Between two courses a seminar will be convened with students and faculty to assist in the assimilation and integration of course materials, to discuss issues outside the framework of the course offerings, and to present novel research of faculty scholars, visiting scholars, or Ph.D. students. These seminars will be organized in collaboration with the students and will incorporate their interests and concerns. Following the mandatory courses, a workshop on thesis writing will be offered to help students improve their Ph.D. proposals. The four mandatory courses are open to students from related programs, subject to rules set by the Academy. All courses will include student presentations and group discussions.
Special sessions are devoted to giving and receiving comments on the participants' Ph.D. proposals.
The two mandatory courses MC1 and MC2 also constitute the first part of the curriculum of ETIC - The European doctoral programme on the Economics of Technology and Institutional Change. The European doctoral programme on the Economics of Technology and Institutional Change. The Academy offers all enrolled Ph.D. students supervision by one of the six full professors and the ten visiting professors or associate professors engaged in the Academy. Supervisors will meet regularly to discuss progress and issues of common concern. The dissertation might consist of a monograph or a number of interrelated research papers.