Finalising the dissertation and arranging the public examination Once you have received the permission to proceed to public examination of doctoral dissertation, it is time to finalise your dissertation for publication and arrange the practicalities of your public examination. The public examination is held to examine the doctoral dissertation publicly and can usually be held […]
This guide describes the steps of the preliminary examination process of the dissertation at the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology and helps you prepare for them. Your main supervisor will assist you with matters related to the examination process. If your main supervisor does not work at the University of Eastern Finland, your UEF supervisor is responsible for signing the forms and approving the plagiarism detection report. […]
The doctoral dissertation is not graded and the doctoral degree is not awarded at the public examination. The dissertation is graded by the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, or by the Vice Dean (Research) during the transition period between semesters. Opponent’s statement The opponent assesses the dissertation based on the faculty’s assessment criteria and […]
Finalising the dissertation and agreeing on the public defence Once you have received permission to defend, it is time to finalise your dissertation for publication and agree on the arrangements for the public defence. Allow at least three months for the finalisation and publication process. Take this into account when planning the date of the […]
This guide describes the stages of the doctoral dissertation pre-examination process at the Philosophical Faculty and helps you prepare for them. You can also learn about the doctoral dissertation examination process by watching the recorded info webinar (opens in a new tab) (requires a UEF sign-in). The webinar is in English. Please note! From 1 […]
