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Planning your public defence & media coverage

Info series for doctoral students every other week in the spring 2024 - arranged by Doctoral education services

Are you preparing for the public defence of your doctoral thesis? Come and find out what to take into account.
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Dipoli Art Work by Renata Jakowleff

What is the process for getting a permission for defence? What happends during the defence? What do you need to take of when making the arrangements for your defence? How to prepare the public defence announcement? 

Tips, practicalities and examples for media coverage of your doctoral thesis - what can you do and how?

The presentation will be in English, but you can ask questions also in Finnish.

Speakers: 
Manager Minna Söderqvist & Planning officer Tiina Kotti, Doctoral education services 
Communications speacialist Minna Hölttä, Communications Services

No registration required, open to all doctoral students at Aalto University!

More information: [email protected] 

Public defence at Aalto University

Instructions for planning and arranging public defences (for doctoral student and custos)

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Info session series for doctoral students

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