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EDEN calls to everyone’s mind the garden of earthly delights to which the Book of Genesis refers. It evokes the attractive and creative environment that EIASM offers to young promising scholars who undertake the exciting doctoral adventure.
Through the creation of EDEN, EIASM will contribute to the most critical phases in a scholar’s life cycle : i.e. his/her introduction to and early growth on the academic market. Thanks to its unique image and its organizational competitive advantages (core of associations, autonomy and flexibility), EIASM can indeed be very efficient at :

• inserting young doctoral fellows into a highly stimulating system where European researchers can interact (within and across associations), sharing common objectives and concerns ;
• helping them in the positioning of their own work in relation to European research generally : expose them to various research traditions and orientations, open their minds to the international/global perspectives to be adopted when looking at the Management environment, make them aware of the challenges Management is facing in Europe (globalization, new technologies, etc.) ;
• creating a network of European educators active at the doctoral level in Management.

This EDEN seminar is sponsored by the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation in Finland.

The aim of this course is to further the understanding of supply chain management concepts and processes in different contexts. The focus of the course is on analysing and conducting research in the area of disaster relief. After the completion of the course the students have an overview of relevant topics and how research is conducted in supply chain management at present. A further aim is to develop the analytical skills, academic writing skills, reviewing and publishing skills of doctoral students.
The course will have experts both from Finland and abroad.

Main themes:

• Supply chain management: the field and how to contribute
• Contemporary research in humanitarian logistics
• Humanitarian supply chains: main concepts
• Related research areas: disaster management, crisis management
• Material, information, and financial flows in humanitarian supply chains
• Supply chain integration, co-ordination, collaboration, co-opetition
• Supply chain risk management
• Performance measurement in humanitarian supply chains
  

Programme Schedule
For a detailed programme schedule, click HERE

Doctoral students doing research in logistics and supply chain management, preferably humanitarian logistics.

The course consists of a pre-reading package of papers on the web, a residential module in August, and further discussions on the web. During the residential module, each of the participants will also present their research proposals to the faculty and get feedback from international experts in the field. A final paper which should be targeted at a chosen journal will also be submitted and feedback on this paper will be given by faculty. Grading (excellent, good, satisfactory) will be based on the overall activity of the student (in the residential module, online discussions), the final paper and a learning log.

CREDITS: 8 ECTS will be assigned to the seminar

Gyöngyi Kovács, Asst.Prof., Hanken School of Economics
Ira Haavisto,  Hanken School of Economics

Faculty
- Ruth Banomyong, Asst.Prof., Thammasat University
- Anthony Beresford, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University
- Susanne Hertz, Prof., Jönköping International Business School
- Marianne Jahre, Assoc.Prof., BI Norwegian School of Management
- Gyöngyi Kovács, Asst.Prof., Hanken School of Economics (chair, examiner)
- Paul Larson, Prof., University of Manitoba
- Tore Listou, Asst.Prof., Norwegian Defence Command and Staff College
- Peter Schmitz, Senior Researcher, CSIR
- Peter Tatham, Senior Lecturer, Cranfield University

Experts
- Martijn Blansjaar, Oxfam
- Alexander Blecken, Medecins Sans Frontieres
- Hannu Sivonen, National Emergency Supply Agency

TIME AND LOCATION
The seminar will be held at the Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
The programme will start on August 21, 2009 and is scheduled to end August 30, 2008

PARTICIPATION FEE
The participation fee is as follows:
- Non-Finnish doctoral student from EIASM non-member institution: 1.500 €.
- Non-Finnish doctoral student from EIASM member institution (EIASM Scholarship - see below): 800€
- Finnish doctoral students and students from Humlog group pay only for their accommodation (price to be announced)

This fee includes participation to the seminar, the documents, lodging and a number of dinners.

Doctoral students will be assigned rooms for two.

Should you wish a single room, an extra fee of 50 € per night will be charged to you.

Cancellations made before August 1, 2009 will be reimbursed with 10% deduction of the total fee. No reimbursement will be possible after this date.

EIASM SCHOLARSHIPS
The Institute offers a limited number of scholarships of 700 € each. Scholarships are strictly limited to students coming from an EIASM Institutional Member (the Academic Council). Allocation of the scholarships is entirely at the discretion of the European Institute.

APPLICATIONS
Interested doctoral students should register online (and add the required documents) no later than June 15, 2009. Besides doctoral students, other researchers may participate. The number of participants will be limited to create a stimulating environment. The selection among the applicants will be conducted by the Institute’s Faculty. They will review the following documents which should necessarily complement each application form:

• the applicant’s curriculum vitae demonstrating his/her capabilities of doing research ;
• a letter of recommendation of his/her local faculty supporting the application ;
• a two-page description of his/her doctoral research, indicating the general objectives.