Completion of education occurs upon submission of the doctoral thesis to the faculty as an attachment to the application to initiate the procedure for the award of the doctoral degree; from that moment, the doctoral candidate acquires the status of a graduate. Under the CUT Doctoral School Regulations, until that time the doctoral candidate remains an active participant in the programme, including attendance at taught classes and seminars and the fulfilment of tasks set out in the Individual Research Plan (IPB).
Please note that failure to submit the doctoral thesis by the deadline specified in the IPB constitutes grounds for compulsory removal from the list of doctoral candidates.
If it is not possible to meet the deadline indicated in the IPB, an application for an extension of the time limit for submission of the doctoral dissertation must be submitted, with an updated IPB and a report attached.
To complete education at the CUT Doctoral School, the doctoral candidate should:
- Complete all components of the study programme in accordance with the Regulations (including classes, seminars, placements and the IPB).
- Submit to the faculty an application to initiate the procedure for the award of the doctoral degree, attaching Form K1 (completed but unsigned), addressed to the relevant Scientific Council / Discipline.
- Ensure that the thesis is checked in the national anti-plagiarism system (JSA). The supervisor attaches the report as part of the documentation.
- Obtain a signed Form K1 from the Chair of the Scientific Council (or the representative of the discipline).
- Deliver Form K1 to the Doctoral School Office, on the basis of which the Director issues Form K2 – a certificate of completion of education.
- Submit the annual report on research activity, including the required signatures (including the representative of the discipline) – this is a prerequisite for collecting Form K2.
- Provide Form K2 to the Chair of the Scientific Council as the final document required for the formal application for the award of the doctoral degree.
- Continue with the doctoral degree conferment procedure – from this point conducted by the faculty’s Scientific Council (including, inter alia, appointment of committees, reviews, defence).
Downloads
- Form K1 — confirmation of submission of the doctoral thesis
Legal Acts
- Mode of operation and procedure for the award of the doctoral degree and the post-doctoral (habilitation) degree
- Notice of the Director of the CUT Doctoral School on the mode of operation and procedures for completion of education at the CUT Doctoral School
Contact and Further Information
For questions regarding the procedure for completion of education, please contact the CUT Doctoral School Office.
Further information on the formalities related to the award of the doctoral degree (committees, reviewers, defence) is provided by the Scientific Council of the relevant faculty or discipline.
