The Doctor of Finance (Ph.D.) objective is to produce high-quality scholars by preparing them for successful academic professions and to help them develop an understanding of the methods used in theoretical modeling and empirical testing. The Finance program core finance areas of study include asset pricing, investments, corporate finance, and financial intermediation.

Taking the thesis for this programme allows you to explore all the research tools, strategies and tactics that are crucial to analyze and improve the financial dimension of any operational decision in a company.

Financial management and analysis are some of the most important and valuable skills for today's managers and executives. It is essential to understand the impact of daily decisions on an organization's financial performance. This program gives all the tools, strategies, and tactics crucial for analyzing and improving the financial dimension of any decision operative in a firm. This program uses the A.P.E.L. (Accreditation Prior Experiential Learning) system. It is addressed to 30 years old Managers, Entrepreneurs, Professionals having at least 5 years of industry experience. A Master's degree or equivalent is required to access the program. The entire course is carried out in Distance Learning.

This program aims at producing graduates with advanced research and analytical skills, capable of bringing their managerial and entrepreneurial skills to leading contemporary organizations.

The recently created Doctoral Program in Business and Economics of the University of Aveiro, with three branches of specialization - Economics, Management and Finance - responds to the requests of researchers and graduates to continue their doctoral studies in these areas of knowledge, tackling a gap that exists not only in the context of the doctoral programs of the University of Aveiro, but also, due to its differential nature, in the context of the education Programs in these areas in Portugal.

Stakeholders include experts such as suppliers and debt issues. They go beyond is the matter is commonly known as boardrooms or corporate meetings. Dealing with external stakeholders within an organization can be tricky as the real experts are not on the ground.