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  •  DEADLINES 2023/24

    Deadlines for candidates who started the program in November

    (Deadlines for candidates who started their program in February (e.g. PON REACT, Regione, CNR) will be sent published in September 2023)

    Schedule and deadlines of next year admission

    ** September 15, 2023

    Candidates  must send PDF files containing:
    -  Annual Report 
    -  Thesis Proposal (Cycle 38)/ Progress Report (Cycle 36-37) 

    by email to giorgio.delzanno@unige.it, valentina.scanarotti@unige.it.

    Templates of all these documents are available at the URL (CSSE aulaweb module):
    https://dottorati.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=164

    ** October 13, 2023

    Candidates and advisors have to fix a date before October 13, 2023  to meet with their evaluation committee 
    https://dottorati.aulaweb.unige.it/mod/page/view.php?id=1561
    (Cycle 38 still to be completed).

    During the meeting each candidate is required to present the

    -  Annual Report  (all cycles)
    -  Thesis Proposal (cycle 38, I year)
    -  Progress Report (cycle 37, II year)
    -  Draft of the Phd Thesis (cycle 36, III year) 

    The supervisor must send a short report to the PhD Coordinator by October 13, 2023
    The report must contain a clear statement about the admission of the candidate to her/his next step. For third year candidates, the report should include indications of the  final exam session (see Schedule and deadlines for final exams below).

    For candidates who have urgencies related to the residence permit, the presentation can be anticipated in the second half of September 2023 and the supervisors must send the report by the end of September 2023. 

    Schedule and deadlines of PhD defenses/final exams

    Admission to External Review for all sessions: October 2023

    The supervisor(s)  and the evaluation committee propose 3 names for possible external reviewers
    The Phd Board selects 2 reviewers at least ten days  before the thesis submission

    * Session 1
    PhD thesis submission: October 31, 2023
    Deadline for the reports: December 15, 2023
    Admission to the final exam: December 15-18, 2023
    Final Exam:   February 5-9, 2024

    *Session 2
    PhD thesis submission: January 5, 2024
    Deadline for the reports: February 12, 2024
    Admission to the final exam: February 12-16, 2024
    Final Exam:  March 25-29, 2024

    *Session 3
    PhD thesis submission: March 8, 2024
    Deadline for the reports: April 15, 2024
    Admission to the final exam: April 15-19, 2024
    Final Exam:  May 20-28, 2024

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    Deadlines 2022/23

    Schedule and deadlines for admissions

    ** September 23, 2022

    Candidates  must send PDF files containing:
    -  Annual Report 
    -  Thesis Proposal (Cycle 37)/ Progress Report (Cycle 35-36)  

    by email to giorgio.delzanno@unige.it, valentina.scanarotti@unige.it.

    Templates of all these documents are available at the URL (CSSE aulaweb module):
    https://dottorati.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=164

    ** October 11, 2022

    Candidates and advisors have to fix a date before October 11, 2022 to meet with their evaluation committee

    https://dottorati.aulaweb.unige.it/mod/page/view.php?id=1561
    (Cycle 37 still to be completed).

     During the meeting each candidate is required to present 

    -  Annual Report 
    -  Thesis Proposal (Cycle 37)
    -  Progress Report/Draft Phd Thesis (Cycle 35-36)  

    ** October 13, 2022

    The supervisor  must send a short report to the PhD Coordinator by October 13, 2022.
    The report must contain a clear statement about the admission of the candidate to her/his next step. For third year candidates, the report should include indications of  the  final exam session (see Schedule and deadlines for final exams below).

    ** October 18, 2022

    The PhD Board will then meet before October 18, 2022 to formally deliberate all the admissions.

    Schedule and deadlines for I year candidates with PON REACT EU scholarship:

    ** November 25, 2022

    Candidates  must send PDF files containing:
    -  Annual Report 
    -  Thesis Proposal (Cycle 37)

    by email to giorgio.delzanno@unige.it, valentina.scanarotti@unige.it.

    Templates of all these documents are available at the URL (CSSE aulaweb module):
    https://dottorati.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=164

    ** December 12, 2022

    Candidates and advisors have to fix a date before December 12, 2022 to meet with their evaluation committee.  During the meeting each candidate is required to present 

    -  Annual Report 
    -  Thesis Proposal (Cycle 37)

    ** December 15, 2022

    The supervisor  must send a short report to the PhD Coordinator by December 15, 2022.
    The report must contain a clear statement about the admission of the candidate to her/his next step.

    ** December 19, 2022

    The PhD Board will then meet before December 19, 2022 to formally deliberate the admissions.

      

    Schedule and deadlines for final exams

    Admission to External Review for all sessions: October 18, 2022

    The supervisor(s)  and the evaluation committee propose 3 names for possible external reviewers
    The Phd Board selects 2 reviewers at least ten days  before the thesis submission

    * Session 1
    PhD thesis submission: October 31, 2022
    Deadline for the reports: December  5, 2022
    Admission to the final exam: December 12-16, 2022
    Final Exam:   February 6-10, 2023

    *Session 2
    PhD thesis submission: December 30, 2022
    Deadline for the reports: February 8, 2023
    Admission to the final exam: February 13-17, 2023
    Final Exam:  March 27-31, 2023

    *Session 3
    PhD thesis submission: February 28, 2023
    Deadline for the reports: April 12, 2023
    Admission to the final exam: April 17-21, 2023
    Final Exam:  May 22-31, 2023

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    Deadlines  2021

    Candidates and advisors have to fix a date before October 13, 2021 to meet with their evaluation committee
    During the meeting each candidate is required to present 
    -  the Annual Report 
    -   the Thesis Proposal (Cycle 36) / the Progress Report (Cycle 34-35)  

    The evaluation committee must send a short report to the PhD Coordinator by October 15, 2021.
    The report must contain a clear statement about the admission of the candidate to her/his next step
    The PhD Board will then meet during the week October 18-22, 2021 to formally deliberate all the admissions.


    Final Exams

    -Session 1-2
    Admission to External Review +  Selection of External Reviewers 
    October 18-22, 2021

    *Session 1

    PhD thesis submission: October 31, 2021
    Deadline for the reports: December  4, 2021
    Admission to the final exam: December 13-17, 2021
    Final Exam:   January 24-28, 2022

    *Session 2 
    PhD thesis submission: December 30, 2021
    Deadline for the reports: February 7, 2022
    Admission to the final exam: February 14-18, 2022
    Final Exam:  March 21-25, 2022

    -Session 3+4
    Admission to External Review + Selection of External Reviewers 
    February 14-18, 2022

    *Session 3
    PhD thesis submission: February 26, 2022
    Deadline for the reports: April 15, 2022
    Admission to the final exam: April 18-22, 2022
    Final Exam:  May 23-27, 2022

    *Session 4 (3 months extensions)
    PhD thesis submission: April 15, 2022
    Deadline for the reports: May 21, 2022
    Admission to the final exam: June 20-24, 2022 
    Final Exam:  July 25-29, 2022

    Deadlines 2020

    1) Candidates (with the help of their advisors) have to fix a date before October 12  to meet with their evaluation committees (sottocommissioni see https://dottorati.aulaweb.unige.it/mod/page/view.php?id=1561) in order to discuss 
    - the thesis proposal (I year)
    - the progress report (II year)
    - current status of the thesis (III year).
    Templates of thesis proposal and progress report are available in the Aulaweb Module: 
    https://dottorati.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=164#section-7

    2) The documentation (proposal/progress report/thesis draft) must be available to each member of the evaluation committees  at least 7 days before the  meeting.
    3) The evaluation committee must send a report to the PhD Coordinator by October 12, 2020. For the admission to the final exam, the report must contain a clear statement about the admission of the candidate to external reviews phase.

    4) Candidates are also required to upload the documentation in their Dropbox folder together with the updates of the annual report and exam certificates  by October 12, 2020.


    The PhD Board will then meet on October 16, 2020 to formally deliberate the admission to the next year/final exam
    and to select the external reviewers students of Cycle XXXIII for session 1 (with exam in January) and 
    session 2 (exam in March):

    *Session 1
    PhD thesis submission: October 31, 2020
    Deadline for the reports: December  4, 2020
    Admission to the final exam: December 11, 2020  [PhD Board]
    Final Exam:   January 11-15, 2021

    *Session 2 
    PhD thesis submission: December 31, 2020
    Deadline for the reports: February 5, 2021
    Admission to the final exam: February 12, 2021 [PhD Board]
    Final Exam:  March 15-19, 2021

    We will schedule a third session at the end of May 2021 with
    selection of  External Reviewers scheduled around February 5, 2021.

    Deadlines 2019 

    Final Exams
     
    *Session I 
    Admission to External Review + Selection of External Reviewers for Session I and II: September 29, 2019 [PhD Board]
    PhD thesis submission: October 31, 2019
    Deadline for the reports: November 30, 2019
    Admission to the final exam: December 11, 2019  [PhD Board]
    Final Exam:   January 13-15, 2020
     
    *Session 2 
    PhD thesis submission: December 31, 2019
    Deadline for the reports: January 31, 2020
    Admission to the final exam: February 12, 2020 [PhD Board]
    Final Exam:  March 15-19, 2020 
     
    *Session 3 
    Admission to External Review + Selection of External Reviewers for Session III: February 5, 2020 [PhD Board]
    PhD thesis submission: March 9, 2020
    Deadline for the reports: April 8, 2020
    Admission to the final exam: April 22, 2020 [PhD Board]
    Final Exam:  May 25-29, 2019 
    Instructions for Admission (Next Year/Final Exam)
     
    Candidates and advisors have to fix a date in the period August 25-September 25 to meet with their own evaluation committee
    During the meeting each candidate is required to present 
     -  the Annual Report 
    -   the Thesis Proposal (Cycle 34) / the Progress Report (Cycle 31-32-33)  
    The evaluation committee must send a short report to the PhD Coordinator by September 25, 2019.
    The report must contain a clear statement about the admission of the candidate to her/his next step
    The PhD Board will then meet on September 27, 2019 to formally deliberate all the admissions
     
    Deadlines 2018
    CYCLE XXXI - External Review and PhD Defense
    October 8, 2018
    Submission of the update of annual report (exams, etc)
     
    October 10-12, 2018
    Presentations in front of the PhD Board (Welcome/PhD Days)
    PhD Candidates communicate to the Coordinator the preferred PhD defense session (winter/spring)
    PhD Candidate can also apply for one additional year without grant (see instructions)
    October 17, 2018
    PhD Board Meeting: 
    Based on the reports and presentations, the Board decides admission/non admission
    to the submission of the thesis to the external reviewers.
     
    For each admitted candidate, the Board selects two external reviewers and the PhD Defense session. The Board also decides admission/non admission to the additional year.
    * WINTER DEFENSE SESSION (March 2019)
    November 30, 2018: 
    Submission of the thesis to the external reviewers.
    Reviewers have two months for completing the review.
     
    February 14, 2019:
    PhD Board Meeting: 
    Based on the reviews, the Board decides admission to the final exam
     
    March 14-16, 2019:
    PhD Defense
    * SPRING DEFENSE  SESSION (May 2019)
     
    January 31, 2019: 
    Submission of the thesis to the external reviewers.
    Reviewers have two months for completing the review.
     
    April 10, 2019:
    PhD Board Meeting: 
    Based on the reviews, the Board decides admission/non admission to the final exam
     
    May 22-23, 2019:
    PhD Defense
     
    CYCLE XXXII (Admission to the third year)
    October 8, 2018
    Submission of the PhD thesis progress report 
    Update of the annual report (exams, etc)
     
     
    October 10-12, 2018
    Presentations in front of the PhD Board
     
    October 17, 2018
    PhD Board Meeting: 
    Based on the report, proposal and presentation, 
    the Board decides admission/non admission to the third year.
     
    October 31, 2018
    Deadline for the enrollment to the third year
     
    CYCLE XXXIII (Admission to the second year)
    October 8, 2018
    Submission of the PhD thesis proposal 
    Update of the annual report (exams, etc)
     
    October 10-12, 2018
    Presentations in front of the PhD Board
     
    October 17, 2018
    PhD Board Meeting: 
    Based on the reports and presentations, 
    the Board decides admission/non admission to the second year.
     
    October 31, 2018
    Deadline for the enrollment to the second year
     
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