The Ph.D. Programme in Tourism, Economics and Management is integrated in the Ph.D. School of the ULPGC (EDULPGC) and adapted to the 99/2011 Royal Decree (January 28th), which regulates official Ph.D. programmes. The Doctorate is the result of the collaboration between the University Institute of Sustainable Tourism and Economic Development (TIDES) and the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism (FEET) of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC).
Its objective is to offer a training that serves as a basis for a development in any sector related to tourism, economics and management, and oriented to the performance of management activities. The Doctorate has an internationalization vocation, since (1) it promotes and encourages joint researches and publications together with researchers from other countries; (2) it has agreements with other Ph.D. programmes; (3) it favors students’ mobility and (4) it aims to obtain the mention of international doctorates for a substantial part of its doctorates.