Joint Thesis Supervision

Joint thesis supervision allows PhD students, enrolled at Sapienza University or foreign universities, to prepare their PhD dissertations by alternating research periods between their home university and the partner university, ultimately earning a dual degree.

Joint thesis supervision can be initiated within 18 months from the start of the PhD program through a specific agreement signed by the Rectors of the involved universities. This agreement must be approved in advance by the Academic Board of the PhD program, which will also confirm the availability of the financial resources necessary for its implementation.

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The following is a list of the joint supervision arrangements currently in place for the PhD program in Archaeology:

Ciclo XXXVII

Lucio Lauri, outgoing, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona)

Ciclo XXXVIII

Stefano Ruzza, incoming, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Marcello De Vos, outgoing, University of Groningen
Caterina Grassi, outgoing, Università di Aix-Marseille
Olivier Scancarello, incoming, Université Côte d'Azur

Ciclo XXXIX

Bence Párkányi, incoming, Eötvös Loránd University
Simone Grosso, incoming, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Francesca Di Maria, outgoing, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Andrea Discepoli, outgoing, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Ciclo XL

Candice Morin, incoming, Université de Tours
Adele Rinaldi, incoming, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz

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REQUIREMENTS

• to be enrolment in a PhD Programme at Sapienza (outgoing) or at a foreign University (for incoming PhD students entering Sapienza from a foreign University);

• acceptance by the thesis supervisors (tutors) of the universities involved (Sapienza and other foreign University);

• approval by the Board of Professors of the Sapienza PhD Programme;

• activation of cotutelle agreement must take place (signed and completed) by the 18th month of the start of the PhD programme (the request for activation must be submitted with sufficient notice to allow the necessary administrative procedures to be completed within the prescribed timeframe);

• the preparation of the thesis carried out in alternating periods, roughly equivalent, at each of the two institutions;

• for incoming PhD students:

1. Possession of a laurea magistrale or an official foreign degree corresponding to the second-cycle according to the Bologna Process qualifications framework and level 7 according to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), which allows access to the PhD programme at academic institutions in the country where it was issued and is recognized as suitable for access to the PhD programme in Italy (Master's degree or equivalent title, in any case with a written final thesis), and that does not present any "substantial difference" according to the principles of the Lisbon Convention and the national methodology adopted by the Italian ENIC-NARIC center (CIMEA); if the qualification was obtained abroad, must be authenticated by means of an Apostille, or, if the country is not a member of the Hague Convention, legalized7 by the Italian Diplomatic Representation (Embassy or Consulate) in the country whose education system the qualification refers to (unless exempted by virtue of international conventions);

2. Certificate of enrolment in the PhD Programme at the home institution.

INSTRUCTIONS

COTUTELLE PROCESS SAPIENZA (OUTGOING) - FOREIGN UNIVERSITY

1. Choice of the foreign university by the PhD student, at which the same must identify:

• a PhD programme that is scientifically related to the PhD programme in which he or she is already enrolled in SAPIENZA:

• one or more thesis supervisors (tutors) for each of the two involved universities.

2. Submission of the request for the activation of the cotutelle agreement by the PhD student to the Board of Professors of the PhD programme in which he or she is enrolled, via email addressed to the Coordinator

3. Approval of the request submitted by the PhD student by the Board of Professors; subsequently, the Coordinator or another authorised person must enter the related minutes into the doctoral programme management system by accessing the "Delibere/Verbali" function in the main menu

4. Request by the PhD student through the following form (ONLY after the approval and transmission of the minutes referred to in point 3 above)

5. Compilation of the cotutelle agreement template available at the link https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/co-tutela-di-tesi, in either Italian or English, by the interested parties, to be sent to the PhD Unit - Programmes and Careers at the email address cotutele.phd@uniroma1.it (alternatively, it is possible to use another cotutelle agreement template provided by the foreignuniversity)

6. Verification by the PhD Unit - Programmes and Careers of the formal and substantial correctness of the received draft cotutelle agreement

7. Signing of the cotutelle agreement by the signatories of the universities involved

8. Enrolment of the PhD student at the foreign University

COTUTELLE PROCESS FOREIGN UNIVERSITY (INCOMING) - SAPIENZA

1. Identification by the PhD student enrolled at a foreign University of:

• a PhD programme at Sapienza that is scientifically related to the PhDprogramme in which he or she is already enrolled at the home institution;

• one or more thesis supervisors (tutors) for each of the two involved universities.

2. Submission of the request for the activation of the cotutelle agreement by the PhD student to the Board of Professors of the PhD programme of

Sapienza, via email addressed to the Coordinator

3. Approval of the request submitted by the PhD student by the Board of Professors - the minutes must also mandatorily indicate the cycle (academic year) to which the PhD student must be enrolled; subsequently, the Coordinator or another authorised person must enter the related minutes into the doctoral programme management system by accessing the "Delibere/Verbali" function in the main menu

4. Request by the PhD student through the following form (ONLY after the approval and transmission of the minutes referred to in point 3 above)

6. Verification by the PhD Unit - Programmes and Careers of the formal and substantial correctness of the received draft cotutelle agreement

7. Signing of the cotutelle agreement by the signatories of the universities involved

8. Enrolment of the incoming PhD student at SAPIENZA; enrolment must be renewed annually for the entire PhD career and will be subject to the payment of the virtual stamp duty (€16,00) and the regional tax (€140,00). In case of failure to enrol within the peremptory deadlines indicated in the communication sent by the Sapienza cotutelle service, the cotutelle agreement will be automatically terminated.

INDICATIONS

Cotutelle agreements must be finalised exclusively in digital format, following the signing guidelines below:

• Digital signatures: All signatories must use digital signatures.

• Mixed signatures: Signatories from foreign universities who lack digital signature, may affix their handwritten signatures instead.

Cotutelle agreements must be signed in the following order:

1. First signature: The foreign university. In the case of mixed signatures, signatories without digital signatures (including the doctoral student, if applicable) must affix their signatures first. Once signed, the agreement in PDF format has to be sent to the PhD Unit - Programmes and Careers at cotutele.phd@uniroma1.it.

2. Second signature: Sapienza University. All signatories must use digital signatures. Upon completion of the cotutelle agreement, the document in PDF format will be sent via email to the partner university. Activated cotutelle agreements cannot be modified in any case during the last 6 (six) months of the PhD student's career.
For any indication not expressly provided in this document, please refer to SAPIENZA Regulations for PhDs available at the link https://www.uniroma1.it/en/documento/research-doctorate-regulations