For PhD candidates who dind’t opt for the extension (art. 236, comma 5, D.L. 19 May 2020, n. 34) enrolled to the 33rd cycle who successfully completed their last year course and applied to be admitted to the final exam, thesis must be submitted by October 31st 2020 at 2 p.m. (local time).
For PhD candidates who opt for the extension (art. 236, comma 5, D.L. 19 May 2020, n. 34) enrolled to the 33rd cycle PhD Programmes, attending their last year course in a.y. 2019/2020, following the successful outcome of the last year approved by the Academic Board, thesis must be submitted by December 31st 2020 at 2 p.m. (local time).
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.
By 17/12/2019 the analytical opinion expressed by the external evaluators will be available on PhD Thesis Review.
Following the positive opinion of the external evaluators, by 18/02/2020 at 2 p.m. (local time) 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 by 15/06/2020 at 2 p.m. (local time) and their final defence will be postponed by 6 months (see below).
By 17/06/2020 at 2 p.m. (local time), PhD candidates, whose the final defence has been deferred must:
Failing to perform this task by the 17/06/2020 at 2 p.m. (local time) will result in the exclusion from the PhD programme.
The external evaluators express a new written, analytical opinion on the PhD thesis, in light of the integrations/amendments included. At this stage, the PhD thesis is admitted to the public defence in any case.
By 01/08/2020 the analytical opinion expressed by the external evaluators will be available on PhD Thesis Review.