Timeline for submission and disputation

Timeline

• The adjudication committee is normally approved by the faculty within one week after you have submitted your dissertation and adhering documents. 
• The dissertation is then sent to the committee, who have six weeks to finalize their evaluation report.
• There should be at least one week between the report deadline and the deadline for sending the dissertation to print, as the committee may conclude that minor revisions are needed. 
• The dissertation must be sent to print (Graphic Center) at least four weeks before the disputation, as printed versions have to be available at least 2 weeks before the disputation.
• This means that the process in total takes about 12 weeks, which is why there has to be 3 months between submission and disputation.
• Easter and Christmas holidays can also add an extra week or so to your timeline depending on when they fall. Also, due to the summer holiday it will not be possible to have the disputation in July.