Fwd: 2026 EURO Ph.D. Summer School on MCDA/M (Delft, July 19–Aug 1, 2026) - Call for Applications
Dr. Arun K Deshmukh
From: Salvatore Corrente <salvatore...@unict.it>
Date: Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Subject: 2026 EURO Ph.D. Summer School on MCDA/M (Delft, July 19–Aug 1, 2026) - Call for Applications
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2026 EURO Ph.D. Summer School on MCDA/M
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Delft, the Netherlands
Main organizer: Jafar Rezaei (j.re...@tudelft.nl)
July 19 - August 1, 2026
Application deadline: March 1, 2026
Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2026
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Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the 2026 EURO Ph.D. Summer School on MCDA/MCDM, which will take place at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), the Netherlands, from July 19 to August 1, 2026.
The summer school is intended for Ph.D. candidates who wish to gain an in-depth understanding of the theoretical and applied aspects of MCDA/MCDM, interact with leading scholars in the field, and participate in hands-on exercises and team-based case studies. A limited number of Master’s students and young researchers may also be admitted.
The maximum number of participants is 50.
Program highlights
* Lectures covering state-of-the-art MCDA/MCDM methods, applications across diverse domains, and supporting software tools
* Hands-on exercises and collaborative case studies on real-world decision problems
* Networking opportunities with experts and peers, complemented by a social program
Dates and location
* Summer school: July 19–August 1, 2026 (Delft, the Netherlands)
* Website: https://www.mcdmsummerschool.tudelft.nl/
Lecturers and topics (alphabetical order)
1. Matteo Brunelli (University of Trento, Italy) – AHP/ANP
2. Marco Cinelli (Leiden University, The Netherlands) – Problem structuring in MCDA/MCDM
3. Salvatore Corrente (University of Catania, Italy) – Composite Indicators
4. Jose Rui Figueira (Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal) – Outranking Methods
5. Xavier Gandibleux (University of Nantes, France) – Modeling and Solving Multiobjective Optimization Problems
6. Salvatore Greco (University of Catania, Italy) – MAUT, Preference Modelling, Robust Ordinal Regression
7. Milosz Kadzinski (Poznan University of Technology, Poland) – MCDA/MCDM Method Selection
8. Murat Koksalan (Middle East Technical University, Turkey) – Interactive Methods of Multiobjective Optimization with Behavioral Aspects
9. Jafar Rezaei (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) – Best-Worst Method; “Meet the Editor of JMCDA”
10. Serpil Sayin (Koç University, Turkey) – Multiobjective Discrete Optimization
11. Roman Słowiński (Poznan University of Technology, Poland) – Decision Rule Approach to MCDA; “Meet the Editor of EJOR”
12. Rudolf Vetschera (University of Vienna, Austria) – Collective Decision Making
13. Constantin Zopounidis (Technical University of Crete, Greece) – Applications in Finance
Fees and support
Thanks to financial support from EURO and the International Society on MCDM, registration fees will be kept at an affordable level. Partial support may be available for participants with limited funds, especially those from developing countries.
Important dates
* Application opening: October 1, 2025
* Application deadline: March 1, 2026
* Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2026
* Early registration deadline: April 15, 2026
* Late registration deadline: May 15, 2026
How to apply
Please submit the following documents by email with the subject line “MCDA/M Summer School 2026” to Jafar Rezaei (j.re...@tudelft.nl):
* Motivation letter
* Curriculum Vitae (with photo)
* One recommendation letter from your scientific advisor (if applying for financial support, please indicate this in your application; the advisor should confirm the financial need)
In addition, please submit the completed application form via the summer school website: http://www.mcdmsummerschool.tudelft.nl/
Applicants will receive a confirmation of submission by email. Accepted participants will receive detailed registration instructions after March 15, 2026. The finalized program and updates will be posted on the website in early 2026.
I would be grateful if you could circulate this announcement to interested Ph.D. candidates and colleagues.
All the best,
Jafar Rezaei
Delft University of Technology