Defence of Dissertation Thesis - Molecular Medicine
Defence of Dissertation Thesis (DDT)
BEFORE DEFENCE
- Write thesis (formal requirements).
- Contact the program coordinator and let him/her know a list of publication(s) that will be included in the thesis.
- The Doctoral Board approves the thesis defence and establishes two reviewers.
- Register for the defence at the Office for Qualifying Development (Czech program) or Office for Quality (English program).
- When registering, the student needs to provide several documents listed in the registration form (Annex 3 is available here). Importantly, the students can register only once the thesis is ready, as the on-line version of the thesis has to be uploaded into the Archive in IS MU (a quick quide).
- Before going to the Office, the student should inform the Office of the title of the thesis (in Czech and English) and the contact of the reviewers (e-mail, phone). Additionally, the student should upload the thesis into the Archive in IS MU.
- The Office for Qualifying Development /Office for Quality sends the thesis to the reviewers.
- The Doctoral Board establishes a thesis defence committee and set a date and place of the defence.
The Defence of the PhD thesis is coordinated by the CEITEC Research and Innovations Support Department in cooperation with the Office for Qualifying Development/Office for Quality at the Faculty of Medicine.
THESIS DEFENCE
After the opening words by the Chair of the Defense Committee, the floor is given to the candidate for a 15-minute presentation. The presentation is followed by a summary of the reviews, and students are asked to comment on the reviewer's questions. After the presentation and reviews, a general discussion starts, followed by the evaluation of the candidate by the committee. The whole defence is held in English.
VIVA VOCE
Viva voce is an alternative to regular thesis defence rarely allowed by the Doctoral Board in case a PhD student does not have a first author publication, but the research outcomes are of exceptionally high quality (e.g. the paper is under review or being submitted). Contact the program coordinator for more details.
AFTER THE THESIS DEFENCE
The Office for Qualifying Development/Office for Quality prepares the PhD diploma and sends it for a signature to the Dean's Office and the Rector's Office. The Rector's Office contacts the student once the Diploma is ready and informs him/her about the graduation ceremony.
In the meantime, students can also pick up the electronic version of their diploma from the Information System. It is available shortly after the defence and students can download it at any time (also in the future).
