A professional doctorate for experienced managers, founders and consultants. Turn a real challenge from your work into doctoral research, study online over about three years, and graduate with a doctorate awarded by EU Global, a licensed higher education institution in Malta.
Practitioner ResearchResearch the problem you know bestDBA · Linkway × EU GlobalLicensed by Malta's higher education authority (MFHEA 2024-018) · 180 European credits
European Credits
ECTS, used across Europe
Doctorate Level (EQF)
The highest level in Europe
Doctoral Courses
Across 3 research modules
Duration
Online, alongside your work
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Your DBA is a Level 8 award on the European Qualifications Framework, the highest level there is, with 180 European credits (ECTS). It's awarded by EU Global, licensed by Malta's higher education authority (MFHEA, Licence No. 2024-018).
Each module ends in a milestone: a clear research problem, a defended proposal and, finally, your dissertation and viva. Hover or tap a module to open it.
You start with leadership and innovation for sustainable development, review your own professional practice, and turn it into research objectives. You also learn proposal writing and research ethics.
Milestone
A clearly defined research problem and objectives
Proposal & Defence
Dissertation & Viva
Module 01 · Research Problem
Exploring the research problem
You start with leadership and innovation for sustainable development, review your own professional practice, and turn it into research objectives. You also learn proposal writing and research ethics.
Milestone
A clearly defined research problem and objectives
Module 02 · Proposal & Defence
Your research proposal and its defence
Module 03 · Dissertation & Viva
Your dissertation and viva
Your Doctorate of Business Administration is awarded by EU Global (European Global Institute of Innovation & Technology), a higher education institution licensed by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority. Malta is an EU member state, and its qualifications framework maps to the European Qualifications Framework, so your DBA is recognised as a doctorate-level award (Level 8) with 180 European credits.
Awarded by
EU Global
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You're assessed through research work, not exams. Each milestone feeds directly into your final dissertation.
Turn a challenge from your professional practice into research objectives, a method and an ethics plan. This becomes the blueprint for your whole doctorate, and the first thing your supervisor helps you sharpen.
Map what's already known about your topic and find the gap your research will fill.
Literature review
Learn how academic publishing works and how to shape your findings into a paper.
Article draft
The Finale
Dr.
Viva voce
Submit a doctoral dissertation that applies research to a real business challenge, then defend it in an oral examination (viva voce).
Turn years of professional experience into a sharp research question about your own field.
Defend your proposal, review the literature and design the study that will answer your question.
Collect and analyse your data, write up your findings and defend them at a viva voce.
Graduate with a doctorate that strengthens your case for board roles, consulting, teaching and thought leadership.
Your Linkway advisor checks your eligibility, helps you shape a first research idea and explains the fees. Shortlisted applicants then meet EU Global's academic committee.
A free 30-minute call with a Linkway advisor about fit, eligibility and fees.
Submit the online form with your certificates, transcripts and CV.
EU Global admissions reviews your documents. Shortlisted applicants may have a short interview.
If you're admitted, you receive an offer letter with your intake and fee schedule.
Accept the offer, complete enrolment and join your cohort's induction.
Who it's for
Fees & financing
Your advisor walks you through the fee schedule, instalment options and any scholarships. Travel for any residency is separate.
Straight answers. No corporate fluff.
