FAQ Executive Education

We offer scholarships for DBA students to support your studies. KEDGE alumni receive tuition fee reduction of 10%. Other candidates should write to the Global DBA team to apply for scholarship

All courses of the Global DBA programme will be delivered in English. All applicants must demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency for admission to the programme. 

Global DBA programme require participants to attend a series of research seminars. If unable to attend, students should write to the programme for approval in advance, and must take the seminar  the next year. Students who do accumulate enough credits are not allowed to graduate.

Yes, students would pay an extention fee of 7,500 €.

The programme is open to application all year round.

Education background is a significant factor but not the decisive one. A candidate who has good corporate management experience and a strong aspiration to study will be taken into consideration. As such, a VAPP (Validation of Prior Professional and Personal Experience) procedure may be required. Further details can be found at the following link (https://executive.kedge.edu/validation-of-prior-learning/vapp)

EMBA concentrates on delivering management knowledge and skills, and  a great number of  case studies and discussions will be involved in the classes. A PhD is a full-time research programme. Typically, this programme is to prepare students for academic careers. The DBA programme is delivered partime to men and women in business who have significant practical experience and wish to conduct guided research on topics of specific business application. Similar to the PhD programme, courses on methodology, research methods, literature review writing and advanced courses on specific topics are taken. 

KEDGE DBA students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded both DBA and MSc Research Methods degrees. KEDGE Business School is among the top 1% of Business Schools worldwide to hold the prestigious Triple Crown accrediation (AMBA, EQUIS & AACSB), and its degrees are globally recognized.

Students will complete most of the seminars during the first two years. Each year, courses alternate between KEDGE’s Paris campus and online sessions. From the beginning of the programme, students are assigned academic supervisors, and supervision continues through to graduation.

Participants are to submit one article to internationally refereed management journals (Only English language journals accepted) or they can write a thesis dissertation.

The Global DBA programme typically lasts three years. Participants may apply for a one-year extension, subject to an additional tuition fee of €7,500.

The programme starts every year in January.

If a student postpones graduation due to work, will they be required to pay for the extension? Yes, students must pay an extension fee of €7,500.