The Swiss Network of PhD Courses in Economics and Finance is an initiative launched by the universities of Basel, Lugano, St. Gallen, and Zurich that aims at improving the education of our PhD students. The network enables a low-threshold exchange of PhD students in their respective PhD courses. The aim is to broaden the range of courses for PhD students, to bundle resources, and to enrich the exchange in courses by larger numbers of students who come from different backgrounds. It also enables PhD students to strengthen their network with peers and senior researchers from Switzerland and abroad.

You can expect that the costs of one to two courses can be covered by the GSBE, i.e. possible course fees, travel expenses, accommodation.

Please note:

• Make sure to discuss your course program with your supervisor.
• Apply for funding at gsbe-wwz@unibas.ch  before attending a course.
• Courses with strong overlap with the contents of a course offered by the GSBE in Basel can be attended, but funding cannot be expected.
• Enrollment, administration, grading is up to the respective university / course.
• Final decision on crediting ECTS is decided by the head of the doctoral board