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Upcoming Events in Category: Academic PhD Courses

CBS PhD courses are offered by the departments of CBS and administered by the CBS PhD School. All PhD students, internal as well as external, national as well as international, who fullfill the prerequisites in the course description are welcome to register.
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Empirical Finance: Fixed Income - 2.5 ECTS

Wednesday 7 May 2025 at 09:00 to Thursday 22 May 2025 at 15:00 - Solbjerg Plads - room SP D4 Augustinus Fonden (fourth floor - above canteen)

This course is a course on fixed income at PhD level. The course attempts to lay the groundwork for students who will later do actual empirical research work in fixed income. (FI)

From DKK 0

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Using Semi-structured Interviews in International and Cross-cultural Contexts - 3 ECTS

Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 10:30 to Friday 23 May 2025 at 16:30 - Dalgas Have - room DHV 2.69, 2.70 & 2.71 (second floor)

The course combines theoretical and methodological reflections on semi-structured interviews in international or cross-cultural settings (eg: national, or professional cultures), with hands-on exercises in interviewing techniques. (Methods/MSC/MOST)

DKK 3,900

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The Use of Concepts: Choosing and Unfolding Concepts in PhD Theses - 5 ECTS

Tuesday 10 June 2025 at 09:30 to Friday 13 June 2025 at 17:00 - Porcelænshaven - room PH18B 1.18 (first floor)

This course addresses issues by exploring general problematics and potentials related to the use of concepts in writing dissertations and use examples from the work of prominent scholars. (Methods/BHL/MOST)

DKK 6,500

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Foucault and Organization, Technology, and Subject-formation - 4 ECTS

Monday 16 June 2025 at 09:00 to Thursday 19 June 2025 at 16:00 - Porcelænshaven - room PH18B 1.18 (first floor)

A key aim of the course is that the participants acquire an effective overview of analytical possibilities in Foucault’s work, effective for selecting and deploying such analytics in their own research. (Theory/BHL/MOST)

DKK 5,200

Introduction to Experiments in Economics and Management - 2 ECTS

Wednesday 3 September 2025 at 09:00 to Friday 5 September 2025 at 16:00 - Kilen - room KL 2.53 (second floor)

The course offers insights related to the use of experiments in research projects in the area of economics and management. (SI)

DKK 2,600

Management and Economics of Innovation - 5 ECTS - HYBRID

Monday 15 September 2025 at 09:00 to Friday 26 September 2025 at 16:00 - Kilen - room KL 2.53 (second floor)

The course aims to provide a set of advanced insights into the field of Management and Economics of Innovation spanning from foundational themes to the most recent developments of the field. (SI)

DKK 6,500

Institutional Organizational Analysis - Change and Transformation - 5+1 ECTS

Monday 22 September 2025 at 13:00 to Friday 26 September 2025 at 14:00 - Kilen - room KL4.74 (fourth floor)

The course focuses on institutional theory that is rooted in sociology. We trace the theory from its conception to its most recent developments and applications in organizational analysis. (Theory/IOA/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Advances in Marketing Strategy Research - 2.5 ECTS, ONLINE

Wednesday 24 September 2025 at 11:00 to Wednesday 8 October 2025 at 16:30 - Online

The course aims to: provide knowledge on emerging trends in marketing strategy, yield insights in how to successfully publish in marketing strategy research, and teach about emerging methodological approaches in marketing strategy research. (MARKTG)

DKK 3,250

Applied Econometrics for Researchers - 6 ECTS

Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 09:00 to Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 12:00 - Kilen - room KL 2.53 (second floor)

The aim of the course is to provide econometric tools for data analysis to PhD students with limited prior econometric experience. Students will be able to identify the appropriate econometric technique given their research question. (SI)

DKK 7,800

Advanced Macroeconomics - 7.5 ECTS

Monday 6 October 2025 at 09:00 to Monday 10 November 2025 at 12:00 - Porcelænshaven - room PH16A 2.80 (second floor)

The aim of the course is to develop some of the most important tools of dynamic economics useful in macroeconomics and to provide a number of workhorse models useful in multiple areas of macroeconomics, namely economic growth, fiscal etc. (ECON)

DKK 9,750

Benchmarking and Productivity Analyses - with economic applications and hands-on activities - 5 ECTS

Monday 6 October 2025 at 09:00 to Friday 10 October 2025 at 16:00 - Room TBA

This course covers the theory and practice of performance evaluations using best practice methods, including DEA and SFA, and their usage in research, policy analysis, incentive schemes, and regulation. (ECON)

From DKK 6,500

Theorizing and Enacting Societal Impact - 3 ECTS

Wednesday 12 November 2025 at 09:00 to Friday 14 November 2025 at 16:30 - Kilen - room KL4.74 (fourth floor)

The societal impact of our research matters increasingly. This course equips participants with a theoretical understanding of societal impact that can help them position themselves within the changing landscape of academia. (Theory/IOA/MOST)

DKK 3,900

Perspectives in Organizational Analysis - 5 ECTS

Monday 24 November 2025 at 09:00 to Friday 28 November 2025 at 16:00 - Room TBA

This course introduces and familiarizes PhD students to a set of analytical perspectives, which are well-alive in contemporary organizational analysis. (Theory/IOA/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research: Methods for Expanding the Field - 5 + 2.5 ECTS - HYBRID

Monday 1 December 2025 at 09:00 to Friday 5 December 2025 at 16:30 - Room TBA

This PhD course explores established and emerging methods for research in entrepreneurship and organization studies. It is a collaboration between faculty from CBS, Aalto, and Lund, supported by the Nordic Academy of Management. (theory/BHL/MOST)

From DKK 6,500

Perspectives on Technology and Society - 5 ECTS

Monday 12 January 2026 at 09:00 to Friday 16 January 2026 at 15:00 - Room TBA

This PhD course examine the novel questions and dynamics occasioned by our current moment and its defining foundational technologies, the particular transformations that we are observing in management, organizations and society. (Theory/MSC/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Qualitative Research Methods – 5 ECTS

Monday 2 February 2026 at 09:00 to Friday 6 February 2026 at 17:00 - Room TBA

Qualitative methods provide the opportunity to gain new insights into exploring what motivates understanding and behavior. (MARKTG)

DKK 6,500

Applied Quantitative Methods for Non-quantitative Doctoral Researchers - 3+2+1 ECTS

Monday 18 May 2026 at 11:00 to Friday 22 May 2026 at 15:00 - Room TBA

In the course, we introduce and train students in the targeted statistical tools within a pedagogic context of a general empirical method that recognizes the complementarity between qualitative and quantitative methods. (Methods/MSC/MOST)

From DKK 3,900

About CBS PhD School


Copenhagen Business School (CBS) offers a range of PhD courses, covering the scientific disciplines of the school. The courses include research design, publication techniques, research methods such as qualitative or quantitative methods, and specialisation courses in eg. organisational analysis, marketing and political science.

Most courses are organised as intensive week-long courses, but other formats are applied as well. The courses are open to PhD students from other countries and institutions, but some prerequisites may apply. Please see the individual course descriptions.

The PhD courses are offered in English and are for PhD students only.

Contact Information


CBS PhD School
Solbjerg Plads 3
2000 Frederiksberg

Phone Number: +45 3815 2475
E-mail: phdsupport@cbs.dk
Website: www.cbs.dk