To do:

Which steps are to be taken first?

  • Make sure you have earned 30 ECTS points on training
  • Ask your supervisor to check the courses, trainings and activities done, in Hora Finita
  • After approval by the supervisor, you are expected to submit a request to the PhD committee of the Research Institute via Hora Finita, to assess the completed training programme in the manner established

Note: Only after approval of the portfolio in Hora Finita by the research institute you can upload your manuscript for assessment by the Doctorate Committee

Necessary documents:

  • Certificates to be uploaded in Hora Finita, to prove completed courses and activities

Tips:

Contact the PhD Committee of your Research Institute (See for contact details 'Downloads' below) to approve your Portfolio

Note: In addition to the VU Doctorate Regulations the Amsterdam UMC Executive Board has specified additional requirements (by decision 7 July 2021), to harmonize the rules that apply to PhD students preparing a doctorate at either university in Amsterdam. This means that in addition to the VU Doctorate Regulations article 15, the thesis must contain a portfolio of education (guideline 30 ECTS)

Note: To prepare for a general discussion on your PhD thesis, you can use this format:

Did you start your PhD trajectory on 1 September 2022 or later?

The PhD regulations state that all PhD candidates who started their PhD trajectory as of 1 September 2022 are required to submit one appropriate product to a plagiarism check in the first phase of the PhD program and discuss the result with their supervisor

In addition, all PhD candidates, including those who started before 1 September 2022, can make use of the tool voluntarily, with a maximum of once a year

Check for more information PhD graduation step 4 on plagiarism

Did you start your PhD trajectory before 1 April 2015?

PhD candidates who entered into employment at VU Amsterdam before 1 April 2015 and who were not given the opportunity to be admitted to the PhD trajectory before 1 April 2015 will not be obliged to comply with the training requirements, but will retain the entitlement to do so. The starting date of the trajectory is evidenced from the decision by the College of Deans/Rector Magnificus VU Amsterdam, as listed in Hora Finita

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