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Support office Doctorate Board / Graduation Phase (Hora Finita)
The support office is the right place for questions and regulations concerning your Doctoral Defence, the publication of your PhD thesis or verifcation of a PhD Diploma/Certificate
Mariska Buurman / Astrid Scholtens-Hofenk
Email: promoties@utwente.nl
Phone: +31 53 489 4242
Office: Ravelijn, room 4266
Opening hours:
Monday - Thursday
Beadles / Pedellen
Defences and other ceremonies of the University of Twente are accompanied by the Beadles / Pedellen.
Public defences are held on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 12:45, 14:45 and 16:45 hr.
Wim Koehorst
Email: pedel@utwente.nl
Phone: +31 53 489 5899
Office: Waaier, room 269
Opening hours:
Wednesday - Friday
Defences under Covid-19 restrictions
Planning of PhD defence date: business as usual. The candidate can choose to have a fully online defence, or a ceremony with 1.5m protocol (max. 15 guests).
See 1,5-meter social distancing protocol for PhD/PDEng defences (Dutch / English).
The PhD will receive the latest protocol by email.
Upcoming defences
Library
For help with the publication of your doctoral thesis contact the Library's Info desk: +31 53 489 2777
Downloads
- Doctoral regulations of the UT (English / Dutch)
- Intake form public defence (pdf)
- Template title pages (English MS Word)
- Template title pages (Dutch MS Word)
PhD candidates registered before 1st of January 2014
PhD can download and use the forms below. All other PhD candidates will receive the appropriate forms via Hora Finita emails, therefore the forms below do not apply to you.