Difference between revisions of "PhD graduation procedure"
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A PhD student must defend its research work in front of an examination committee composed by a minimum of two Faculty Members and two External Examiner-Opponent. For each candidate, the name of the External Examiner-Opponent will be proposed to the Faculty by the student’s supervisor. | A PhD student must defend its research work in front of an examination committee composed by a minimum of two Faculty Members and two External Examiner-Opponent. For each candidate, the name of the External Examiner-Opponent will be proposed to the Faculty by the student’s supervisor. | ||
| − | A Ph.D thesis presenting results of the candidate’s research has to be sent to the External Examiner (cc: | + | A Ph.D thesis presenting results of the candidate’s research has to be sent to the External Examiner (cc: [[Students' Secretariat]]) approximately six weeks before the final dissertation, unless otherwise stated by the Ph.D rules or agreed between the External Examiner and the Supervisor. At the same time the candidate will have to submit the following form to the Students' Secretariat: [[Media:domanda PhD.pdf| PhD request]]. The first page of the written thesis should follow this format [[Media:copertina2.pdf| Thesis Cover Page ]]. |
The External Examiner will then review the thesis and suggest corrections if any. After implementing the corrections based on the External Examiner’s review, the thesis will be distributed to the members of the examination committee at least one week before the examination date. | The External Examiner will then review the thesis and suggest corrections if any. After implementing the corrections based on the External Examiner’s review, the thesis will be distributed to the members of the examination committee at least one week before the examination date. | ||
Revision as of 16:14, 6 November 2012
The general principles governing the PhD final examination are established in Art.18 of the SISSA Statute, which you can find here. A PhD student must defend its research work in front of an examination committee composed by a minimum of two Faculty Members and two External Examiner-Opponent. For each candidate, the name of the External Examiner-Opponent will be proposed to the Faculty by the student’s supervisor.
A Ph.D thesis presenting results of the candidate’s research has to be sent to the External Examiner (cc: Students' Secretariat) approximately six weeks before the final dissertation, unless otherwise stated by the Ph.D rules or agreed between the External Examiner and the Supervisor. At the same time the candidate will have to submit the following form to the Students' Secretariat: PhD request. The first page of the written thesis should follow this format Thesis Cover Page .
The External Examiner will then review the thesis and suggest corrections if any. After implementing the corrections based on the External Examiner’s review, the thesis will be distributed to the members of the examination committee at least one week before the examination date.
The exam consists in a public seminar followed by a discussion. The exam is not a formality as a small but non negligible number of students may fail to pass it.
A copy of the final approved thesis should be given to the Students' Secretariat and will be finally posted on the web.
If you need a certificate of your diploma, please fill in the following document Diploma Certificate and submit it to the Students' Secretariat. 3-4 working days after you should receive your certificate.
