Enrolment

The doctoral students admitted in the doctoral programme will enrol annually under the concept of doctoral academic supervision. Enrolment, tuition fees and exemptions, student card and insurance.

For the enrolment of successive years a favourable report by the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Programme (CAPD) based on the annual assessment, specifically made at the end of the academic year, the personal activities document and the research plan is necessary

During the months after the first enrolment

Supervisor and director choice

During the first six months from the incorporation to the programme, from the proposal made by the doctoral student to the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Programme (CAPD), it will assign a director.

Signing of the doctoral commitment

Once the first enrolment is done, a personalised activities document will be issued for each doctoral student, where all the activities of interest for the development of the doctoral student will be recorded, as well as the development of the thesis, under the purpose of being reviewed by the thesis supervisor and director, and being assessed by the appropriate Academic Committee of the doctoral programme.
This document, among other matters, establishes the resolution procedure for the conflicts that may arise, the aspects related to intellectual or industrial property, and in general the supervision functions of the research activity of the doctoral student (article 17 Regulations Postgraduate Studies).

Presentation of the research plan (Thesis registration)

Before the end of the first year the doctoral student will make a research plan supported by the supervisor and the director. This plan has to include the methodology and goals, the mediums and the time planning. This plan can be improved throughout their stay in the doctoral programme and must be supported by the supervisor and the director (article 18.2 Regulation Postgraduate Studies).

Annual activities assessment

At the end of each year, about July, the CAPD calls the members of the programme to assess the development of the research plan provided by each doctoral student, and their cross-disciplinary and specific training. The committee assesses the research plan and the activities document together with the reports issued by the supervisor and the director. The doctoral students will have to provide, on the one hand, the accreditation that proves their compliance, such as attendance certificates to seminars or conferences, etc.; and, on the other hand, the report of their Thesis supervisors and directors about the development of the year and the suitability of the specific training. In this case, the CAPD assesses not only the doctoral student, but also the supervision of the Thesis.
The positive evaluation will be a requirement to be able to continue in the programme. In the event of a negative evaluation, which must be supported, the doctoral student must be assessed again within six months. In order to do so they must develop a new research plan. If there is a second negative evaluation, the doctoral student will permanently withdrawn of the programme.

Procedure for the defence of the doctoral thesis

Outline new regulations

Regulations for the assessment and submission of doctoral theses (Modificado CG 28-VI-2016, entrada en vigor 29-VI-2016. Modificado CG 31-X-2017)

Submission of the doctoral thesis:
The submission of the doctoral thesis, according to the doctoral assessment and submission Regulations, approved by the Governing Council of the University of Valencia, requires:

• Application form for the submission of the Doctoral Thesis
• Specialists proposals
• Suitability reports
• Specialists report template (Spanish) or (Valencian) or (English)
• Doctoral student’s contact details for notifications
• Information for publication on TESEO (Ministry repository)*
• Information for publication on RODERIC (institutional repository University of Valencia)*
  • *Both publications are compulsory

Defence of the doctoral thesis

The doctoral thesis will be assessed in the defence that will be held in an open session and will consist of presenting and defending the research work by the doctoral student. The doctors attending the public event can put questions when allowed by the president of the assessment committee.
The committee will issue a report and the overall mark given to the thesis according to the next scale: Fail, pass, notable (B) and sobresaliente (A). The committee could give the cum laude mention if the overall mark is a sobresaliente (A) and for that purpose they will cast the secret positive vote by unanimity.