The Practitioner’s Doctorate degree programmes offered at the European International University (EIU-Paris), are aimed at further enhancing professionals in 3 specific vocational fields, namely business administration and management (D.B.A. and D.Man.), teaching and education (Ed.D.), as well as psychology (Psy.D.).

Since the Practitioner’s Doctorate programmes are undertaken by professionals working in specific vocational sectors, the programmes focus on, and revolve around real-life issues, challenges, and problems that impact workplace dynamics, interactions and performance.

Action research carried out by EIU-Paris’ doctorate students are aimed at solving some of these real-life issues and challenges, along with contributing to the existing body of knowledge and scholarly theories in the field of management, education, and psychology.

Program Benefits

The Ed.D. degree is widely respected and acknowledged practitioner’s doctorate in Education Administration, Leadership and Teaching. It is designed to challenge the practical knowledge an experienced professional has acquired through their existing career in education administration, leadership and teaching. In addition, the degree would help professionals to develop new skills through crucial academic research.

As a result, these newly developed skills help an individual take their career to the highest level, preparing them for important decision making and analyses required for top-level education management/leadership positions.

Throughout the Ed.D. programme, candidates are given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities in strategic planning and advanced decision making. This might involve conducting complex analyses within their workplace environment to deepen their knowledge of their vocational sector as a whole.

Professionals undertaking the Ed.D. programme would develop new theories that focus on improving current workplace practices, with the intention of making a positive contribution to real-world sector specific problems and challenges.

Being one the highest level of qualification in the field of education leadership, management and teaching, the Ed.D. programme leads to the following benefits to professionals undertaking this programme of study

1. Highest level of problem solving and research skills

2. Increased prospects for international employability

3. Diversification of career paths