Documents for the dissertation thesis defense
For the defense of the dissertation thesis, it is necessary to submit the following documents to the Department for Science and Research and Doctoral Studies:
- application for the defense of the dissertation thesis,
- curriculum vitae (2 copies),
- list of published scientific works with complete bibliographic data (categorized according to the classification of publication activity maintained by the Slovak Agricultural Library – see link https://arl4.library.sk/i3/epcareports/epcarep.csp?ictx=Spu) and unpublished scientific works, including citations of the candidate’s publication activity (2 copies),
- copies of published scientific works, i.e. title page of the proceedings/publication/CD, table of contents; in case of an article – first page of the article, copy of the page showing ISBN or ISSN (1 copy),
- supervisor’s evaluation report, including in particular an assessment of the doctoral student’s contribution to obtaining new scientific knowledge, possibilities of its application, and the student’s professional characteristics. The report must also include a statement on the originality check report,
- written record of the dissertation defense before the extended scientific board of the institute to which the supervisor belongs,
- statement from the supervisor confirming that important comments raised during the defense before the extended scientific board of the department have been incorporated into the dissertation thesis,
- 5 copies of the abstract (autoreferát), including a list of all published works of the doctoral student related to the research topic,
(+ the electronic version of the abstract must also be sent to the Department for Science and Research and Doctoral Studies), - dissertation thesis in four hardbound copies. Do not forget to include the official assignment of the dissertation thesis from UIS.
(+ the electronic version of the dissertation thesis must also be sent to the Department for Science and Research and Doctoral Studies), - license agreements on the use of the academic work, or a declaration of the author regarding non-disclosure of the thesis (2 copies),
- originality check report (printed from the system details) (2 copies). Details about the originality check report are available.
Procedure for preparing for the dissertation thesis defense
Information on the collection, submission, access, archiving of final theses and the originality check can be found in Directive No. 10/2021 on Final and Habilitation Theses.
After approval of the reviewers and the committee for the dissertation defense by the field committee of the relevant study program, the dean of the faculty, through the Department for Science and Research and Doctoral Studies of FEM SPU in Nitra, sends the dissertation thesis to the approved reviewers. After receiving the reviews, the procedure continues in accordance with the Study Regulations of SPU in Nitra and Methodological Instruction No. 3/2022 on Ensuring the Quality of Doctoral Studies at SPU in Nitra.