Field of Finance
The doctoral program in the field of Finance is a scientific track designed for graduates of second-cycle university studies (Master’s level) as well as for graduates of long-term university studies completed before the Bologna Process.
Doctoral students will acquire advanced professional competencies in the field and will have the opportunity to direct their scientific research toward priority topics such as corporate finance, public finance, behavioral finance, taxation, monetary economics, capital markets, and insurance markets.
Joint PhD supervision (cotutelle) is also encouraged. Doctoral students may undertake research internships at partner universities through the Erasmus+ program.
Doctoral supervisors
- Prof. univ. dr. habil ALBULESCU Claudiu (CV)
- Conf. univ. dr. habil AVRAM Alexandru (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. habil BADEA Leonardo (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. habil BARNA Flavia Mirela (CV)
- Conf. univ. dr. habil BOÈšOC Claudiu (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. BUGLEA Alexandru (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. CERNA Silviu (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. COSMA Dorin (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. DIMA Bogdan (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. DONATH Liliana (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. habil ENACHE Cosmin (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. habil LOBONÈš Oana (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. habil MOLDOVAN Nicoleta Claudia (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. MUTAÅžCU Mihai Ioan (CV)
- Conf. univ. dr. habil NACHESCU Miruna Lucia (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. habil NICOLESCU Ana Cristina (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. PIRTEA Marilen Gabriel (CV)
- Prof. univ. dr. TALPOȘ Ioan (CV)
- Conf. univ. dr. habil VÄ‚TAVU Sorana (CV)
Thematic areas of interest (2025)
Prof. Claudiu Albulescu, PhD, Habil.
- Green Finance and Climate Change
- The Impact of the Financing System on the Performance of Universities in Romania
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Prof. Flavia Mirela Barna, PhD, Habil.
- The Impact of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Factors on Decision-Making in Insurance
- Green Financing – Opportunities and Challenges
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Prof. Bogdan Dima, PhD
- On the Solvability of Financial Markets Through the Data Generating Process
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Prof. Oana LobonÈ›, PhD, Habil.
- The Digital Transformation of the Tax System and Its Role in Preventing Tax Evasion
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Prof. Mihai Ioan Mutașcu, PhD
- Country-Asymmetric Environmental Policies and Pollution Spread
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Prof. Ana-Cristina Nicolescu, PhD, Habil.
- Integrating Climate Risk into Financial Decision-Making: Developing a Framework for Sustainable Investment Strategies in the European Union
- Assessing the Socio-Economic Impact of Climate Change Mitigation Policies: A System Dynamics Approach for Sustainable Development in the European Union
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Assoc. Prof. Sorana Vătavu, PhD, Habil.
- Fiscal Policies for Combating Climate Change and Promoting Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Finance and Company Performance
Useful information
Proposed topics for admission (2025)
For the complete list of topics, please refer to the table (link).
The funding status of each topic (scholarship-based budget, budget without scholarship, or tuition fee) is determined based on the admission competition, in accordance with the UVT methodology.
Admission
The admission process for doctoral studies consists of an entrance exam, during which the candidate presents a scientific research project (Annex 9 of the DSEBA Doctoral Admission Regulations).
The main components of the research project are as follows:
- the title of the scientific research project (which must correspond to a topic announced by the doctoral supervisor for admission),
- a summary of the project (in Romanian and English or French),
- the content of the scientific research project,
- the objectives and research activities within the project,
- a plan for dissemination of doctoral research results,
- and a description of the candidate’s previous scientific research experience.
Candidates may choose to prepare and present the scientific research project either in Romanian or in an internationally used language.
Candidate evaluation during the admission exam will be carried out based on the criteria and indicators included in the evaluation grid for doctoral admission in the field of Economic Sciences (Annex 10 of the DSEBA Doctoral Admission Regulations).
The weighting of each evaluation criterion in the final score is as follows:
- 50% for the evaluation of the research project
- 50% for the evaluation of the candidate’s prior academic and scientific background
For more details regarding the application file, the admission calendar, and the organization of the admission process within the Doctoral School of Economics and Business Administration, please consult the DSEBA Doctoral Admission Regulations and the UVT Doctoral Admission Methodology.
Curriculum
- Doctoral students admitted in the first year in 2024 (link)
- Doctoral students admitted in the first year in 2025 (link)
Courses
Conceptual Developments in Economic Sciences
Completion of studies
For more details about the IOSUD-West University of Timișoara study completion procedure, please visit the Doctoral Studies > Completion of doctoral studies page (link).
For field-specific details, please consult the following:Â
- Order of the Ministry of Education and Research no. 3018/2025, dated January 13, 2025, on the approval of the minimum mandatory national standards required for awarding doctoral degrees, published in the Official Gazette no. 78 of January 29, 2025
(applicable to doctoral students admitted from 2025 onward)Â (link) - Order of the Ministry of National Education no. 5110/2018, dated September 17, 2018, regarding the approval of the minimum national standards for awarding doctoral degrees, published in the Official Gazette no. 817 of September 24, 2018 (link)
(applicable to doctoral students admitted before 2025)Â (link) - The National Guide for Writing Doctoral Theses related to the Field of Study (forthcoming publication)
- Sections concerning the graduation procedure in the Regulations of the Doctoral School to which you are affiliated