Submission of the PhD Thesis and Defense

At the end of the last year the students, who acquired all necessary CFs, must submit a thesis (in English), which will be evaluated by two external experts (reviewers) and by the PhD Program Committee on the basis of a proposal of the PhD Program
Coordinator. The thesis will be sent to the external reviewers provided that requirements 1-4 below are satisfied. The two external reviewers will decide whether the thesis can be admitted to the final examination.
The final examination will be a public thesis defence performed in front of a committee appointed by the University of Genova based on the recommendation of the PhD Program Committee. The committee for the final examination will be composed of at least three professors and it can be extended with two additional experts from other institutions according to indications of the PhD Program Committee.

To be admitted to the evaluation by the External Reviewers:

1. The PhD thesis must be approved by the advisor(s)
2. The third year report must be approved by the PhD Program Committee
3. The CFs requirements must be all satisfied.
4. The PhD Student must be a (co)-author of at least one scientific paper in a peer-reviewed international journal  (published or accepted for publication) or in a well-recognized international conference.

PhD students may pass or fail admission.
The PhD committee, the candidate or his/her supervisor may ask to postpone the thesis defence of one year to complete the work.
The External Reviewers may accept  ask to postpone the thesis defence of six months to complete the work, or reject the thesis.