• INTRODUCING EDEN
• PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
• FACULTY
• PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
• PRACTICALITIES

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.

Prof. Rodney Turner, Lille School of Management
E-mail: rodneyturner@europrojex.co.uk; jr.turner@esc-lille.fr

Prof. Christophe N. Bredillet, Lille School of Management
Prof. Rodney Turner, Lille School of Management

List of faculty members will be posted soon

The seminar will provide a forum for doctoral students in project management from Europe and around the world, where they can share experiences in studying project management, exchanging information on:

– research and theoretical paradigms appropriate for project management
– research methodologies appropriate for research in project management
– literature on project management to inform their studies

Modern project management had its genesis as an off-shoot of Operations Research and Operations Management in the late 1940s. In the early days the focus was on using optimization algorithms such as critical path analysis, the earned value method, and Monte Carlo analysis to optimize the time and cost required to deliver the project’s objectives. It is recognized that the theoretical basis of project management is evolving, and this is an encumbrance to research in project management. With a weak theoretical basis, research paradigms are weak, and that is a threat to the research methodologies that follow. Our aim is to explore the research and theoretical paradigms appropriate for project management , and the methodological approaches that follow.

TIME AND LOCATION
The seminar will be held at the LILLE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Lille, France.
The programme will start on August 17, 2009 and is scheduled to end August 21, 2009

PARTICIPATION FEE
The participation fee is 1500 €. 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 25 € per night will be charged to you.

Cancellations made before July 30, 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 apply to Nadine Sauzé. We would accept submissions until July 25. Besides doctoral students, other researchers may participate. The selection among the applicants will be conducted by the programme coordinator. 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.

For more information, please contact:

ESC Lille
Ms. Nadine Sauzé
e-mail: eden-PM@esc-lille.fr
telephone: +33-3-20 21 59 72
fax: +33-3-20 21 59 74

EIASM
Ms. Nina Payen
EDEN Manager, EIASM - PLACE DE BROUCKÈRE-PLEIN - 31 - 1000 BRUSSELS - BELGIUM
Tel: 32 2 2266661 - Fax: 32 2 5121929
Email: nina@eiasm.be