How to submit your PhD Thesis:
Failing to upload the PhD thesis on ‘PhD Thesis Review' by the above deadlines will result in the exclusion from the PhD course.
PhD thesis shall be assessed by at least two “external evaluators”, appointed by the Academic Board from among experts holding a position in Institutions that do not contribute in the awarding of the degree. They cannot be members of the Examination Board for the awarding of the PhD degree.
Notably, external evaluators can be appointed from among:
The external evaluators express a written, analytical opinion on the thesis and propose the admission to the thesis defence. They can also propose the deferral of the final defence for a period not exceeding six months.
Following the positive opinion of the external evaluators, PhD candidates authorized to take the final exam must upload the final version the thesis in the Unibo repository (see dedicated webpage).
Otherwise, PhD candidates that will receive a negative opinion from the external evaluators, must resubmit the amended version of the thesis and their final defence will be postponed by 6 months (see below).
Institutional repository of doctoral final dissertations of the University of Bologna