Program Organization

Organization

The PhD program lasts on average 3 years, starting on November 1st and concluding on October 31st.  Activities are organized as follows:

First year

• November: assignment of PhD students to Tutors
• November – May: 3 terms (Nov-Dec, Jan-Feb, and Mar-May), each of them comprising 6 weeks of topic courses and two weeks of exams
• June – September: research proposal development
• October: research proposal approval, assignment to Supervisor and admission to second year

Second year

• November – September: research activity and field work; at least 3 months in Italian or foreign research institutions
• October: discussion of preliminary research results and admission to the 3rd year

Third year

• November - May: research activities
• June: pre-defence jury
• September: final assessment by the Program committee
• October: thesis submission to the external reviewers

After the third year

• feedback from external reviewers
• final defence