European Project Center and its members are involved in the high-quality scientific research. Here you will find completed and on-going PhD research studies, their results for the regional development as well as references to the PhD theses.

Christopher Meyer. Entrepreneurial Discovery Process Design for Sustainable Development within Smart Specialisation Strategies. Years of Study: 01.03.2019 - 29.06.2023. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gunnar Prause. Opponents: Prof. Dr. Per Servais, Department of Marketing, School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University. Prof. Dr. Cristina Sousa, Escola de Ciencias Sociais e Humanas, Departemento de Economia Politica, Iscte - Instituto Universitário Lisboa, Portugal. PhD defended on 29.06.2023. PhD thesis available here. 

Robert Philipp. Smart Seaports as Innovation Drivers for Blue Grwoth. Years of Study: 01.09.2016 - 17.03.2021. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gunnar Prause. Opponents: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.. Hans-Dietrich Haasis, Chair of Maritime Economics and Logistics, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Bremen. Prof. Dr. Lauri Ojala, Chair of Logistics, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku. PhD defended on 17.03.2021. PhD thesis available here.

Eunice Omolola Olaniyi. Business Models in Compliance with Sulphur Emissions Control Area Regulations in the Baltic Sea Region. Years of study: 01.09.2014 – 28.08.2018. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gunnar Prause. Opponents: Prof. Hans-Dietrich Haasis, University of Bremen. Prof. Esa Hämäläinen, Universty of Turku.  PhD defended on 27.08.2018 PhD thesis available here.

Laima Gerlitz. Design as Success Factor for Innovation, Competitiveness and Smart Growth. Years of study: 01.09.2014 – 31.05.2018. PhD defended on 31.05.2018 at Tallinn University of Technology. PhD Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gunnar Prause. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gunnar Prause. Opponents: Prof. Jay Mitra, Professor of Business Enterprise and Innovation Essex Business School, University of Essex, United Kingdom. Assistant Prof. Lucia Marchegiani Department of Management and Law University of Roma Tre, Italy. PhD available here.

Anatoli Beifert. Regional Airports as a Driving Force for Economic and Entrepreneurial Growth Through Air Cargo Value Chains. PhD defended on 06.07.2016 at Tallinn University of Technology. PhD Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gunnar Prause. Opponents: Associate Prof Meike Schröder, Hamburg University of Technology. Prof. Igor Kabashkin Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Riga. PhD thesis available here.

Kristina Hunke. Conceptualisation and Management of Green Transport Corridors. PhD defended on 02.03.2015 at Tallinn University of Technology. PhD Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gunnar Prause. Opponents: Prof. Esa Hämäläinen, Centre for Maritime Studies, University of Turku, Finland. Ass. Prof. Meike Schröder, Institute of Business Logistics and General Management, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany.
PhD thesis available here.