Note
The advance reviewer must be at least an associate professor or have equivalent qualifications. The advance reviewer should have sufficient expertise in the subject of the licentiate thesis/doctoral dissertation to assess whether it is ready for final examination. The advance reviewer cannot be one of the supervisors; the same conflict of interest rules apply as for the opponent and grading committee.
Respondent
Supervisor
PA
10 weeks
Advance reviewer are appointed by the Head of Doctoral Education (FA).
The supervisor contacts potential individuals who can be the opponent, chairperson at the public defense, members of the grading committee, and a reserve member in the grading committee. The chairperson for the public defense should be contacted. The chairperson at the public defense should be an experienced individual and should not be one of the supervisors.
Ensure that your suggestions comply with the following rules:
The opponent must be an internationally recognized researcher in the field and is typically a professor at a college or university. Please note the conflict of interest rules.
At least 1 member of the committee should have a good understanding of Swedish doctoral education, for example, being or having been employed at a Swedish university.
At least one female member must be included in the committee.
A majority should be scientifically competent equivalent to a Docent.
The advance reviewer is appointed by the director of graduate studies (FA). Contact external lic-reviewer. Book the lecture hall.
Candidate
Supervisor
6 weeks
Send the following forms to the PA for Ph.D.-program:
- Form Anmälan – Licentiatseminarium (FO-ANLI).
- The eISP must be updated in the system.
- Form Summering av kvalitetsgranskning (FO-SUKV).
- Via e-mail: Preliminary version of thesis.
- Study plan and quality assurance forms are controlled and signed by head of the Ph.D.-program (PA).
- PA forwards all enclosures to SCI Offices.
Supervisor
Candidate
Head of Department
PA
> 5 weeks
All forms submitted to the SCI Offices.
PA
4 weeks
External lic-reviewer and examiner assigned. Department and external lic-reviewer notified. The thesis is now being printed.
Posting step by step
An electronic version of the thesis is, according to the President’s decision, published in the KTH publication database DiVA at the time of exhibition.
Dir. Post-grad studies
Candidate
3 weeks
The thesis shall now be distributed according the list specified in form Distributionslista för Licentiatavhandlingar . It's delegated to the PA of the doctoral program to sign the distribution list. The list is then sent to the SCI Offices.
- Departments and the KTH-calendar are informed about the defence.
Decision is written from Doctoral studies officer.
