Final Defence
Dissertation and award of PhD
The title of Ph.D. is awarded following the positive evaluation of a research thesis that contributes to the advancement of knowledge or methodologies in the chosen field of investigation.
Doctorate, accompanied by a summary (summary), is written in English or in another language subject to authorization by the Scientific Board.
Within the end of the last year of the course, the doctoral student is required to submit a detailed report on the activity carried out during the last year (5-6 pages) to the Scientific Board; the positive assessment of the teaching staff on the activity of the last year of the course is a condition for admission to the final exam.
The report approved by the tutor must be submitted at the beginning of September and sent to dottorato.mts@unito.it.
Subject to a positive evaluation of the activity of the last year of the course, the Scientific Board proceeds, for each PhD student, after consulting the tutor, with the appointment of at least two reviewers (plus at least one alternate), and establishes the deadline for the presentation of the thesis to reviewers. The reviewers must be highly qualified professors, external to the University of Turin, to the affiliated universities that compete for the award of the Doctorate degree and to the Scientific Board and must not have publications in common with the doctoral students. Auditors can assume this function for multiple candidates.
The supervisors will have to communicate by the end of July 2 reviewers plus a substitute to dottorato.mts@unito.it.
The thesis, which must be accompanied by a report by the student on the activities carried out (portfolio) during the course of the doctorate and a summary of the thesis, is sent by the student to the reviewers.
Reviewers will have 1 month to submit their evaluation according to the form and which you must fill in with the known information.
1. Classic THESIS with: Introduction, Aim of the study, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion,
Conclusions, References
2. THESIS with the extensive works published during the 4/3 years of the PhD and related to the thesis: Introduction, Aim of the study, Results (pdf of PAPERS), Discussion, Conclusions, References
In the folder on the DRIVE you will find a file_TESI folder where you will upload the thesis, summary of the thesis, files with activities carried out during the doctorate (portfolio). This folder will then be shared with the reviewers.
A provided template (thesis_title_page) must be used for the Cover sheet only. To consult Academic Fields and Disciplines List (Settori Scientifico-DIsciplinari-SSD), please, check Academic fields list - Doctoral School - Università degli Studi di Torino
The date and time of the final examination is scheduled by the Doctoral Board. The dissertation defense is open to the public and held in front of an Examination Committee appointed by the Rector.
A successful final examination entails concurrent award of the PhD degree.
Until XXXVII cycle: Honors (laude) are usually conferred to the PhD student who has in her/his CV at least 4 publications in peer-reviewed journals published starting from the first year of the doctorate to date. At least two publications must be "first or co-first name" "last or co-last name" and should be in the first quartile (Q1) according to the Journal Citation Reports source.
From XXXVIII cycle: Honors (laude) are usually conferred to the PhD student who has in her/his CV at least 3 publications in peer-reviewed journals published starting from the first year of the doctorate to date. At least two publications must be "first or co-first name" "last or co-last name" and should be in the first quartile (Q1) according to the Journal Citation Reports source. A further requirement for awarding honors is staying abroad for at least three months.
29 April 2024: XXXV and XXXVI Cycles' Final Examination and Awarding Ceremony
Aula Rossa - San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital at Orbassano (Torino)
Full Schedule
Previous editions
- 26 February 2024: Cycle XXXV
- 19 January 2024: Cycles XXXIV -XXXV
- 5 May 2021: Cycles XXXI - XXXII
- 30 January 2020: Cycle XXXI
- 13 December 2019: Cycle XXXI
Within 10 days from the final examination and the awarding of the PhD Degree, it is necessary to submit the following documents to the PhD Office (dottorati@unito.it)
Certificates, in Italian and/or in English, are issued by the Ph.D. Office upon request. They can be used to certify one’s status as a Ph.D. Candidate to Italian private entities, foreign private and public entities, Italian embassies and consulates abroad.
In order to certify one’s status to the Italian public administration, a self-declaration affidavit (art. 15 of the Law 183/2011) should be used.
Information for the collection of certificates and parchments is available on the Certificates and Parchments page of the Doctoral School website