This year the PhD Course is called "Helpful Methodological tools to get a PhD in Entrepreneurship" and is valued 6 ECTS Credits. This course is awarded by the "Lifelong Training Centre" of the University of Seville (Centro Formacion Permanente). Succesfull completion of the PhD Course will lead to a Diploma issued by the Unviersity of Seville.

Do not forget to register for this PhD Course.

ESU – Doctoral Programme and Process

First doctoral course in ESU was included at the Bodo Conference in 2008. It was a success and was further developed in Italy 2009 and Estonia 2010. As an outcome of these experiences, ESU has now developed the four-phase PhD programme for the whole life-cycle of PhD studies and early academic carrier. The yearly ESU-conference offers the platform for this programme and integrates it to real publishing processes between the conferences.The continuous coaching process as well as teacher and expertise exchange between partner universities support sustainable networking and knowledge exchange between ESU-members.

The target groups of four phases:

1. Orientation group. PhD students at the beginning of their studies who are still working with their Research Proposals
2. Early phase group. Second year students emphasizing the PhD course and the early phase of their research
3. Mature student group. Third year students focusing on the presentation and improvement of their papers
4. Academic career group. Early academic career for PhD students in the final phase of their studies. This phase is  integrated into the research collaboration between research groups

These phases together integrate all aspects of the ESU-concept and support talented academics in different aspects of their academic career.

Registration for ESU Doctoral course in Seville

The "Helpful methodological tools to get a PhD in entrepreneurship" course will consist on three stages: 

Stage 1:

• Preparing the paper of their research field. (Abstract and full paper should also be loaded on the ESU-database)
• Peer evaluating one of their co-learners papers.
• Preparing an evaluation of one of the articles send by the tutors of the course

Stage 2:    

• Actively participating at the PhD course on September 12th (PhD Day) and in different tracks and sessions at ESU 2011 Conference  
• Students as a group are also responsible for organizing the closing panel “How to improve the ESU Program from the PhD student perspective”

Stage 3:

• Based on comments giving in these sessions improve their paper and deliver it by 30th November 2011.

The participants will be divided into four working groups  according to the phase of PhD study programme and accepted papers. The first year (i.e. early stage) students may also submit their research proposals. The PhD students will get the opportunity to discuss their own research proposals and projects and submitted papers during the group sessions, and get feedback from a researcher among the faculty.

Thus, the course aims to improve the students’ ability to accomplish their PhD-projects. Special sessions and working group meetings will help to meet challenges during the PhD-process, to create networks within the research community, as well as how to publish the research in journals. Also the course gives the students an opportunity to discuss and position their own research projects according to different approaches of research on entrepreneurial university.

Requirements for participation:
The students will be selected on the basis of submitted abstracts. The students have to submit a full paper, CV, research proposal (first year i.e. early stage students)  and a letter of recommendation from supervisor or home institutions prior to the course. The abstract and full paper will be submitted to the database and CV, research proposal and a letter of recommendation to the Local Organizing Committee (entrepreneurs@us.es).

Registration for ESU Doctoral course: NB! Participants should register to both the doctoral programme and conference.

The faculty of ESU-doctoral programme 2011 consists of:
Professor Odd Jarl Borch – Bodø Graduate School of Business, Norway
Professor Alain Fayolle – Em Lyon Business School, France
Professor Benoìt Gailly – Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Professor Joaquin Guzman – University of Seville, Spain
Professor Paula Kyrö – Aalto University School of Economics, Finland
Professor Hans Landström – Lund University, Sweden
Professor Francisco Liñán – University of Seville, Spain
Professor Tõnis Mets – University of Tartu, Estonia
Professor Maria Rosaria Napolitano – University of Sannio, Italy
Professor Virgínia Trigo – ISCTE Business School, Portugal
Professor Urve Venesaar – Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration, Estonia
Professor Spyros J. Vliamos – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Professor David Watkins – Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom

International lectures for 2011 ESU conference doctoral programme
Professor Odd-Jarl Borch – Bodø Graduate School of Business, Norway
Professor Alain Fayolle – Em Lyon Business School, France
Professor Joaquin Guzman – University of Seville, Spain

Professor Paula Kyrö – Aalto University School of Economics, Finland
Professor Hans Landström – Lund University, Sweden

Professor Francisco Liñán – University of Seville, Spain

Ms. Jean Watkins – Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom

Professor David Watkins – Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom

Practical Information
The course will be arranged as an integrated part of the ESU-Conference at Seville University 12th to 17th September 2011, Spain

For further information, please contact:
Professor Paula Kyrö,  e-mail: paula.kyro@aalto.fi
Professor Francisco Liñán, e-mail: flinan@us.es