En route to the Doctorate

After the day of the public examination

After the public examination and the following celebration have taken place, the Faculty will decide whether to accept the dissertation and grant the doctoral degree.

Examination of the doctoral dissertation

The Opponent must submit a reasoned written statement on the dissertation within six weeks of the public examination to the Faculty Council. In the statement, the Opponent must propose that the dissertation be rejected or accepted. The Opponent may also propose a grade for the dissertation.

The doctoral candidate may respond to the Opponent's statement.

The Faculty Council will decide on the acceptance or rejection of the dissertation and on its grading. The doctoral candidate's defence at the public examination will also be taken into account in the grading.