- Regulations for Doctoral Studies
- I. General provisions
- II. Doctoral Studies
- II.1. Learners in doctoral studies
- II.2. Supervision
- II.3. Filling a vacant student place
- II.4. Organisation of study
- II.4.1. General principles
- II.4.2. Period of study, suspension of doctoral studies and changes to the period of study of doctoral students matriculated to doctoral programmes opened from the 2022/2023 academic year
- II.4.3. Workload, academic leave and extending the period of study of doctoral students matriculated to doctoral curricula opened before the 2022/2023 academic year
- II.4.4. Individual plan
- II.5. Progress review
- II.5.1. Progress review schedule
- II.5.2. Progress review committee
- II.5.3. Documents required for progress review
- II.5.4. Progress review meeting
- II.5.5. Decisions of the progress review committee
- II.5.5.1. Decisions of the progress review committee regarding learners in doctoral studies in doctoral programmes opened from the 2022/2023 academic year
- II.5.5.2. Decisions of the progress review committee regarding learners in doctoral studies in doctoral curricula opened before the 2022/2023 academic year
- II.5.6. Repeat progress review and appealing a progress review decision
- II.6. Exmatriculation
- III. Applying for Doctoral Degree
- III.1. Completion of the doctoral programme
- III.2. Council awarding doctoral degrees
- III.3. Requirements for doctoral candidate
- III.4. Requirements for doctoral thesis
- III.4.1. General requirements for doctoral thesis
- III.4.2. Doctoral thesis as an integrated collection of research publications
- III.4.3. Doctoral thesis as a monograph
- III.4.4. Requirement for research publications and the introductory chapter
- III.4.5. Requirements for patents, patent applications and applied solutions
- III.4.6. Structure of the doctoral thesis
- III.5. Allowing a doctoral thesis to be defended
- III.6. Publication of the doctoral thesis
- III.7. Defence of the doctoral thesis
- III.8. Applying for doctoral degree and defence of the doctoral thesis under a joint supervision agreement
- III.9. Contesting and overruling the decisions of the council awarding doctoral degrees
- III.10. Preservation of the doctoral thesis
- IV. Implementing provisions
- Study Regulations
- I. General provisions
- II. Courses and modules
- III. Following the curriculum
- IV. Assessment
- V. Completion of studies
- VI. Filling vacant student places and rematriculation
- VII. Additional rights and obligations of students
- VII.1. Notification
- VII.2. Counselling
- VII.3. Making adaptations in studies
- VII.4. Giving feedback
- VII.5. Studying at other higher education institutions in Estonia
- VII.6. Studying at higher education institutions abroad
- VII.7. Academic leave
- VII.8. Extension of studies
- VII.9. Good academic practice
- VII.10. Contesting decisions concerning the organisation of studies
- Annex 1. Studying as a visiting student or external student
- Annex 2. Intensive study of Estonian
- Annex 3. Recognition of prior learning and professional experience
Regulations for Doctoral Studies and Study Regulations
III.8.2. Conditions of a joint supervision agreement
162. The prerequisite for the approval of a joint supervision agreement by the council awarding doctoral degrees of the university is that the agreement specifies at least the following:
162.1. terms and conditions of registering the doctoral student for studies at the university and the foreign higher education institution and the planned period of study;
162.2. research topic and the doctoral programme and specialisation followed at the university;
162.3. supervisors at the university and at the foreign higher education institution and their obligations upon supervising the doctoral student;
162.4. individual plan, incl. compulsory courses and training courses, and the estimated schedule;
162.5. RPL conditions;
162.6. conditions of financing the studies and research, incl. participation in conferences and trips;
162.7. requirements for mutual notification and reporting, incl. documents to be submitted for progress review;
162.8. procedure of applying for the degree;
162.9. conditions and procedure of preparing and publishing the doctoral thesis, incl. the language of the doctoral thesis;
162.10. intellectual property rights regarding the doctoral thesis;
162.11. conditions and procedure of defending the doctoral thesis, incl. the language and place of defence;
162.12. procedure of forming a joint council, making decisions and contesting decisions;
162.13. graduation documents and academic degrees issued upon graduation;
162.14. conditions and procedure of the termination of the agreement.
163. A learner in doctoral studies who has concluded a joint supervision agreement with the university and a foreign higher education institution which is in force at the time of applying for a degree can apply to defend their doctoral thesis on the conditions of and in accordance with the procedure set out in the joint supervision agreement if the person
163.1. applies for a doctoral degree following the doctoral programme of the university specified in the joint supervision agreement;
163.2. has fulfilled the conditions specified in clause 103 and completed at least half of the study volume required by the the university’s doctoral programme at the university.
164. If a learner in doctoral studies wishes to defend their doctoral thesis based on a joint supervision agreement, the application for a doctoral degree, the preparation, publication and defence of the doctoral thesis and the decision on awarding the degree takes place on the conditions of and in accordance with the procedure set out in the joint supervision agreement.
Conditions of the agreement:
- The agreement must not conflict with the laws of either country, but the conditions agreed upon may differ from the usual procedure for applying for a degree at the University of Tartu.
- As a general rule, the procedure is based on the bylaws of the university where the defence takes place.
The requirements of the University of Tartu, which cannot be changed by the agreement:
- The doctoral programme of the University of Tartu must be completed in full, including at least half of the study volume required by the the university’s doctoral programme, which may not be transferred with RPL;
- The joint defence council must have at least six members, at least three of whom must be representatives of the University of Tartu;
- The result is a “double diploma”, with both universities issuing their diploma with the title of the respective degree.
