Award Of Degrees
The final examination for a bachelor’s or master’s degree involves the defence of a piece of research (dissertation) on one or more course subjects, written under the guidance of a supervisor.
The topic of the dissertation is determined by the lecturer but may be proposed by the student on their own initiative, taking into account any themes suggested by the lecturer on the teaching page. This is without prejudice to the lecturer’s right to specify a different topic.
Following the student’s request, which must be made well in advance, the assignment of the dissertation by the supervisor must take place at least six months before the graduation session in which the final examination is to take place. The dissertation assignment request by the student and the assignment by the supervisor must be made exclusively through the appropriate online procedure in the
Admin Area.
The student may not graduate before the deadline stipulated in relation to the ordinary duration of their degree programme. Should the student, subject to authorisation by the Rector, be permitted to defend their degree in advance of the normal duration of the programme, they will in any case be required (even if they do not enrol in the final year) to pay the tuition fees for the final year in full. If the student does not succeed in obtaining the degree by the end of the first graduation session following the deadline for enrolment, they are required to pay the full enrolment fee for the following year.
NB: For master’s degrees and training courses, requests for dissertation assignments must be submitted exclusively with reference to the subjects covered in the relevant course syllabus.
Procedure for the awarding of degrees
NB: The system only accepts bookings made at least 1 month before the opening date of the graduation session.
Following the approval of the dissertation by the supervisor, the student must upload the file containing the final version of the dissertation (final attachment) in the Admin Area by the deadline by selecting the “Submit final attachment” option in the “Application for award of degree” section. The supervisor is automatically notified by the system via email when the file has been uploaded.
NB: The file type accepted by the system is pdf/a.
Only graduates who meet all 3 of the following requirements are exempt from paying the enrolment renewal fees:
- having completed all the examinations in their degree programme (including elective examinations) by the deadline for enrolment;
- graduating within the 1st graduation session following the deadline for enrolment;
- being enrolled on the last year of the course (or enrolled outside the course).