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PhD students enrolled in the third year of one of the following PhD programme of Cycle XXXII will take their final examination to be awarded the PhD degree according to the provision of the Italian Ministerial Decree no. 45/2013 (art. 8, par. 6), included in the Rules and Regulations on PhD programmes of the University of Cagliari (Rector's Decree no. 946 of 5th July 2013, as amended and integrated), in FEBRUARY 2020.
To be admitted to Final Examination, the PhD thesis has to be evaluated by at least two referees appointed by the Academic Board. They will submit their analytic evaluation on PhD theses within 30 days, using the attached form (see below: Modulo referaggio_Evaluation form)
PhD students have to send to referees, according to the deadlines and procedures indicated by their Academic Board:
- PhD thesis
- abstract in Italian or English
- PhD student's report on activities and possible publications, properly filled in and signed. This report has to be sent to the PhD Coordinator too (Attachment: PhD student's report)
How to submit your application for being admitted to the final examination and upload your PhD thesis
The procedure to submit your application and upload your PhD thesis is online only: enter your personal webpage on UniCa website at: https://unica.esse3.cineca.it/Start.do, and follow the guidelines below (ADMISSION TO FINAL EXAMINATION AND THESIS UPLOAD: GUIDELINES FOR ONLINE APPLICATION).
Requirements for PhD students with a POR-FSE scholarship
PhD students with a scholarship funded by POR Sardegna -FSE 2014-2020 have to include a clear reference to the funding source of their scholarship, in all documents (research projects/papers, publications, etc.), including the PhD thesis, developed during the PhD programme. Further information is available in the attachment below 'Indicazioni dottorandi assegnatari di borsa di studio POR FSE'.
Within 15 days before the date scheduled for your thesis defence:
1. Submit the application to be awarded your PhD degree
2. Upload your PhD thesis
3. Pay the stamp duty (EUR 16.00)
PhD Programme |
Starting date of the process (PhD degree application and thesis upload) |
Deadline (PhD degree application and thesis upload) |
Date of thesis defence |
Philosophy, Epistemology and Cultural History | 1st January 2020 | 6th February 2020 | 21st February 2020 |
Physics | 1st January 2020 | 20th January 2020 | 4th February 2020 |
Civil Engineering and Architecture |
To be defined | To be defined | To be defined |
Electronic and Computer Engineering | 1st January 2020 |
23rd January 2020 |
7th February 2020 |
Industrial Engineering | 1st January 2020 |
28th January 2020 |
12th February 2020 |
Mathematics and Computer Science | 1st January 2020 | 11th February 2020 | 26th February 2020 |
Molecular and Translational Medicine - Oncology | 1st January 2020 | 2nd February 2020 | 17th February 2020 |
Molecular and Translational Medicine - Nutritional and Metabolic Sciences | 1st January 2020 | 10th February 2020 | 25th February 2020 |
Neuroscience | 1st January 2020 | 2nd February 2020 | 17th February 2020 |
Life, Environmental and Drug Sciences - Biomedical and Drug Sciences curricula | 1st January 2020 | 20th January 2020 | 4th February 2020 |
Life, Environmental and Drug Sciences - Drug Sciences curriculum | 1st January 2020 | 22nd January 2020 | 6th February 2020 |
Economics and Business - Business Management | 1st January 2020 | 4th February 2020 | 19th February 2020 |
Economics and Business - Political Economy | 1st January 2020 | 6th February 2020 | 21st February 2020 |
Chemical Sciences and Technologies | 1st January 2020 | 20th January 2020 | 4th February 2020 |
Earth and Environmental Sciences and Technologies | 1st January 2020 |
11th February 2020 |
26th February 2020 |
Innovation Sciences and Technologies | 1st January 2020 | 30th January 2020 | 14th February 2020 |
Legal Sciences | 1st January 2020 | 30th January 2020 | 14th February 2020 |
- Administrative procedure
- Modulo referaggio_Evaluation form
- Evaluation form (Doctor Europaeus)
- PhD student's report
- ADMISSION TO FINAL EXAM AND THESIS UPLOAD - GUIDELINES FOR ONLINE APPLICATION (Italian version)
- ADMISSION TO FINAL EXAM AND THESIS UPLOAD - GUIDELINES FOR ONLINE APPLICATION
- PhD thesis cover (facsimile) - Italian version
- PhD thesis cover (facsimile) - English version
- Embargo request form
- Definition of embargo
- Requirements for PhD students with a POR-FSE scholarship