EurOMA26: Doctoral Seminar
The 25th EurOMA Doctoral Seminar will take place at the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU Vienna) on the 27th & 28th of June 2026
Objective
The EurOMA Doctoral Seminar provides PhD students with a forum to present and discuss their research, and an opportunity to get feedback from and exchange comments with fellow PhD students and established researchers.
Structure
The Doctoral Seminar consists of two ‘classes’ or years. In the first-year class, participants are invited to present their research design and preliminary results. This class is meant for students who are in the first year or early in the second year of their PhD studies. In the second-year class, the discussion will focus on results and preliminary conclusions. Students who took part in a previous first-year class will be invited to join the second-year class, but it is also possible to apply directly to the second-year class.
Faculty
A faculty of established scholars will take part in the Doctoral Seminar, providing support and feedback, sharing their experiences, and engaging actively in the discussions.
Application Process
PhD students applying for the first time must submit a short project description (maximum 5 pages) with name, project title, affiliation, and a letter of recommendation from their supervisor. These two documents must be sent by email to par.ahlstrom@hhs.se and minelle.silva@umanitoba.ca no later than February 11th, 2026.
PhD students who have previously participated in the seminar, need to confirm their participation by email to par.ahlstrom@hhs.se and minelle.silva@umanitoba.ca no later than February 11th, 2026.
Notification & Preparation
All applicants will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their application by February 25th, 2026.
Accepted first year applicants will be asked to prepare and submit a paper or research proposal describing their research design, no later than May 26th, 2026.
Accepted second year participants will be asked to deliver a paper or working paper covering the preliminary results and conclusions of their research, no later than May 26th, 2026.
Certification & Credit
Upon successful completion of the Doctoral Seminar, first year participants receive a certificate titled
‘Research Design in Operations Management’.
Second year participants receive a certificate
titled
‘Preliminary Results/Working Paper’.
Each Doctoral Seminar counts for 3 ECTS.
Key Dates
February 11th 2025
February 25th 2026
May 26th 2026
June 27th & 28th 2026
EurOMA Inclusiveness Programme
The European Operations Management Association is offering the
possibility for a select number of PhD students to participate free
to charge in the Doctoral Seminar and the EurOMA Conference 2026.
The
possibility to attend the events free of charge is open to PhD
students participating in the Doctoral Seminar for the first time To
apply for the opportunity to attend both events free of charge, PhD
students need to:
-
Indicate their interest in having their registration fees waived
in their Doctoral Seminar application document.
- Ensure that the supervisor’s letter of recommendation clearly states the need and relevance of participating in the inclusiveness program.
The selection of PhD students who will be included in the inclusiveness program will be done by a committee with representatives from the EurOMA board, the conference organizers and the Doctoral Seminar. For more information on EurOMA’s inclusiveness programme please see here. You can direct any additional questions to Minelle Silva at minelle.silva@umanitoba.ca and Pär Åhlström at par.ahlstrom@hhs.se.
Registration
You can register for the Doctoral Seminar via the registration
system. Students, whose application has been accepted, will receive
information on how to register for the Doctoral Seminar and the
EurOMA Conference. Please, do not register before receiving these
instructions.
The registration fee for the Doctoral
Seminar is € 200. This fee includes participation at the seminar on
two days, seminar materials, coffee breaks, lunches and the Doctoral
Seminar dinner. Access to the main conference is not included in
this fee.
Venue
The Doctoral Seminar will take place at Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Building TC (click image for dynamic map).
Contact
euroma2026@wu.ac.at
Other EurOMA-related PhD Student Activities
Students are recommended to participate in the EDEN Doctoral Seminar on Research Methodology in Operations Management before participating in the EurOMA series of Doctoral Seminars. This seminar is organised by EIASM in close collaboration with EurOMA. Further information and announcements of seminar can be found at the EIASM Website.