Apply to the PhD programme

Here you will find information on the admission to Hankens PhD programme.

The Admissions pages are being updated at the moment. 

The admission requirements for the admission round 2027 will be available in the beginning of October 2026 so please check the pages again then.

Sign up to the PhD newsletter here.

PhD admission round

  • Application period: 8.12.2025-8.1.2026 at 3:00 PM (UTC+2)
  • You can apply only to one subject per round.

Admission requirements

  1. Master's degree
  2. GPA or GMAT/GRE
  3. Subject-specific requirements
  4. Statement of purpose
  5. Research proposal
  6. Academic text in Swedish or English
  7. Language requirement
  8. CV
  9. Two reference persons

Go to Application step-by-step ⭢

Selection criteria

  • Everyone who meets the requirements for subject eligibility goes on to academic assessment.
  • The academic assessment is completed by the programme, that scores the candidates and makes an admission proposal regarding the applicants for the subject.
  • Applicants will be ranked based on the academic assessment in the first stage, after which the most qualified and highest-ranked candidates will be invited for an interview in the second assessment stage.
  • In the academic assessment, the candidates are ranked based on the following assessment elements:
    1. Academic assessment (pass/fail)
    2. Interview (pass/fail)
  • The candidates invited to the interview are assessed by a statement from the programme.
  • The proposed candidates proceed to the Doctoral Admissions Committee, after which the Rector makes a decision on admission based on the committee's proposal.
APPLY HERE 8.12.2025-8.1.2026
Read more about the PhD programme