Public examination and grading

Once you have been granted permission to defend your doctoral dissertation in a public examination, it is time to start to arrange the event. Agree on the public examination date and other related matters together with the members of the grading committee well in advance.

The public examination is an academic tradition that has been formed over hundreds of years. On this page, you will find information on the proceedings and the protocol of the event.

After the public examination and the submission of the required statements, the Faculty Council will approve and grade the doctoral dissertation on a scale of fail, pass and pass with distinction. The statements provided by the opponent and the grading committee will be

There are many kind of expenses related to publishing and defending your doctoral thesis. Some of the costs are covered by the university, but some are your own responsibility. For some expenses, the university offers financial support.