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DISSERTATION EXAMINATION

The dissertation examination is a state examination. Eligibility to take the examination is subject to fulfilling the required study obligations.

Please note that no extension of the deadline for submission of the application or the written part of the dissertation examination is permitted.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for the dissertation examination, the PhD student must:

DEADLINES FOR APPLICATION

  • Full-time PhD students (4-year study):
        application must be submitted no later than 24 months from the start of study

  • Part-time PhD students (5-year study):
        application must be submitted no later than 30 months from the start of study

WRITTEN PART – REQUIREMENTS

The written part of the dissertation examination must:

  • be submitted in printed form,
  • be printed single-sided,
  • be bound (comb binding or slide binding),
  • be submitted in three copies.

Structure of the Written Part of the Dissertation Examination (The link will be available soon)

The required length is 50–70 standard pages, calculated from the introduction (excluding references and formal preliminary pages), in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 3 of Rector’s Directive No. 32/2023.


The field of study must be indicated without numerical codes.

PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS

  • The presentation must be prepared in PowerPoint.
  • The duration of the presentation is approximately 7 minutes.

APPLICATION AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Application for the Written Part of the Dissertation Examination

Required attachments:

  • Written part of the dissertation examination - must be submitted in printed form, printed single-sided, and bound either using comb binding or a slide binder - in 3 copies

  • Supervisor’s Proposal for an Opponent - the proposed opponent should be a member of the approved examination committee (Commision for State Examinations) for the relevant study programme.

LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS

The dissertation examination is governed by the following regulations:

  • Internal Regulation No. 21/2023 – Study Regulations of the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin
  • Internal Regulation No. 29/2025 – Principles of Credit Evaluation in Doctoral Study Programmes
  • Rector’s Directive No. 32/2023 – on the formal requirements of theses and their submission, originality control, storage and accessibility

CONTACT (FURTHER INFORMATION)


For further information regarding the dissertation examination, please contact:


PhDr. Miroslava Mužilová

Department of Doctoral Studies, JFMED CU
email:  Miroslava.Muzilova@uniba.sk
phone: +421 43 263 3199