The PhD programme consists of a number of evaluations during the prescribed period of study.
Evaluations during the first year
Here you will find information about the evaluations during the first year.
Evaluations during the first year
The PhD plan must be approved by the PhD committee no later than three months after enrolment. To ensure that approval is ready in time, the plan must be received by the PhD School’s secretariat no later than two months after enrolment.
Read more about the PhD plan.
The status seminar must be held after 6-9 months of enrolment.
The purpose of the status seminar is to ensure an initial overview of the PhD programme with a focus on delimitation, quality and progression of the PhD project. This creates an opportunity to ensure optimal planning of the PhD student’s stay abroad/environmental change, as well as the opportunity for early management of any risk factors.
The status seminar is held with a presentation of the PhD project for the research group/department. It is up to the respective department to define the form, but it will be a requirement that the PhD student and principal supervisor provide feedback to the PhD School on how and when the status seminar is conducted, as well as who has participated. The PhD School’s form for evaluation after 6-9 months (Status Seminar) must be used.
Read more about the status seminar.
If, in connection with the evaluations, the head of the PhD School concludes that you do not meet the requirements of the PhD plan despite any adjustments, you will receive an offer to rectify your PhD study within three months. The head of the PhD School will typically be in close dialogue with supervisors and possibly the head of department before deciding on a rectification course. The three-month rectification period does not in itself lead to an extension of the overall PhD programme. Offers for rectification courses can only be given once during the entire PhD programme.
If you have not accepted this within one week of receiving the three-month offer for the rectification of the programme, your enrolment will cease.
Read more about the rectification period.
Evaluations during the second year
Here you will find information about the evaluations during the second year.
Evaluations during the second year
No later than 16-18 months after enrolment, you and the principal supervisor must prepare a status report and compile the written material that is the basis for the evaluation.
The seminar, which is held in connection with the mid-term evaluation, must as a general rule be held 16-18 months after enrolment. In certain cases, exemptions can be granted, e.g. if the PhD student is on a stay abroad during the mentioned period.
The purpose of the mid-term evaluation is to provide a basis for and an assessment of the project’s development and achieved results.
Read more about the mid-term evaluation.
If, in connection with the evaluations, the head of the PhD School concludes that you do not meet the requirements of the PhD plan despite any adjustments, you will receive an offer to rectify your PhD study within three months. The head of the PhD School will typically be in close dialogue with supervisors and possibly the head of department before deciding on a rectification course. The three-month rectification period does not in itself lead to an extension of the overall PhD programme. Offers for rectification courses can only be given once during the entire PhD programme.
If you have not accepted this within one week of receiving the three-month offer for the rectification of the programme, your enrolment will cease.
Read more about the rectification period.
Evaluations during the third year
Here you will find information about the evaluations during the third year.
Evaluations during the third year
No later than after 30 months of enrolment, the final evaluation of the PhD course is carried out before submission of the PhD thesis.
The purpose of this evaluation is to carry out an assessment of the project’s progression, follow up on the evaluators’ recommendations from the mid-term evaluation, get a status of planned/completed study elements and feedback from the principal supervisor regarding the status of the thesis. The evaluation also gives the PhD student the opportunity to get a second opinion on the PhD project. The overall purpose is thus to ensure that the programme is completed on time with the award of the PhD degree.
Read more about the third evaluation.
In order to comply with the deadlines for assessment and defence, the PhD student must notify the head of department and the PhD School’s secretariat of the submission of the thesis in a timely manner and no later than two months before the expected submission deadline. It is important that this deadline is met so that the assessment committee can be appointed at the time of submission.
The PhD student’s enrolment at the University ends upon submission of the PhD thesis.
Read more about the PhD School’s guidelines in connection with the submission of the thesis and the holding of PhD defence.
If, in connection with the evaluations, the head of the PhD School concludes that you do not meet the requirements of the PhD plan despite any adjustments, you will receive an offer to rectify your PhD study within three months. The head of the PhD School will typically be in close dialogue with supervisors and possibly the head of department before deciding on a rectification course. The three-month rectification period does not in itself lead to an extension of the overall PhD programme. Offers for rectification courses can only be given once during the entire PhD programme.
If you have not accepted this within one week of receiving the three-month offer for the rectification of the programme, your enrolment will cease.
Read more about the rectification period.