Permission for public defence – start here!

After both of the pre-examiners have given statements proposing that the permission for public defence be granted, a presenting official of the Faculty Council will submit the matter for processing by the Faculty Council. You will receive the pre-examiners’ statements no later than at the time of publication of the agenda for the Faculty Council meeting. If you do not accept the statements, you have the right to submit an objection.

Usually, a grading committee for the dissertation is appointed in the same Faculty Council meeting where permission for public defence is granted.

After receiving permission for a public defence, you may start preparing your public examination together with the custos and opponent, as well as have your doctoral thesis printed and carry out related communications. After the Faculty Council meeting, your faculty’s doctoral student services will notify you that you have been granted the right to defend and that the grading committee has been appointed, in addition to which you will be sent instructions on holding the public examination and having the thesis printed.

• Read the instructions concerning publishing the dissertation and related communications, as well as arranging the public examination.
• Don't forget that you have to be an attending student until your graduation!
• When necessary, make sure the language revision of your doctoral thesis is completed.
• Agree on the date and time of the public examination time with the custos, opponent and the faculty representatives, and see to the arrangements.
• Communicate about the event by completing the dissertation form in E-thesis at least three weeks before the public defence.
• Have your doctoral thesis printed after making the final corrections. Don't forget the abstracts and the title page.
• Organise the distribution of the printed thesis: printed theses must be displayed online and the E-thesis version published no later than five workdays before the public examination.