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Conditions for Continuity

Two ways to completing the doctoral thesis depending on the dedication (there are no procedures)

Full-time

The duration of the doctoral studies is a maximum of four calendar years full-time counting from when the doctoral student enrols for the first time on the programme until the doctoral thesis is submitted.

If the application to submit the doctoral thesis has not been presented during this period, the academic committee responsible for the programme can authorise an extension of one calendar year, under the conditions established in the corresponding doctoral programme.

Part-time

The academic committee of the doctoral programme can authorise part-time doctoral studies. In this case, the study duration will be seven calendar years, starting from when the doctoral student enrols for the first time on the programme until the doctoral thesis is submitted.

If the application to submit the doctoral thesis has not been presented during this period, the academic committee responsible for the programme can authorise an extension of one calendar year, under the conditions established in the corresponding doctoral programme.

Student who have started the programme full-time can request the academic committee of the doctoral programme to allow them to change to part-time, justifying the reason for the request. Within 15 working days, the academic committee must issue a report accepting or declining the change from full-time to part-time. Consideration must be given to the fact that if the change is authorised, the period in which the doctoral thesis has been completed full time must be deducted proportionately.

For the purposes of calculating the deadline for the doctoral thesis, consideration is not given to periods of temporary disability, birth, adoption, leave for the purposes of adoption, foster care, risk during the pregnancy, risk during breastfeeding and gender violence or any other foreseen circumstances in the regulations.

However, the student may request periods of temporary leave from the programme for a maximum of two calendar years. This request must be justified and submitted to the academic committee responsible for the programme, which must offer an opinion on the request within a maximum of 15 calendar days.

When a student is granted leave by the academic committee of 5 or more months in a single academic year, it is not necessary for them to register for that year and, therefore, they will not be required to perform the monitoring formality for that academic year to register for the following year. If leave is granted once a person is enrolled, they will be able to request the annulment of their enrolment.

For students in the second deferment of the doctoral degree, the deadline to submit the doctoral thesis is non-extendible.

Note: these rules only apply to students who have started their doctoral studies from the 2023-2024 academic year. For the rest of students the former permanent rules still apply.

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