Welcome to the PhD. Business Administration

With an international reputation for business research excellence, Near East University offers a superb opportunity to develop your research skills through PhD study. Exploring the major challenges in today’s business and management worlds, PhD Business with Management will provide you with inspiring opportunities to undertake top level research into business, management, entrepreneurial, HR, leadership and/or industrial relations matters. 

This PhD gives you the opportunity to explore issues at the frontier of research directly relevant to regional, national and global businesses. Today's managers face dwindling consumer confidence, difficulties retaining talent and demand for greater social and environmental responsibility. We support you to create new insights and theories into the working world, in which your research could help leaders to navigate these challenges and shape theory, policy and practice in the fields of management studies and business analytics.

Our PhD programmes are designed to foster the business leaders and researchers of the future. Our graduates use creativity, innovation and ethical awareness to meet the many challenges facing the international business world. Our doctoral graduates have secured roles in academia at some of the best international universities, as well as organisations in the public and private sectors. 

Eligibility

English Language Requirement

Near East University will accept, for the purposes of meeting the English proficiency requirement, English taken in 12 year education or English is designated as the primary and official language, and the principle language of instruction.

If you do not meet the English language requirements yet, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme with the university or submit  

  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) or PTE Score or Duolingo English Test score before you start your course.

Admission Requirement

We’ve simplified the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. You can find all requirements for admission to Near East University below

  1. Bachelor Certificate and Transcript
  2. Masters Certificate and Transcript
  3. PhD Proposal
  4. Passport
  5. Recommendation Letter
  6. English Proficiency Letter
  7. Statement of Purpose
  8. CV
  9. Wassce/A level Cert

Intakes

Fall, 2025

From January, 2025 to June, 2025

Open

Summer, 2025

From January, 2025 to April, 2025

Open

Spring, 2025

From January, 2025 to January, 2025

Open

Fall, 2024

From January, 2024 to June, 2024

Open