Bond Business School for at least their first semester of candidature and is obliged to attend one module at the ISM (one week), which is taking place during February/March at the ISM Dortmund and is equivalent to 20 ECTS. Doctoral candidates may be required to successfully complete at least three research methodology subjects at BBS, including qualitative and quantitative analysis, in the first year of candidature.

Admission Requirements

Excellence in academic qualifications, e.g. minimum GPA: 2.0 (German grading system).
An official undergraduate degree or the equivalent and an official Master’s degree, that is, a total of 300 ECTS, 60 ECTS at Master’s level at least.
For whom English is not the first language, a minimum level of C1 has to be demonstrated, proof of English language proficiency: IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL 600 (pbt) / 90-95 (ibt) or above.
A research proposal at an appropriate level for doctoral study which can be supervised by both BBS and ISM research staff.

Application

Applications are to be submitted to Prof. Kai Rommel, Vice President for Research at ISM (Prof. Kai Rommel, ISM International School of Management, Otto-Hahn-Straße 19, 44227 Dortmund; (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Please include the following documents (in English language):

Research Proposal: Proposed area of research (department), types of research methods to be used, relations to any previous research done in this field (4-6 pages)
Academic transcripts/Degree certificates
Proof of English proficiency
Two reference letters
Evidence of financial sponsoring
Application Form (issued by ISM after consulting session)
Curriculum Vitae

Your application will firstly be reviewed by ISM. If successful and where possible, an interview with an BBS staff member will be arranged.

Deadline for official application to BBS: at least 3 months before the preferred starting date.

Starting semesters: January, May and September. If you have any questions please contact Prof. Kai Rommel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Fees

Fees PhD Full-time*

Application costs:	€2,500.00
Year 1:	€9,887,92
Year 2:	€9,887,92
Year 3:	€9,887,92
Total program costs:	€31,163,76**

* The amounts are made up of the fees of the ISM and the respective partner universities. These set their current fees independently of the ISM and grant a discount to ISM participants. Please therefore check the current discounted fees of the respective partner university before submitting your application to the ISM. The ISM accepts no liability for the accuracy of the fee information on this page.

** Fees subject to change; incl. current Net VAT; Exchange rate from 26th July 2023.

The minimum duration for the PhD full-time is 3 years. An extension of the programme to a maximum of 4 years is possible after individual consultation.

In addition, there is the possibility of applying for a scholarship that reduces the fees by another 20%.

Fees PhD Part-time*

Application costs:	€2,500.00
Year 1:	€9,887,92
Year 2:	€9,887,92
Year 3:	€9,887,92
Year 4:	€9,887,92
Year 5:	€9,887,92
Year 6:	€9,887,92
Total program costs:	€61,827,52*

** Fees subject to change; Incl. current Net VAT; Exchange rate from 26th July 2023.

The minimum duration for the part-time PhD is 6 years. An extension of the programme to a maximum of 8 years is possible after individual consultation.

In addition, there is the possibility of applying for a scholarship that reduces the fees by another 20%.

More information about this PhD Program (PDF)

Counseling PhD & DBA Programs

Vice President for Research
Prof. Dr. Kai Rommel
0231.97 51 39-76
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Research Assistant
Anette Herbst
069.66 05 93 67-57
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