PhD Summer School on Sustainable Supply Chains 2025

The 2025 EURO PhD School on Sustainable Supply Chains will be held at the University of Graz from June 30 to July 4, 2025. The PhD School offers an active forum for PhD students and early career researchers to enhance their knowledge in facilitating Operations Research methods for sustainable supply chain management, especially from a multi-criteria (triple bottom line) and an interdisciplinary (life cycle sustainability assessment, circular economy) perspective. It is organized by the EURO Working Group on Sustainable Supply Chains (EWG-SSC) in cooperation with the Department of Operations and Information Systems, University of Graz and co-sponsored by the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO), the Austrian OR Society (ÖGOR), and the University of Graz. The EURO PhD School will be followed by the 5th Conference on Sustainable Supply Chains, which will take place at the same location from July 4-5, 2025.

Date: June 30−July 4, 2025

Venue: University of Graz, Austria

Target Audience: PhD Students striving to enhance their knowledge in sustainable supply chain management; motivated to develop OR tools that support decision making towards sustainable supply; wanting to discuss and present research ideas on the topic. Motivated early career researchers may also be accepted if places are available.

Program Contents: In-class lectures, tutorials, and supervised training on selected topics at the interface of Operations Research and sustainable supply chains; opportunity to discuss own PhD research with peers and expert lecturers from the field; supervised work on case studies – solutions developed by participants will be presented in front of an expert panel at the end of the summer school.

Poster presentations at the 5th Conference of the Euro Working Group on Sustainable Supply Chains (SustSC2025) are highly welcome. SustSC2025 will take place from July 4 to July 5, 2025 in Graz.

Vacancies & Acceptance: There are 25 seats available. Due to the limited capacity, there is an application process for those that would like to participate. Preference will be given to applicants who have not previously received support from EURO for other PhD schools.

Application: To apply to the EURO PhD School on Sustainable Supply Chains, the candidates should be from a EURO member society country, or studying in a EURO member society country, and need to submit the following documents via e-mail with subject “PhD School application SUSTSC 2025” to sustsc2025(at)uni-graz.at:

  1. Application letter, including:
    1. Name, affiliation, and email-address,
    2. PhD program you are enrolled in, current stage of studies, as well as your PhD supervisors’ names,
    3. Background in Sustainability and in Operations Research, and
    4. Motivation to attend the PhD School.
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Recommendation letter from the PhD supervisor

Application deadline: January 31, 2025 14 February, 2025

Notification of acceptance: End of February, 2025

Fees & Rights: The registration fee is 150 EUR per participant. It will cover accommodation, meals (breakfast, coffee break, lunch, and dinner), conference material, travel within the school activities, and social activities.

  • Accommodation is provided in single- and two-bedroom apartments from June 30 to July 5 2025.
  • Travel costs should be covered by the participants, either by themselves or through external funding.
  • The fee does not include insurance for participants.
Registration for the PhD Summer School on Sustainable Supply Chains
Schedule (Preliminary Program)
Topics of the Summer School Sessions