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Infosession on for doctoral students on defence and arrangements for public defence
Find doctoral student study guides, supervision instructions, doctoral programmes, support for wellbeing, current news and events and more!
This hub is for all doctoral students, supervising professors and thesis advisors, as well as applicants and others interested in doctoral education at Aalto University.
Infosession on for doctoral students on defence and arrangements for public defence
Answers to your questions related to doctoral studies and chance to have a friendly chat
Doctoral students at the end phases of studies: information on pre-examination, defence, publishing the thesis and graduation, etc.
Our doctoral students pursue the degrees of
Doctor of Arts (Art and Design)
Doctor of Science (Architecture)
Doctor of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
Doctor of Science (Technology)
The target study time is four years of full-time studies.
Doctoral education is lead at the School level by the Director of the doctoral programme and the Doctoral programme Committee (DPC). At the University level the Aalto University Doctoral Education Working Group (DEWG) develops doctoral education, discusses mutual issues and prepares university level guidelines on doctoral education.
Doctoral education services' forms for doctoral students.
We support doctoral students, supervising professors, thesis advisors and doctoral programme directors in matters related to doctoral studies.