Centre for Economic Innovation and Investment


Why an Amity CEII PhD?

At the Centre for Economic Innovation and Investment (CEII) you will be able to engage in and conduct premium-quality academic research in areas with highly practical relevance for the financial industry and our society.

Our close collaboration with Deloitte, one of the global Big Four accounting & consulting organizations and the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and number of professionals, enables deep engagements with complex, important and highly relevant practical issues.

Amity University and its PhD students see research as a means to create impact to permanently shape and disrupt both the academic sector and the financial industry.

During your PhD, you will break down major issues into manageable research projects and rigorously tackle these projects by drawing on theory and methods in the tradition of excellent academic discipline. You will have the opportunity to pursue your educational and research interests unencumbered by other responsibilities and you will work in close collaboration with the faculty, its teachers and in contact with senior practitioners of Deloitte, capitalizing on the talents and expertise from a leading Big4 industry perspective and their unique knowledge transfer and practice-oriented insights.

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Academia at Amity and the CEII

Academic work and research at the CEII is based on challenging both the status quo and develop future market driver topics. Our goal is to be comparable to the world’s top tier universities. For this reason academic discipline on the highest level will be expected from both our academic professionals and our PhD candidates.

Our close collaboration with Deloitte not only enables deep engagements with complex, important and highly relevant practical issues. It is also an example of how we will shape and transform the academic world by conducting cutting-edge research on defined focus areas with highly practical relevance and by creating new or expanding existing academic fields.

Enabled by such a partnership, Amity University and its PhD students challenge conventional opinions and therefore create new and better perspectives tailored to various market demands.

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Industry collaboration at Amity and the CEII

Amity University and the CEII closely collaborate with senior practitioners of Deloitte, one of the global Big Four accounting & consulting organizations and the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and number of professionals, capitalizing on the talents and expertise from a leading Big4 industry perspective and their unique knowledge transfer and practice-oriented insights.

Deloitte provides audit, risk advisory, tax, financial advisory, consulting services and legal advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high quality service to clients, delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business challenges. Deloitte’s approximately 263,900 professionals are committed to making an impact that matters. Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee (“DTTL”), its network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities.

Amity closely collaborates with the German member firm of Deloitte, especially the German consulting unit and its sub-department for Capital Markets.

Moreover Amity and the CEII aim at entering collaborative research activities with other prestigious universities and companies in the financial industry.

Such strong partnerships will enable Amity University and its PhD students at the CEII to engage in excellent research tailored to various market demands. It will also promote corporatization and commercialization of revolutionary ideas by actively disclosing research results and enable Deloitte to align its services closely to scientific findings, thus to provide more qualified advice and to contribute to a stronger financial industry as a whole. PhD students at Amity and the CEII will therefore be part of an active and ongoing market disruption and transformation.

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