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The third year is devoted to completing the research work and writing the thesis. The PhD student will participate in workshops, schools, and conferences to supplement his/her training. The training will also be supplemented by the participation in the general seminars in the Physics Department.
Method of admission to the final examination
The third year is dedicated exclusively to the thesis. By October the PhD students will send their theses to the external evaluators that were chosen by the PhD Teaching Board. The reports of the evaluators are attached to the thesis together with the report of the PhD Teaching Board.
The PhD Teaching Board, based on the reports of the thesis Director and the external evaluators, will decide whether the admission to the final examination is approved in the first session, by the month of February, or in the second session, by the month of September.
Final examination
The Rector forms the commissions that are composed of three members, proposed by the PhD Teaching Board and approved by the Department, and chosen among those who have the specific expertise in the disciplinary areas provided.
One month before the final examination, the PhD student will submit the thesis to the Examination Committee, appointed by the Rector.
The PhD Teaching Board will send to the Examination Committee the report on the activity carried out by the candidates during the PhD course, as well as the reports of the external evaluators. The final examinations must be completed by February 28th or, for PhD candidates with career suspensions or who had a postponement by the external evaluators following a negative judgment, by September 30th.
The PhD student will discuss the thesis to the Examination Committee publicly, in the presence of the thesis Director, the PhD Teaching Board, and all the PhD students.
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