Regulations for Doctoral Studies and Study Regulations

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


80.
The committee assesses the research of the learner in doctoral studies in credit points.

81. The progress review committee makes one of the following decisions:

81.1. to give the doctoral student a positive assessment if the student has fulfilled the requirements of at least part-time study or submitted the doctoral thesis for defence according clause 122;

81.2. to give the doctoral student a positive assessment after the first semester if the student has fulfilled at least 50% of the first semester’s period plan;

81.3. to give the doctoral student a negative assessment if the student has not fulfilled the requirements of part-time study or if the volume of their studies and research in the progress review period falls short of 50% of the volume set out in the period plan;

81.4. not to assess the learner in doctoral studies if the person did not submit the documents listed in clause 71 to the progress review committee by the deadline specified in clause 70 or was absent from the progress review meeting without the committee’s permission;

81.5. to give the external student a positive assessment if the student has fulfilled their period plan at least to the extent of 50% or submitted the doctoral thesis for defence according to clause 122;

81.6. to give the external student a negative assessment if the student has completed less than 50% of the period plan.

The good practice of doctoral studies provides recommended guidelines for the progress review committee.