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DBA PROGAMME HANDBOOK

The Doctor of Business Administration progamme (DBA) is offered and organized as a collaborative
international programme between Silpakorn University – the Faculty of Management Science (MSSU),
Bangkok, Thailand, and the Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts – School of Business
(HSLU-W), Lucerne, Switzerland. The final DBA degree and respective certification is awarded by
Silpakorn University.

The DBA programme is designed to focus on advanced business administration and management skills
for business professionals and academics. The programme focuses on advanced theoretical and
practical studies, including various applied research and case studies, in order to provide a
comprehensive collection of theoretical and empirical contributions to the emerging field of business
administration and management in a global economy. Furthermore, the collaboration with Lucerne
University of Applied Science and Arts, Switzerland is not only internationally recognized, but also
provides students with the opportunity to work within an enhanced high-quality curriculum. The aim
is to increase the number of qualified academics in this field, by supporting the development of
knowledge and compentencies, resulting in valuable new perspectives in advanced business
administration, in both Thai and European contexts.

The Faculty of Management Science, Silpakorn University has prepared this handbook for the purpose
of familiarizing DBA students with the key elements of the programme, including procedures, main
examinations, rules and regulations according to Silpakorn University’s Graduate School and the
Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research
and Innovation, Thailand. DBA students are expected to understand this information and comply with
its requirements upon entry to the DBA programme.

MSSU intends that this handbook will be a useful guide for DBA students in order to reach particular
stages of the programme more smoothly and to facilitate achieving great success in the DBA
programme.

Faculty of Management Science
Silpkorn University
August 2021

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