Online Doctorate in Business in Asia-Pacific

Professional Doctorate in International Business (DIB) specialisation in Asia-Pacific (distance learning, 180 ECTS, )

The objectives of the Professional Doctorate in International Business (DIB) specialisation in Asia-Pacific (3 years, 180 , e-learning) of EENI Business School & HA Independent University are to train the Doctoral Students to be able to research on topics related to business in Asia:

1. Intra-Asian Trade
2. Asian Economy
3. Integration processes in Asia
4. Asian religions and its influence on business,
5. Asian Economic Areas (Central Eurasia, Malay, Buddhist, Hindu, Sinic)
6. Asian Economic Organisations and trade agreements
7. Doing business in the Asian Markets.

Thus, a Doctoral Student can apply creative solutions and take appropriated business decisions related to the Asian countries.

Tuition fees (Professional Doctorate in Business in Asia-Pacific): EUR 3,060 (Pricing Policy, Financing)

A Professional Doctorate in Business in the Asia-Pacific region that fits your schedule and helps you to get a better job.

Online Enrolment Procedure (continuous):

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The Professional Doctorate in Business in Asia-Pacific is part of the category of the Professional Doctorates in International Business, which has the dual aim of contributing to the knowledge and practice.

The languages of the Professional Doctorate in Business in Asia-Pacific. All the subjects offered are available in English. Approximately 35% of the subjects are also available in Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Thus, the Doctoral student can perform this doctorate entirely in English (or French, Spanish or Portuguese); the student should have a sufficient level to study the subjects in these languages.

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Intended for graduates and professionals who wish to continue their professional career in the field of international business with an emphasis on Asia.

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Structure of the Online Professional Doctorate in International Business specialisation in Asia-Pacific

The Doctorate programme in International Business specialisation in Asia-Pacific has three parts:

1. Coursework. Study of the Subjects of the Doctorate
2. Research Work and Thesis Plan of the Doctorate in Business in Asia
3. Thesis and Thesis Defence of the Doctorate

Coursework. Study of the Subjects (Training activity): minimum 20 ECTS, maximum 60 ECTS

1. Doctoral Students receive training in relevant research methods and their subject areas core topics.
2. Students are required to take a range of courses.

The Doctoral Student must perform a training activity (training complement) consisting of some subjects defined according to their previous studies and the selected research area (related to the Asian economic area).

1. The Supervisor of the Doctorate determines the complementary training according to the field of investigation
2. The Doctoral Students can choose the subjects from those offered by EENI Business School & HA University with a minimum of 20 ECTS and a maximum of 60 ECTS.

The applicants who have completed the Master's Degree in Business in Asia of EENI Business School & HA University shall be exempt from any complement training, beginning the research phase directly.

Related Subjects to Asia offered by EENI Business School & HA University.

EENI Business School & HA University provides a range of Related Subjects to Asia. The Doctoral Student can select the most suitable subjects depending on the thesis. The Doctoral Student selects the subjects once formalised the enrolment.

To facilitate the selection of the subjects, these are organised into several blocks:

1. Asian Economy. Economic Organisations (PDF) (structure)
2. Asian Economic Integration
3. International Relations of Asia
4. Asian Economic Areas
5. India (PDF) (structure)
6. Indian Religions (structure) (PDF)
7. China (PDF) (structure)
8. Taoism and Confucianism (structure, structure) (PDF)
9. Southeast Asia - ASEAN (PDF) (structure)
10. Buddhism (PDF) (structure)
11. Islam (PDF) (structure)
12. Central Eurasia (PDF) (structure)
13. The Middle East (PDF) (structure)
14. Other Asian Countries
15. Oceania (PDF) (structure)
16. Not to Corruption in Asia (PDF) (structure)

Please, see below for more information that is detailed about the available subjects.

Markets analysed in the Online Professional Doctorate in International Business specialisation in Asia-Pacific:

EENI Asian Students

Research areas of the Professional Doctorate in International Business (DIB, Online) specialisation in Asia-Pacific:

1. The Doctoral Student should select the most appropriate subjects for his thesis
2. The Doctoral Student can use any possible combination of the subjects
3. Minimum ECTS to be selected is 20, and the maximum is 60.
4. NOTE: the brackets show credits

Module - Economy, Institutions, Integration, and the international relations of Asia.

1. Asian Economy [1]
2. Economic Integration in Asia-Pacific [1]

The Asian Economic Organisations

1. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) [1]
2. Asian Development Bank (ADB) [1]
3. Colombo Plan [0.1]
4. Boao Forum for Asia [0.1]
5. Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
6. Islamic Development Bank [1]

International Economic Relations, organisations and inter-continental agreements related to Asia.

1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) [2]
2. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA) [0.5]
3. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) [2]
   1. Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation
   2. Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC)
   3. Statistical, economic, and social research
   4. Islamic Centre for the Development of Trade (ICDT)
   5. Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
   6. Statistical, Economic and Social Research Centre for Islamic Countries
4. Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership [0.2]
5. Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM) [0.1]
6. Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) [0.1]
7. Dialogue Asia-Middle East (AMED) [0.1]
8. Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
9. Africa-BRICS Cooperation [0.3]
10. Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PEEC)
11. Generalised System of Preferences (EU)
12. European Investment Bank
13. Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Download the syllabus of the module: “Asian Institutions” (PDF).

Module - Asian Economic Areas

1. Hindu Economic Area [2] (PDF)
2. Sinic Economic Area [2] (PDF)
3. Buddhist Economic Area [2] (PDF)
4. Asian-Islamic economic areas.
   1. Arab Economic Area [1] (PDF)
   2. Central Eurasian Economic Area [2] (PDF)
   3. Malay Economic Area
   4. Economic Integration of the Islamic Civilisation
   5. Interactions of the Islamic Civilisation with the other civilisations
5. Economic Area of Oceania [1] (PDF)
6. Agreements between the Asian economic areas:
   1. Asian Clearing Union (ACU) [0.1]
   2. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) [0.1]
   3. Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC) [0.1]
   4. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) [0.1]
   5. South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) [0.1]
   6. Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
   7. Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Programme

Free Trade Agreements (FTA) related to the Asian Markets

Module - India (26 ECTS)

Doing Business in India

1. Introduction to India [0.5]
2. States of India [0.5]
3. Economy of India [1]
4. FDI in India [1]
5. Indian Business People and companies: Hinduja, Birla, Infosys, Relliance, BIOCON, Dr Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Wadia, Godrej, TATA, Sahu Jain, Gautam Adani, Bhavarlal Hiralal Jain, Ajit Gulabchand, Wipro Azim Premji, and Yusuf Hamied
6. New Delhi [1]
7. Andhra Pradesh [1]
8. Bangalore Karnataka [2]
9. Haryana [1]
10. Maharashtra [1]
11. Gujarat [2]
12. Tamil Nadu [1]
13. Kerala [1]
14. India Free Trade Agreements (FTA)
15. Forum India-Africa [0.5]

Download the syllabus of the module “India” (PDF)

Economic Area of the Hindu Civilisation [2].

1. The Indian religions and the Economic Area of the Hindu Civilisation
2. India as the Central State of the Hindu Civilisation
3. Countries in the area of influence of the Hindu Civilisation:
   1. Mauritius: the Indian gateway to Africa
   2. Nepal: strong economic relations with India
   3. Bhutan
4. Economic Integration of the Hindu Civilisation
5. Economic relations of the Hindu Civilisation with the other civilisations
6. Diaspora of the Hindu Civilisation

Module - Indian religions and their influence on business in the Hindu Economic Area (4 ECTS).

Hinduism

Jainism

Zoroastrianism

Sikhism

Download the syllabus of the module: “Indian Religions” (PDF)

Module - China (22 ECTS)

Doing Business in China

Video: Business in China

1. Introduction to China [0.5]
2. Chinese economy [1]
3. Negotiation in China [0.5]
4. Chinese companies [0.5]: Zhang Ruimin, Haier, Ali Baba, Huawei, and Galanz
5. Customs of China [0.5]
6. China's Free Trade Agreements (FTA)
7. FDI in China [0.5]
8. Marine transport and ports [0.5]
9. Shanghai [2]
10. Guangzhou [1]
11. Beijing [1]
12. Greater Pearl River Delta [1]
13. Hong Kong [3]
14. China's International Economic Relations
15. Africa-China Cooperation [0.5]

Download the syllabus of the module “Doing Business in China” (PDF)

Economic Area of the Sinic Civilisation (2 ECTS)

Module - Taoism and Confucianism (3 ECTS).

Confucianism

Taoism

Download the syllabus of the module “Taoism and Confucianism” (PDF)

Module - Southeast Asia (30 ECTS).

Doing Business in Southeast Asia (ASEAN)

1. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) [3]
   1. ASEAN Economic Community
   2. FDI in the ASEAN Countries
   3. ASEAN Free-Trade Area
   4. Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)
   5. Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS)
   6. East ASEAN Growth Area
   7. ASEAN Free Trade Agreements (FTA)
   8. Mekong River Commission
   9. Greater Mekong Subregion [0.5]
2. Brunei Darussalam [1]
3. Cambodia [1]
4. Indonesia [3]
5. Laos [1]
6. Malaysia [2]
7. Myanmar [1]
8. Philippines [2]
9. Singapore [3]
10. Thailand [2]
11. Vietnam [2]
12. ASEAN Business People: Kith Meng, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, Tan Sri Mokhtar, and Thaksin Shinawatra

Download the syllabus of the module: “ASEAN Markets” (PDF)

Video: Business in Southeast Asia

Module - Buddhism (3 ECTS).

Buddhism and Business

1. Download the syllabus of the module: “Buddhism” (PDF)

Buddhist Economic Area

1. Influence of Buddhism on the Economic Area of the Buddhist Civilisation
2. Economic Profile of the countries with Buddhist majorities
3. Buddhist Business People
4. Economic Integration of the Buddhist Civilisation
5. The Buddhist Civilisation and the ASEAN
6. Interactions of the Buddhist Civilisation with the other civilisations

Module - Islam (5 ECTS).

Islam and Business

1. Introduction to Islam: Pillars, Sunnites, Shiites, Human Rights, Sharia, Fiqh
2. The Ummah (Muslim Community)
3. Islam and business: Banking and Islamic Finance, Muslim Business People, Islamic economic areas

Download the syllabus of the module: “Islam” (PDF)

Module - Central Eurasia (22 ECTS).

Doing Business in Central Eurasia

1. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) [0.4]
2. Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) [0.1]
3. Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) [0.5]
4. Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) [0.2]
5. Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States [0.1]
6. Relations with the EU: Black Sea Synergy, European Neighbourhood Policy, GSP
7. Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation [0.2]
8. Regional Organisation for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM) [0.2]
9. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) [0.2]
10. Armenia [1]
11. Azerbaijan [1]
12. Georgia [1]
13. Iran [2]
14. Kazakhstan [1]
15. Kyrgyz Republic [1]
16. Pakistan [2]
17. Tajikistan [1]
18. Turkmenistan [1]
19. Turkey [3]
    1. Customs Union with the European Union
    2. Africa-Turkey Partnership [0.1]
20. Uzbekistan [1]

Download the syllabus “Doing Business in Central Eurasia” (PDF)

Islamic economic area of Central Eurasia (2 ECTS)

Module - The Middle East (24 ECTS).

Doing Business in the Middle East

1. Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) [1.2]
   1. Saudi Arabia [3]
   2. Bahrain [2]
   3. Kuwait [1]
   4. Oman [1]
   5. Qatar [1]
   6. The United Arab Emirates [2]
2. Arab Countries not members of the CCG
   1. Jordan [1]
   2. Lebanon [2]
   3. Syria [0.5]
   4. Yemen [1]
3. Arab Businessman [1]
4. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA [1]
5. Arab League [1]
6. Afro-Arab Cooperation [0.5]
7. Eastern Catholic Churches (Maronites, Chaldeans)
8. Download the syllabus: “The Middle East” (PDF)

Arab Economic Area (1 ECTS)

Arab Development Funds (1 ECTS).

1. Download the syllabus “Arab Development Funds” (PDF)

Module - Other Asian Countries

1. Bangladesh [2]
2. Japan [2]
   1. Tokyo International Conference on the African Development [0.2]
3. The Maldives [0.5]
4. Mongolia [1]
5. North Korea [0.5]
6. South Korea [2]
   1. Africa-Korea Partnership [0.1]
7. Sri Lanka [2]
8. Taiwan [2]
9. Businessmen: Muhammad Yunus, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Salman F Rahman, Lee Kun-hee, Kazuo Inamori, Chang Yung-fa

Download the syllabus of the module: “Other Asian Countries” (PDF)

Module - Oceania (11 ECTS)

Doing Business in Oceania

1. Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) [0.1]
2. Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) [0.1]
3. Australia [3]
4. New Zealand [2]
5. Papua New Guinea [1]
6. Pacific island countries [1]
7. Download the syllabus “Oceania” (PDF)

Economic Area of Oceania [1]

Module - Business without corruption (4 ECTS)

Asian business without corruption

1. Download the syllabus of the module “Not to Corruption” (PDF)

The Online Doctorate in International Business specialisation in Asia includes courses of introduction to the major Asian languages: English, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Thai, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

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