Schema della sezione

  • ANNUAL EVALUATION AND ADMISSION TO THE NEXT YEAR

    25 September 2026 – Submission of documents

    PhD students must complete the online Doctoral Student Booklet, available at:

    https://servizionline.unige.it/web-studenti2/en/#/v2/libretto/5001

    They must also email the following document, according to their current year, to phd.compsci@dibris.unige.it:

    • First-year students: Thesis Proposal
    • Second-year students: Progress Report
    • Third-year students: Draft or detailed plan of the PhD thesis

    Templates are available in the CSSE AulaWeb course:

    https://dottorati.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=164

    By 16 October 2026 – Meeting with the evaluation committee

    PhD students and their supervisors must arrange a meeting with the evaluation committee to take place no later than 16 October 2026.

    The composition of the evaluation committees will be published at:

    https://dottorati.aulaweb.unige.it/mod/page/view.php?id=1561

    During the meeting, students must present:

    • their thesis proposal, if they are in the first year;
    • the progress of their research project, if they are in the second or third year.

    By 23 October 2026 – Supervisor’s report

    The supervisor must send a short report to the PhD Programme Coordinator by 23 October 2026.

    For first- and second-year students, the report must clearly state whether the student should be admitted to the following year.

    For third-year students, the report must indicate whether the student should be admitted to the external-review stage and specify the proposed final-examination session listed below.

    For students who need to renew their residence permit, supervisors must submit the report by 30 September 2026.

    PHD THESIS REVIEW AND FINAL EXAMINATION – THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS

    The admission procedure for the external-review stage must be completed in October 2026, irrespective of the selected final-examination session.

    The supervisor(s), together with the evaluation committee, must propose three possible external reviewers. The PhD Programme Board will select and contact two reviewers at least two weeks before the thesis-submission deadline.

    Session 1

    • Thesis submission to external reviewers: 9 November 2026
    • Deadline for reviewers’ reports: 11 December 2026
    • Admission to the final examination: 14–18 December 2026
    • Final examination: 1–5 February 2027

    Session 2

    • Thesis submission to external reviewers: 11 January 2027
    • Deadline for reviewers’ reports: 12 February 2027
    • Admission to the final examination: 15–19 February 2027
    • Final examination: 22–26 March 2027

    Session 3

    • Thesis submission to external reviewers: 8 March 2027
    • Deadline for reviewers’ reports: 9 April 2027
    • Admission to the final examination: 12–16 April 2027
    • Final examination: 24–28 May 2027