Instructions and Fac-similes for the final PhD Thesis

Documents and Procedures for PhD Students

This is a list of documents required during your PhD. All documents must be written in English.
The documents should be sent as electronic files to the Teaching Committee and to the Coordinator.

Document	When is it needed?	Description	Deadline
Annual Program	Beginning of 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of PhD	The annual program describes what your research and study plan (e.g. courses, seminars, period abroad, etc) will be in the next academic year. The program must not exceed 3 pages and must be countersigned by your Tutor.	30 November
Annual Report	End of 1st and 2nd year of PhD	The annual report describes the main results of your research in the previous academic year. The report should be about 5-10 pages long, including figures and reference list, and must be countersigned by your Tutor. At the end of each year, your Tutor should also provide a synthetic evaluation of your profile.	20 September
Evaluation of Educational and Research Activity	End of 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of PhD	The form is an excel file where you should enlist all activities of the previous academic year. Indicate for each activity the number of credits, according to the rules approved by the PhD Board (all. 3). The form must be approved by your Tutor. You should keep all proofs of your activities (e.g. certificates of attendance, registration forms for seminars, etc)	20 September
Registration form for seminars	All years of PhD	On this form you should register the seminars you attend. Date, title and name of the speaker should be recorded. The speaker should also sign the form

Instructions and Fac-similes for the final PhD Thesis

Document	Description	Notes
Cover fac-simile	This general format should be applied to all theses, which must be printed in B5 format. Colours and cover illustrations can be chosen freely.
First Page	This general format should be applied to all theses
CD Cover	After the oral examination, you are required to submit digital copies of your thesis for lodging in the National Libraries of Rome, Florence and Turin. No hard bound copy is required. Submission of theses must be made to the PhD Office (Ufficio Dottorati) no later than 15 calendar days after their oral examination. You must submit the following documents: - an affidavit form ("Dichiarazione sostitutiva dell’atto di notorietà") in which you state the authorship of the thesis - a photocopy of your ID/passport - two separate digital copies of the thesis either on CD or DVD. The thesis must be saved in PDF only and the CD/DVD should include any supplementary file necessary to read the text (font, images, tables...). The CD/DVD should be contained in a hard case complete with the CD Cover	Only after you have deposited the thesis, you can apply for the collection of the PhD Degree Parchment.

Document

Description

Notes

Cover fac-simile

This general format should be applied to all theses, which must be printed in B5 format. Colours and cover illustrations can be chosen freely.

First Page

This general format should be applied to all theses

CD Cover

After the oral examination, you are required to submit digital copies of your thesis for lodging in the National Libraries of Rome, Florence and Turin. No hard bound copy is required.
Submission of theses must be made to the PhD Office (Ufficio Dottorati) no later than 15 calendar days after their oral examination.

You must submit the following documents:
- an affidavit form ("Dichiarazione sostitutiva dell’atto di notorietà") in which you state the authorship of the thesis
- a photocopy of your ID/passport
- two separate digital copies of the thesis either on CD or DVD. The thesis must be saved in PDF only and the CD/DVD should include any supplementary file necessary to read the text (font, images, tables...). The CD/DVD should be contained in a hard case complete with the CD Cover

Only after you have deposited the thesis, you can apply for the collection of the PhD Degree Parchment.